Activities of Catherine CHABAUD related to 2021/2169(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy and future perspectives (debate)
Amendments (64)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
— having regard to the report on the implementation of Article 17 of the Common Fisheries Policy Regulation (2021/2168(INI)),
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)
Citation 1 b (new)
— having regard to the report on securing the objectives of the landing obligation under Article 15 of the Common Fisheries Policy (2019/2177(INI)),
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 c (new)
Citation 1 c (new)
— having regard to the report on More fish in the seas? Measures to promote stock recovery above the maximum sustainable yield (MSY), including fish recovery areas and marine protected areas (2019/2162(INI)),
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 d (new)
Citation 1 d (new)
— having regard to the 2017 World Bank report on 'The Sunken Billions Revisited - Progress and Challenges in Global Marine Fisheries',
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 e (new)
Citation 1 e (new)
— having regard to the Commission Communication (COM(2023)103) on 'The common fisheries policy today and tomorrow: a Fisheries and Oceans Pact towards sustainable, science-based, innovative and inclusive fisheries management',
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
— having regard to Directive 2014/89/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning (Maritime Spatial Planning Directive),
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 b (new)
Citation 4 b (new)
— having regard to the Commission communication of 10 October 2007 entitled 'An Integrated Maritime Policy for the European Union' (COM(2007)0575),
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas given that the European Parliament has already expressed its views on several specific features of the CFP, it is appropriate to mainly focus hereaftethis report simply provides some additional information and an overall assessment of the functioning of the CFP, focusing in particular on the conservation of marine biologicalliving marine resources and the management of fisheries under the CFP;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the ocean must be recognised as a common good of humanity in the international negotiations under the auspices of the United Nations;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the common fisheries policy (CFP) seeks to ensure that fishing and aquaculture activities are environmentally viable in the long term and are managed in a way that is consistent with the objectives of achieving economic, social and territorial benefits that support employment;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas generational renewal depends on the attractiveness of the sector and that younger generations aspire to work in sustainable and profitable sectors;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas fisheries management measures adopted under the CFP are bearing fruit, as the number of fish stocks exploited at sustainable levels is increasing, making higher yields possible for stocks that were overexploited;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas the CFP is not yet fully implemented and some of its measures, such as the establishment of fish stock recovery areas, have not been used;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
Ae. whereas the 2017 World Bank report on 'The Sunken Billions Revisited - Progress and Challenges in Global Marine Fisheries' suggests that a 44% reduction in fishing effort would in theory result in 2.7 times more fishable biomass; encourages the use of maximum economic yield rather than maximum sustainable yield;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the resilience and good health of marine ecosystems is essentiel both for climate regulation and for the preservation of fish stocks;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A f (new)
Recital A f (new)
Af. whereas in its Communication (COM(2023)103) on 'The common fisheries policy today and tomorrow: a Fisheries and Oceans Pact towards sustainable, science-based, innovative and inclusive fisheries management', the Commission proposes that the CFP be better implemented rather than revised;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets that, since 2014, the implementation of the CFP has primarily focused on the environmental aspect of this policy, as a prerequisite to and at the expense of socioeconomic and food security considerations; considers that the resulting negative impacts on the fishing sector have been exacerbated sincenot given sufficient consideration to the ecosystem- based approach needed to ensure sustainable management of stocks and the introduction of more effective measures in order to take account of socioeconomic and food security considerations; considers that the fishing sector has found itself in a difficult position because of Brexit and the COVID-19 pandemic, and that these negative impacts are continueing to increase and have become unsustainable due to recent international geopolitical developments and the fuel price crisis;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that seafood has a generally lower carbon footprint than land- based foody other food production industry and is a vital part of a healthy diet, which indicates the strategic value of seafood in the context of the European Green Deal; notes that it also contributes to several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) such as SDG 2 'Zero Hunger', SDG 3 'Good Health and Well-Being', SDG 12 'Responsible Consumption and Production', SDG 13 'Climate Action' and SDG 14 'Life Below Water';
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that the CFP reform should aim to reach a re-equilibration between its objectives; therefore supports strengthening the CFP’s socioeconomic and food security dimensions and the reaching ofproper implementation of the CFP, alongside other policies, should encourage the participation of all stakeholders, which would ensure that there is greater consideration for the three pillars of sustainable development when implementing the CFP and that it has a level playing field in its international dimension;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the Council to place more value in policy- making on the importance of fisheries in contributing to food supplies; recalls that Article 39 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) states that the common fisheries policy must assure the availability of supplies;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the strategic role of fishers in the food value chain and in food security; emphasises, therefore, the need to encourage generational renewal and include more women at all levels of the sector, in particular by making fishing and aquaculture jobs more attractive, safer and better paid;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls for the de minimis aid ceiling for fish and seafood processing companies to be brought into line with the same scheme for agricultural processing companies in order to ensure consistency and guarantee food security;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that the introduction of MSY as a fisheries management reference point has been a driver for improving the overall state of fish stocks; considers that MSY should be used as part of an ecosystem-based model that encompasses all factors that influence the status of stocks, including species interactions, global warming and pollution, in order to ensure that stock depletion is not attributed to the fisheries sector alone; considers, however, that the MSY objective should be implemented in light of the practical reality and in consideration of the socioeconomic, proportionality and food security dimensions enshrined in the Treaty and in the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) code of conduct;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Commission to examine the possibility of implementing fisheries management objectives that ensure both optimum fish stock levels and optimum economic performance of fleets;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Reiterates the views expressed in its resolution of 18 May 2021 on the landing obligation2; recalls that the landing obligation, introduced as a fundamental paradigm shift in fisheries management, is not properly implemented; points out that this poor implementation makes it difficult to accurately estimate catches, thereby undermining the reliability of the scientific estimate of fish stocks;highlights again that the landing obligation is not a goal in itself but a tool to minimise unwanted catches and that an assessment of the socioeconomic impact of this obligation must be carried out; _________________ 2 OJ C 15, 12.1.2022, p. 9.
