20 Amendments of Massimo CASANOVA related to 2023/2124(INI)
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
Citation 18 a (new)
– having regard to Article 39 TFEU establishing the need to ensure a fair standard of living for the agricultural (and fishing) community, to assure the availability of supplies and to ensure that supplies reach consumers at reasonable prices;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 b (new)
Citation 18 b (new)
– having regard to the principle of proportionality (Article 5 TEU), under which Member States should propose the option that has the least impact on the fleet and that ensures effective nature conservation;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 c (new)
Citation 18 c (new)
– having regard to Article 2(1)(b) of the Paris Agreement, which highlights the need to increase the ability to adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change and foster climate resilience and low greenhouse gas emission development, in a way that does not threaten food production;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas, according to European Commission data, in 2009 there were only five sustainably fished fish stocks in the EU but by 2022 this number had grown to more than 60 and the situation continues to improve1 a; _________________ 1 a COM(2023)103
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas target 3 of the Convention on Biological Diversity aims to ensure and enable that by 2030 at least 30% of coastal and marine areas are effectively conserved and managed through MPAs and other effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs), while ensuring that any sustainable use, where appropriate in such areas, is fully consistent with conservation outcomes, recognising and respecting the rights of local communities.
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas the EU's fisheries and environmental legislation already requires the seabed to be protected and restored. whereas, by way of example, in the Mediterranean Sea mobile bottom fishing is prohibited at a depth of more than 1 000 metres;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1 Notes the need to strengthen and improve scientific recommendations, to adopt an ecosystem-based approach for managing marine resources, and to use a higher resolution when mapping the fishing footprint and carbon sinks.
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Notes that doing so will incur a significant socio-economic cost for Member States and their fleets. Therefore regrets the fact that the action plan is not accompanied by a socio-economic study and does not propose any kind of additional financing measures for the green and energy transitions proposed by the European Commission.
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for public aid to be allocated to research and innovation aimed at reducing contact with the seabed, rather than to changing fishing gear or scrapping
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Deplores the fact that the Commission has not included inclusive and effective environmental protection instruments, such as OECMs, in the action plan. Calls, to that end, for the FAO's 2022 handbook for identifying, evaluating and reporting other effective area-based conservation measures in marine fisheries[1] to be used. [1] A handbook for identifying, evaluating and reporting other effective area-based conservation measures in marine fisheries (FAO).
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls for OECMs to be included in the calculation of the statutory protection target of 30% so that this objective can be achieved in a proportionate manner. Asks in this regard for other closures to bottom fishing established by fisheries legislation to be taken into account, such as the 87 areas recently closed to bottom fishing in the Atlantic, or the closures in the Western Mediterranean due to the multiannual management plan.
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Requests that (in addition to the European Maritime Fund for Fisheries and Aquaculture (EMFAF)) the European Social Fund and the European Regional Development Fund adopt fisheries-focused programmes in order to improve the channelling of funds to areas where they are most needed. Further calls on the European Commission to produce monitoring reports to verify whether funds are being properly implemented and distributed.
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Strongly recommends that an assessment of the proven risks of using deep-sea fishing gear in Natura 2000 conservation areas be carried out in order to determine for certain whether an activity is incompatible with an ecological issue.
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that the blanket ban on bottom fishing in MPAs is not provided for by any international instrument (BBNJ, CBD or the RFMOs), or even by the EU legal acquis.
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Conservation measures should be specific to the designation of each site and solutions to identified problems should be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls for a socioeconomic impact study of the proposed measures, in particular with regard to the ban on bottom fishing in marine protected areas, and calls for all necessary means, including incentives and compensatory mechanisms, to be put in place for a just and balanced transition
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Notes the need to study the effect of shifting fishing effort to new, previously unexploited areas due to the bans introduced, which could lead to the emergence of conflicts between different fishing gears, the inaccessibility of target species or increased fuel consumption
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Would like the Commission to clarify the legally binding aspects of the plan and how it will fit in with other legislation (Marine Strategy Framework Directive, Nature Restoration Law, farm- to-fork strategy, Water Framework Directive, etc.).
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Points out that the various sectors that make up the blue economy are interdependent. The loss or scrapping of fishing vessels therefore has a direct impact on European shipyards and other logistics services. Highlights in this regard the need for a decarbonisation and environmental protection strategy that focuses more on innovation than on eliminating fishing activity, and pays equal attention to the three pillars of sustainability – environmental, social and economic – while helping to retain skilled jobs in Europe.
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Considers it essential that any restrictions, whether based on the action plan or not, should be automatically mirrored in the case of products imported from non-EU countries, especially given that the EU imports 70 % of the fish it consumes, to ensure consistency between internal and external policies, and a level playing field between EU and non-EU operators; and that thousands of tonnes of fish come from third countries, such as China, that even benefit from tariff preferences (autonomous tariff quotas), to ensure consistency between internal and external policies, and a level playing field between EU and non-EU operators; calls to that end for a study of the estimated increase in imports to be conducted in the light of the targets set in the plan (30% of the seas).