Activities of Isabel CARVALHAIS related to 2019/2162(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Measures to promote the recovery of fish stock above MSY (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
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
Amendments (19)
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission report of 31 July 2018 assessing Member States'programmes of measures under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive 2008/56/EC (MSFD) (COM(2018)562)
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas still around 38 % of stocks in the North-East Atlantic and around 92 % in the Mediterranean are overexploited or exploited exceeding MSY levels, according to the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF), despite the legal requirement to stop overfishing by 2020;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Amendment 81 #
2. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen scientific coverage with the objective that 100 % of the fish stocks exploited in European waters be assessed at the latest by 2025 and that the MSY can be calculated for all these stocks that it is scientifically possible;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Instigates the Commission, the Member States nad the Scientific community to develop a scientific based model for multi-specific fisheries that allow the management and optimisation level of exploitation that can be used for the stocks explored in this way. This model should make possible apply similar management objectives to the use of MSY in CFP, making possible to follow the evolution of the implemented management rules
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Commission to strengthen the implementation of the ecosystem approach to fisheries management in order to minimise negative impacts on marine ecosystems, fisheries stocks and society;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that the EU should go beyond current fisheries management practices andcontinue to promote a transition towards low-impact fisheries in order to rebuild fisheries stocks and restore marine ecosystems;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that Member States adopt data collection programmes that collect data covering the impact of fishing activities on the wider environment, including on the bycatch of sensitive species and impact on seabed;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal, in its 2030 Biodiversity Strategy, to have at least 30 % of sea area in the EU protected, which includes areas where only the most destructive fishing techniques are banned, and fisheries stock recovery areas are set, as provided for under the CFP;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for halfthat 1/3 of that area, meaning 150 % of European waters, to benefit from a high level of protection, which includes areas where all catches and any economic activities are prohibited (no-take zones), areas where only the most destructive fishing techniques, such as bottom- contacting gear, are banned, and fish stock recovery areas, as provided for under the CFP;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Urge the Commission to adopt guidelines for the MPA targets to be implemented at each EU maritime region to ensure balanced geographic distribution and ecological representativity;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls for MPAs to be established as part of a coherent European network of connected areas, including offshore, high- seas and deep-sea areas; recalls the requirement to cease fishing with bottom- contacting gear below 400 m in areas where vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs) are known to exist or are likely to occur;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the Commission to set strong MPA management guidelines for Member States and to establish a classification of MPAs taking into account their stage of establishment, management plans and ecosystemic benefits, drawing on existing guidelines such as the global standards of the IUCN; and to implement a formal and effective European Marine Protected Areas Network;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Urges Member States to set stronger and more effective management plans for the existing MPAs and to put in place stronger monitoring, surveillance and control measures to ensure that MPAs are respected, including by involving theall stake holders in particular the commercial and recreational fisheries sector;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Recognises that the success of MPAs and other protected areas lies in them being accepted and embraced by fishers, coastal communities and other professional and recreational stakeholders; calls therefore for the inclusion of the fisheries sector, including its artisanal and recreational component, as well as other relevant stakeholders, in the design, management and, monitoring and even control of MPAs;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses the importance of having a comprehensive and coherent approach when establishing MPAs, by not only limiting commercial fishing activities but also tackling other activities such as fossil fuel exploration and exploitation, mining, large-scale aquaculture, dredging, transport and, recreational fisheries and other leisure activities;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Invites the Member States to expand the network of fisheries stock recovery areas under the CFP;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that rapid and strong action to fight climate change is essential for the preservation of healthy fish populationmarine organisms populations and habitats, and therefore for the continuity of sustainable fishing activity and for food security in the long term;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses that the rebuilding of fisheries stocks also requires tackling other anthropogenic effects such as oxygen depletion and acidification, as well as various sources of pollution impacting the rebuilding of fish stocks, such as nitrates, waste water, fertilisers, pesticides, toxic chemicals, pollution from industrial activity and mass tourism, residues from aquaculture, plastic and microplastic pollution, sun creams, hormones, noise pollution, oil leaks and lost or discarded fishing gearpollution, mainly inland but also marine, that have negative impact on stocks rebuilding or contributing to it scarcity;