39 Amendments of Stéphanie YON-COURTIN related to 2021/2056(INI)
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
— having regard to the Fisheries Committee study entitled 'Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on EU fisheries and aquaculture' of July 2021,
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the EU fishing sector plays a key role in supplying fish to the public and keeping food balances in equilibrium in the Member States and the EU;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas, therefore, the centralisation ofommon fisheries management advocated bycarried out under the common fisheries policy (CFP) and the has taken important steps towards more sulting loss of Member State sovereignty has hindered the necessary local management that is essential forstainable management of the stocks and a level playing field for EU fishers, however further use of regionalisation tools could play a bigger role in ensuring the sector’s socio- economic viability;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas issues concerning safety and accidents during fishing cannot be removedoperations cannot be viewed separately from those concerning fishing efforts and fish yieldharacteristics of fishing fleets in the Member States;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas small-scale, artisanal and coastal fisheries arhave potentially less damaging to fish stocks and to be more sustainable, both in terms of the biological management of fish stocks and resources and from a socio-economic point of view, and therefore warrant particular attention and support;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas small-scale fishing also consumes far less energy (and has less impact) than large-scale fishinghas potential to contribute to decarbonisation and increased energy efficiency and is thus more environmentally sustainablecontribute also to climate mitigation efforts;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas, despit the small-scale fishing’s is very importancet in the EU, it accounts for a substantially smaller share of the sector’s total income than and especially for a number of fishing communities together with large- scale and distant-water fishing
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas many of the causes of the worsening socio-economic situation in the sector have still to be addressed, including the undervaluing and inadequate pricing of fish at first salestrengthening the position of fishers in the supply chain;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas ebargainings are very unequally distributed between industrial fisheries on the one hand, which tend to take a more destructive approach to resources, and small-scale, artisanal and coastal fisherie power increases with larger organisations and that organisation of the small-scale fishing sector in larger Producer Organisations could alleviate this disadvantage in bargaining power compared to other segments onf the othefishing sector;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas the lack of income- and wage-security for fishing professionals is particularly acute in small-scale fishingre are differences in income security schemes for fishing professionals in Member States, since this is a national competence;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas earnings fromsustainable profitability for small-scale fisheries are considerably depis important to incresased by ope the attracting costsveness of the sector;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas greater investment is needed in research into and understanding of the state of natural resources; and specifically fish stocks, in order to secure their sustainable management;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Takes the view that the future of small-scale, coastal and artisanal fishing depends on immediate, meaningful and effective measures to increase fishing incomes, empower the fleet,long-term and sustainable profitability but also immediate, meaningful and effective measures to enhance the profession’s attractiveness and provide training for young people and to improve operating conditions, especially to facilitate the incorporation of women on board ; calls on the Commission, therefore, within the framework of the EMFAF and working in close cooperation with the Member States' producer organizations, guilds, and the managing authorities, to establish and implement support mechanisms for small-scale, artisanal and coastal fisheries that make it possible to tackle the specific problems in this part of the sector;
Amendment 198 #
2. Affirms the need to strengthen the sector’sposition of the fishers of the sector in the value chain and promote marketing strategies, fostering mechanisms that improve the first-sale price, so as to benefit fishersenhances the profitability of the sector;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls, with a view to distributing added value mincrease the bargaining power fore fairly and properly along the sector’s vishers and especially small scalue chain, for consideration to be given to forms of intervention along the lines of guarantee prices or maximum profit ratefishers for support to facilitate the creation of Producer Organisations as ian order to achieve the above aim andimportant tool in improveing fishers’ incomes;
Amendment 212 #
4. Takes the view that measures are needed to defend or increatse markets of origtraceability in, thereby advocating short sales channels for traditional products and promot supply chain which would allow for information to consumers on aspects such as place of origing and defending the particularto showcase and label traditional products and quality of fish from small-scale fishing;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for small-scale fishing support programmes to be introduced with a view to driving down production costs and ensuring economicto be facilitated through the EMFAF with a view to ensuring economic and environmental sustainability;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Warns of the difficulties that the fisheries sector is still experiencing, which have now been aggravated by rising fuel priceHighlights the difficulties and the severe negative impact that the Covid- crisis has had on the fisheries sector; warns of the difficulties that the fisheries sector is still experiencing and highlights the importance for Member States to channel available national and EU funds, if needed, to help fishers and aquaculture workers in overcoming the current crisis;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Highlights the importance for Member States to allocate funds under the recovery and resilience fund (RFF) for the fishing sector to help fishers and aquaculture workers in overcoming current crisis;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Takes the view that the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) should make it possible to provide specific support for small-scale fishing in the form of fuel subsidiesfacilitate support for the entire fishing fleet, including small-scale fishing in order to contribute to the European Green Deal and economic stability;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Commission to allowfacilitate, under the aegis of EMFAF, support to be provided once againdedicated crisis support, including support for storage, freezing and refrigeration, as a decisive element enabling full advantage to be taken of fisheries resources – without destroying or depleting stocks – and ensuring a regular supply to the public and the food processing industry;n important tool to deal with exceptional crisis situations in the future, while ensuring the sustainability of management of fish stocks; keeping in mind that such mechanisms would only be triggered in case of rare global crises.
