Activities of Catherine CHABAUD related to 2021/0300M(NLE)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on a motion for a non-legislative resolution on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and of the Implementing Protocol thereto
Amendments (14)
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises the role of the SFPAs in improving fisheries management, putting in place a long-term sustainable management system for the exploitation of fishing resources and enhancing sustainability and good governance in the EU’s partner countries and globally; insists that this protocol should be adapted to Mauritania's specific needs and priorities;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas several Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements have been signed by the European Union and African countries;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that fishing is an important sector for Mauritania’s economy and is essential to the country’s economic development, employment opportunities and food security; supports that the resilience of local actors and coastal communities to the consequences of climate change and coastal erosion must therefore be significantly increased;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
I a. whereas the new Protocol modifies and enlarges the fishing zone for small pelagics; whereas Article 9 of the Protocol requires Mauritania to draw up, within six months of the implementation of the Protocol, a sustainable management plan for small pelagic fisheries, applicable to all fleets fishing in Mauritanian waters as a condition for the establishment of the new fishing zone; whereas 7 500 000 EUR of the Union's financial contribution is conditional on the approval of this management plan by the Joint Committee;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Points out that this agreement strengthens environmental, economic, social, administrative and scientific cooperation in order to enhance sustainable fisheries, contribute to improved ocean governance, combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, monitor and control fishing activities and contribute to transparent implementation of the agreement and job creation in compliance with ILO Convention 188;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Welcomes the upgrade of the partnership agreement to a full SFPA; stresses the importance of ensuring that the principles of sustainable management as enshrined in the CFP are reflected in the Union's fisheries agreements, including in their implementation;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the amount allocated to the sectoral support component and encourages this allocation to be used to improve research, notably on the impacts of global warming on species and their migration due to climate change, which requires specific monitoring, surveillance and control of fishing activity and the sustainable development of Mauritania’s fisheries sector;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the fostering of local economic development and the strengthening of coastal communities that are dependent on marine resources and must be fully integrated in the management of marine and coastal areas; recalls that the restoration of marine and coastal biodiversity sustains coastal communities and contributes to mitigation and adaptation to climate change;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Welcomes the commitment of the parties to implement the agreement transparently and in accordance with the Cotonou Agreement with regard to human rights, democratic principles, the rule of law and good governance;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Considers that the Union, given its network of FPAs and SFPAs in force in North-West Africa, has a role to play in encouraging Mauritania and its neighbouring countries to intensify cooperation in the management of shared stocks, notably those small pelagic stocks important for local food security; specifically points out the importance for the Union to actively engage with our partners in the area in order to ensure sustainable managements decisions in the relevant RFMOs;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania to ensure that small-scale artisanal fishers and small- scale processors of fish are able to make a living by promoting a sustainable local blue economy, acknowledging the crucial role of women in fish processing;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Highlights the need to work to prevent illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing to ensure that fish stocks are maintained at sustainable levels and calls on the EU to ensure that the transparency clause includes fishing resources caught by foreign fleets through local fishermen.
Amendment 56 #
16 a. Calls on the European Commission to include Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements as a key element in EU´s partnership with Africa;