Activities of Caroline ROOSE related to 2019/2161(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on Fishers for the future: Attracting a new generation of workers to the fishing industry and generating employment in coastal communities
Amendments (21)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15
Citation 15
— having regard to the 201920 Annual Economic Report on the EU Fishing Fleet (STECF 1920-06)3a , _________________ 3aScientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) –- The 201920 Annual Economic Report on the EU Fishing Fleet (STECF-19 20-06)., EUR 28359 EN, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2019, JRC1129420, ISBN 978-92-79-79390-56-27164-2, doi:10.2760/56158) 00525, JRC123089
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the common fisheries policy (CFP) aims toshall ensure that fishing and aquaculture arectivities are environmentally sustainable in the long -term and are managed in a way that this sustainability is based on three pillars – environmental, social and economicconsistent with the objectives of achieving economic, social and employment benefits;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas fishing, including aquaculture, globally provides food to billions of people, and whereas this sector is an important source of employment and income for the livelihoods of 10-12% of the world’s population, according to the FAO; whereas, in addition, an estimated 140 million further jobs are related to the rest of the fisheries value chain, in particular in the processing and sale of fisheries products;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas the results of the economic performance of the EU fleet generally indicate improvements in income and an annual increase in profits and average earnings for fishers since 2013 for both the small-scale and large-scale fleet, but when analysed in detail by Member State, sea basin and fishing fleet, these trends are not universal and, in particular, are not reflected in trends among the EU’s small-scale coastal fleet;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas young people who want to start their business as fishers face important barriers, especially related to the system of allocation of fishing possibilities and the impact it has on the price of fishing vessels;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Recalls the right for fishers to unionise and use collective bargaining as a way to improve their working conditions;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Stresses the need to take into account the arduousness of the work of fishers when designing welfare mechanisms, for example by guaranteeing the right to retire earlier than the average worker without being penalised for it;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Insists on the need to ensureWelcomes that the new European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) will makes a significant contribution to improving the working, living and safety conditions on EU vessels, finding ways to improve those conditions without increasing fishing capacity, with particular attention paid to small-scale coastal fishing vessels;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Suggests that the Commission look, in this context, into recastexpanding EMSA’s mission, giving it the additional capacity to carry out this monitoring and to regularly present information on it;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Stresses the need to guarantee that fishers have access to training and certification, particularly for seasonal and part-time employment;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Points out that, despite the dangers of fishing activity, there is no reason to exclude or hamper access for women to this profession, as demonstrated by the increasing number of female crew members and skippers on working fishing vessels; observes that there are fortunately a number of particularly active associations representing women employed in the fisheries sector, especially in the regional advisory councils;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Stresses the significant contribution of fishermen to the advancement of scientific knowledge, through both their direct involvement in the collection of fishing data and the provision of additional information regarding the state of the marine environment, species and habitats and the conservation thereof for scientific purposes;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
Paragraph 40 a (new)
40a. Notes that the protection of the environment is a growing concern for young people in Europe; stresses the importance of the sustainable management of fisheries to attract young fishers; calls for the promotion of low- impact fishing not only as a way to reduce the impact of fisheries on the marine environment but also to attract new generations of fishers;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 b (new)
Paragraph 40 b (new)
40b. Stresses the importance of the inclusion of fishers in collaborative and community-based Maritime Spatial Planning, for the sustainable development and protection of the marine environment;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Stresses the importance of ocean literacy, which must inot exclude digital literacy and digitisation of fishing activity; despite improved skills among older users, software applications are easier and more intuitive for younger generations when it comes to collecting and registering data under the new Fisheries Control Regulation, which is currently under review, or utilising new applications and equipment to improve the safety, working conditions and wellbeing of fishermen at sea;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 a (new)
Paragraph 42 a (new)
42a. Stresses that the sustainable management of fish stocks and the setting of fishing quotas in line with the objective of restoring and maintaining populations of fish stocks above biomass levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield is key to creating an economic environment in which young people are confident enough to make the required investments to become fishers;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 b (new)
Paragraph 42 b (new)
42b. Calls on Member States to undertake actions to remove obstacles to starting a career in the fishing sector, such as the high initial cost of starting a business, income instability and methods for allocating fishing opportunities;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42 c (new)
Paragraph 42 c (new)
42c. Calls on Members States, in line with Article 17 of Regulation EU 1380/2013 (the CFP basic regulation), to also use criteria related to age when allocating the fishing opportunities available to them;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Welcomes the proposals under discussion in connection with theat the new 2021- 2027 EMFAF towill provide assistance and support for young fishermen engaged in the first purchase of a vessel or fishing enterprise; stresses the need to attract young people to not only sea fishing activities, but also fishing enterprise management, thereby ensuring generational renewal across the entire sector;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 a (new)
Paragraph 45 a (new)
45a. Notes that small-scale coastal fisheries are likely to enable a better work-life balance for fishers, therefore stresses the importance to promote regulatory framework that protect small- scale fisheries;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 b (new)
Paragraph 45 b (new)
45b. Calls for the deployment of new social cohesion programs; welcomes basic income pilot projects in EU’s coastal areas with the lowest GDP per capita, including in the outermost regions;