Activities of Catherine CHABAUD related to 2022/2148(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implications of Chinese fishing operations for EU fisheries and the way forward (short presentation)
Amendments (4)
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Deplores the lack of transparency concerning the number of vessels making up China’s distant-water fleet; notes that the total Chinese fishing fleet amounts to almost 27roughly 564 000 vessels, according to the FAO; regrets that the ‘'control’' regulation adopted by China applies only to its distant-water vessels, which represent a mere fraction of its entire fleet;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls more generally for the fight against IUU fishing to be stepped up in international waters and in the areas covered by authorities of coastal states that do not have sufficient control capabilities; considers that such stepping up can be achieved through joint operations such as PESCAO; notes that navies have specific distant-water capabilities and that some Member States entrust fishing control operations to their navies; stresses that the European fisheries control funding framework should change to allow navies to take part in anti-illegal fishing operations in the areas mentioned, alongside their operations to combat piracy;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that China has considerably increased its imexports into the EU of some products such as tuna by means of autonomous tariff quotas; taknotes the view that this creates market distortions, such as the wholesale imports in January, that are out of line with the specific demands; observes that these imports have gradually increased from 25 000 tonnes in 2017 to 50 000 tonnes in 2020at the autonomous tariff quotas mechanism is subject to market distortions; considers that autonomous tariff quotas can cause unfair competition with EU fleets and with countries that enjoy preferential access (ACP, GSP);
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on China to ratify the ILO's Work in Fishing Convention (No 188);