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – indent 3
Paragraph 12 – indent 3
- the landing obligation should be made more attractive, notably through incentives, to improve ownership by operators and thereby compliance, notably through incentives, for example to encourage the use of artificial intelligence tools to improve selectivity and species identification;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Insists that the objective of minimising unwanted catches should be primarily met by using technical measures and should be supported by better documenting catches; calls on the Commission to propose to the co- legislators other alternatives to the landing obligationcontinue to look at different ways to implement the landing obligation in addition to the development of more selective fishing gear;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission and the Council to set annual TACs over a number of years for certain key stocks, based on scientific advice from ICES, in order to provide more predictability for fishers;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines that the relative stability, established four decades ago, is widely accepted as an essential instrument to provide long-term predictability and continuity in sharing fish stocks between countries; stresses, however, that the gap between national quota allocations and the actual interests of Member States’ fishing fleets has significantly increased over time and has been further exacerbated by Brexit; stresses also that climate change has a considerable impact on the distribution of fish stocks;
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Emphasises that, according to Article 17, when allocating the fishing opportunities available to their fleet, Member States can use transparent and objective criteria, including those of an environmental, social and economic nature;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Commission to propose adapting the structural policy in orderrespond to the need to facilitate the decarbonisation of the fishing industry and to improve safety and working conditions, notably by fully utilising the available gross tonnage within national capacity ceilings and excluding the ‘social and safety’ related tonnage from the calculation of the fishing capacity;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Recalls that the fisheries sector must be climate-neutral by 2050 in order to meet the IMO commitments; takes note of the Commission Communication on the Energy Transition of the EU Fisheries and Aquaculture sector; calls on the Commission to implement measures to achieve zero-emission propulsion systems for the fisheries sector; points out that this transition faces a number of obstacles, such as the lack of adapted technologies, their high cost and the absence of research and development focusing specifically on the fisheries and aquaculture sectors;
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Calls on the Commission to review the European Maritime Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) in the wake of the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, adopted at its 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) on 17 June 2022, with a view to reaching carbon neutrality; calls for financing for new vessels to be approved, within the parameters laid down in international fisheries agreements;
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Recognises the essential role of multiannual plans (MAPs) as main frameworks for regional fisheries management and emphasises the fundamental role of Advisory Councils in implementing these plans;
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Underlines the need to ensure synergies between regional multiannual plans and the specific maritime policies for each basin;
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Underlines the crucial role of multiannual plans that take an ecosystem- based approach to tackling climate change or a particular regional situation;
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 9
Subheading 9
Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Strongly recommends, given the strategic importance of fisheries as a source of healthy and high-quality food, that this policy be given the additional recognition it deserves within the Commission and that the Commission services responsible be staffed with an adequate number of experts in fisheries;
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Calls on the Commission to support the Member States better in implementing and ensuring respect for the objectives of the CFP; underlines that it is essential for the Commission and the Member States to be transparent in their management of fishery resources; stresses that transparent management is vital in ensuring a high level of trust among EU citizens and maintaining the good reputation of the EU fisheries sector;
Amendment 333 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)
Paragraph 22 c (new)
22c. Proposes to the Commission and the Council that the European Parliament be given observer status at the annual negotiations on fishing opportunities;
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 d (new)
Paragraph 22 d (new)
22d. Calls on Member States to increase their cooperation within regional groups, together with the relevant stakeholders and Advisory Councils, in order to find approaches that are better tailored to the specific characteristics of each particular maritime basin;
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. ERegrets that a uniform approach is taken to areas as diverse as the Baltic Sea and the Mediterranean, and encourages Member States to widely use the regional cooperation tool in accordance with Article 18 of the CFP Basic Regulation;
Amendment 338 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses the fundamental role of Advisory Councils (ACs) for stakeholder consultations; considers that their role is crucial in ensuring adequate and fair participation by stakeholders in the EU decision-making process; calls on the Commission to draw up a procedure to give ACs a better understanding of the results of their recommendations, for example by putting in place an annual evaluation indicating how their recommendations have been incorporated into EU legislation;
Amendment 349 #
28. Considers that co-management with the ACs must be developed to foster a bottom-up approach; emphasises that co- management has also proven to be highly successful in the management of marine protected areas; stresses that the Commission must ensure that regional stakeholders and ACs play a greater role in the negotiations and consultations with third countries, especially the United Kingdom and Norway; points out that the Commission is responsible for organising the negotiations with third countries in such a way as to allow for direct interactions and exchanges between stakeholders on both sides;
Amendment 350 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Considers that co-management with the ACs must be developed to foster a bottom-up approach; welcomes the Commission's proposal announced in its Communication on The common fisheries policy today and tomorrow1ato conduct between spring 2023 and summer 2024 an EU-wide participatory foresight project on "Fisheries of the Future" based on interviews on the ground; _________________ 1a Communication of the European Commission of 21 February 2023 on The common fisheries policy today and tomorrow: a Fisheries and Oceans Pact towards sustainable, science-based, innovative and inclusive fisheries management (COM(2023) 103 final).
