15 Amendments of Sylvie GODDYN related to 2016/2035(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas small-scale fishing receives only a minority of quotas, even though it enjoys preferential access to coastal waters up to 12 nautical miles offshore;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas, apart from overfishing, many anthropogenic factors endanger fish stocks, including the rising density of coastal populations, oil extraction, maritime transport, effluent discharges, desalination of seawater, plastic pollution, etc.;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas diversification has become a necessity for many small-scale fishermen in order to provide additional sources of income, as their income is often inadequate;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas fisheries-related tourism can help to reduce the impact on fish stocks and the environment and also increase knowledge and awareness of environmental protection and cultural conservation; whereas, in particular, fishing tours and tourist services offered by fishermen ashore are serving in many European regions to reduce the fishing effort and armay be a genuine way of supplementing, and diversifying out of, the core activity;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas fisheries-related tourism can afford an opportunity to attract environment-conscious tourists by providing a wide offering ranging from local products to green business styles; whereas fisheries-related tourism can afford opportunities to develop quality labels;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas 2018 will be the European Year of Cultural Heritage, intended to make citizens aware of Europeanthe history and impress upon them thatof European countries and the values embodied in their cultural heritages are as shared resource that they shares; whereas traditional fishing forms part of Europe’s rich cultural heritage;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers it essential to redesign and adapt fishing vessels for tourist activities, bearing in mind that boats need to be renovated in order to guarantee tourists’ safetyhe safety of fishermen and tourists and offer the comfort necessary for a pleasant experience;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that the strategic goal of the Commission initiative should be to promote fishing tour activities, shore-based tourist services offered by fishermen, and sport fishing-related tourism and enable them to be developed to the full throughout Europe with the aid of a shared network set up for that purposeby creating a network for the exchange of good practices;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Accordingly, considers it necessary to set up a European tourism fishing network and a European network for tourist services related to sport/recreational fishing, following the highly successful example of FARNETalong the lines of FARNET, for example;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that the provision of proper transport and accommodation facilities should be provided for the tourists concerned should be supported and that public spaces should be maintained and looked after as and where required in order to guarantee the long-term success of tourist activities;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on Member States to develop quality labels in synergy with the development of fisheries-related tourism;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that training courses should be organised for fishermen, their families, and all local people involved so as to ensure that they have the linguistic and technical knowledge necessary to welcome tourists and guarantee their safety;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers it important that individual tourism offerings should have their own distinctive identity deriving in each instance from a strategy based on local and national peculiarities and the specialisation associated with them, and on the resources available; accordingly calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote sustainable forms of tourism and eco-tourism, not least through innovative marketing strategies which should focus on traditional characteristics and which should be continuously monitored with a view to balancing supply and demand; stresses, in this context, the importance of encouraging the development of quality labels;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Member States to adopt strategies to overcome the problem of seasonality affecting tourist activities, one possibility being to establish gastronomic festivals and events, quality labels, fairs/markets, theme villages, or museums (witness Spain and Cetera) that events can take place all year round, regardless of weather and sea conditions;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Given the lack of synergy sometimes observed among businesses in the EU’s sea basins, resulting in fragmentation and limited economic advantages, considers it essential for Member States, regions, and stakeholders to share best practice; notes that research institutes, museums, tourism companies, and other stakeholders should be encouraged to work together to develop sustainable innovative products meeting visitors’ expectations;