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Takes the view that the EMFAF should lend support to small-scale fishing as a priority, with a viewhe entire fishing fleet including small-scale fishing, in order to contribute to ensuring the sustainability, competiveness and future viability of the countless coastal communities that are traditionally dependent on fishing;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that, with a view to improving the execution rate of EMFAF financing and ensuring this part of the sector has access to support, it is necessary to: (1) look into and implement measures to streamline procedures, thus reducing the red tape surrounding applications; (2) amend the funding process for receiving aid and replace it with a system of pre- financing; raise the fund’s financing limits when implementing the fund;
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Warns ofHighlights the high average age of the fleet in small-scale fishing, which means a programme and the need to renew and update the small-scale fleet is needed with a view ton terms of improving safety and, on- board living conditions, improving energy efficiency and environmental sustainability, while ensuring no increase in fishing capacity in the overall fishing fleet and the social and economic sustainability of the fishing communities that depend on the fleet;
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Reiterates that the renewalmodernization of the fleet cannot be confusshould not be associated with expanding it or increasing fishing capacity; as it can ensure better security, energy efficiency and environmental sustainability also without increasing fishing capacity;
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers, therefore,Points out that EMFAF mustdo provide funding opportunities for the renewal, upgrading or even resizing ofinvestments in safety, better living conditions and energy performance of vessels also benefiting the small-scale coastal and artisanal fleet;
Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Urges the Member States to ensure that the beste full implementation of EU standards and regulation in relation to safety, labour and living standards are in placeconditions on board fishing vessels;
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Urges Member States to invest in works for the dredging, construction orEmphasises that Member States should continuously work towards upgrading oftheir ports and harbours, thuso ensuringe that catches can be landed and unloaded in conditions of safety;
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses the importance of the fisheries sector in the socio-economic situation, employment and promotion of economic and social cohesion in the outermost regions (ORs), areas that are characterised by economies with permanent structural constraints and fewer opportunities for economic diversification;
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. BWelieves it essential, therefore, to maintain and step up EU supportcomes the support provided under EMFAF and POSEI for the fisheries sector in those regions;
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that the future of small- scale fishing requires that states and public policymakers take a more active role, contrary to the logic that the market and ever-greateEU regulations ensure a regulatory environment that strengthen the position of fishers in the supply chain and provide investments for cloncentration in the sector must prevailg-term sustainability, stability and economic competitiveness of the sector;
Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Takes the view that the objectives of a fisheries policy should include guaranteeing the supply of fish to the public – as part offull implementation of the CFP should be done in a way contributing to ensuring food security and sovereignty –, developing of coastal communities, and promoting fisheries- related professions andby increasing their attractiveness, recognising the social role they play in providing jobfishing communities and improving the living conditions of fishers and of the workers carrying out auxiliary tasks - usually women;
Amendment 345 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Reiterates that the reality of fisheries in the EU is complex and varies widely from Member State to Member State, and reaffirms that this great diversity requires management at local level; highlights the possibility of regionalisation, where appropriate, of fisheries management within the framework of the CFP while at the same time ensuring a level playing-field for the EU fishing sector;
Amendment 356 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 364 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Believes that if we wish to see generational renewal there must be attractive conditions for young people, and women, which means increasing fisheries incomes and ensuringstable income opportunities, national basic social rights, training under conditions that pay due account to the diverse fishing practices, fishing gear and needs of each Member State; and a proper organised representation of young fishers and aquaculture workers;
Amendment 375 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls for the financial and technical resources for fisheries research in the EU and in each Member State to be increased with a view to developing activities targeted at fisheries and fishery resources, stepping up and improving data collection and the assessment of the state of resources.
Amendment 384 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Takes the view, however, that the necessary setting of environmental objectives must go hand in hand with defining social and economic objectives, which are crucial for any fisheries policy;