Amendment 358 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission to base all its political and legislative initiatives (including implementing acts that set restrictions on fisheries) on scientific, technical and economic advice (including fishers’ experience) and on prior impact assessments; calls on the EU to progressively ban the use of detrimental techniques, in particular mobile bottom fishing, in marine areas that were, after a scientific assessment, designated as marine protected areas (MPAs); recalls that the phasing out of mobile bottom fishing in MPAs is an unavoidable step to achieve the EU Biodiversity Strategy's objective of protecting 30% of the EU's seas; calls for the EMFAF to provide effective support for the transition to more selective and less damaging fishing techniques for EU fishing fleets, and in particular to support fishermen impacted the most by the ban; encourages the Commission to promote the scientific concept of "pêchécologie" ("fishecology") which aims to reconcile conservation measures and sustainable use of living resources of the seas;
Amendment 364 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Calls on the Commission to systematically inform the European Parliament about these requests, in particular the way in which they contribute to the objectives of the CFP;
Amendment 365 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Calls on the Commission to propose a general framework for the negotiating mandates for participation in Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs);
Amendment 369 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Stresses the need to ensure that fisheries and aquaculture are given fair place in comparison with other sectors in policy design and in spatial planning; recalls the need to seek cooperation with other maritime activities in order to avoid conflicts and foster synergies, in particular with marine energy infrastructures, as promoted in the Directive on maritime spatial planning2a; _________________ 2a Directive 2014/89/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 establishing a framework for maritime spatial planning.
Amendment 370 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Stresses the need to ensure that fisheries and aquaculture are given fair place in comparison with other sectors in policy design and in spatial planning; points out that this requires broad and inclusive stakeholder participation;
Amendment 376 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Underlines that it is important to align the fisheries and environmental policy must be aligned, but that environmental objectives cannot prevail over the CFP objectivesies in order to achieve the objectives of the CFP and the three pillars of sustainable development, in other words the environment, the economy and society;
Amendment 388 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
Amendment 389 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Calls on the Commission to promote the CFP as a policy model for ocean governance and to defenduse the EU fishing sector’s interests's position in Regional Fisheries Management Organisations, free trade agreements and Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements, and more generally in international forums, as the main tool for promoting the CFP as a policy model; stresses that that will be essential to ensure fair competition for EU operators and to defend the interests of the EU's fisheries sector on a global level;
Amendment 399 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Considers that imported seafood products must be subject to high environmental and social standards, similar to those applied in the EU; points out that it is essential to have a traceability system for food imported into the Union in order to meet consumers' expectations through information with a view to improving food safety and allowing checks on third- country imports, alongside measures to reduce IUU fishing; calls for a more harmonised approach within the Union;
Amendment 407 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Underlines the importance of the EU's zero-tolerance policy regarding IUU fishing and regrets that unauthorised seafood continues to be sold on a number of EU markets; points out that the Commission and the Member States must redouble their efforts to tackle IUU fishing and ensure that seafood consumption in the EU does not contribute to it; considers that the existing measures to reduce IUU fishing are inadequate; calls on the Commission to strengthen the EFCA's mandate to reduce IUU fishing in EU and non-EU waters; calls for the free trade agreements with the countries concerned to include a section on tackling IUU fishing;
Amendment 413 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Considers that the implementation of the CFP does not sufficiently address the specific needs of the outermost regions; calls on the Commission to address this situation and, if necessary, to make the adjustments needed;
Amendment 416 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
Paragraph 40 a (new)
40a. Underlines the importance of carrying out robust studies to assess the stocks of fish caught in outermost waters;