5 Amendments of Richard CORBETT related to 2016/2079(INI)
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers it urgent to provide a response that is collective, based on multi- tier cooperation – international, European, national and regional; considers that all stakeholders, including commercial and recreational fishermen, scientists and NGOs, should be involved in an inclusive, bottom-up process;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that it is not feasible to protect and safeguard Mediterranean fisheries and environmental resources through effective fisheries management policies unless they arthey must be backed up by strong, wide-ranging and urgent policies and measures to counter the anthropogenic factors that affect and have an adverse impact on those resources: climate change (warming, acidification, rainfall), pollution (chemical, organic, macro- and microscopic), gas and oil exploration and extraction, shipping traffic, invasive species and destruction or alteration of natural habitats, especially coastal;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers it feasible to introduce non-transferable quotas, especially for species subject to single-species fisheries; is of the view that, to avoid social inequalities, fishing opportunities should be allocated using objective and transparent criteria, including environmental, social and economic criteria, and should also be fairly distributed within the various fisheries segments, including traditional and small- scale and recreational fishing; is of the view, in addition, that incentives should be provided for fleets to use more selective fishing equipment and techniques that have a reduced impact on the marine environment, in keeping with Article 17 of the CFP regulation;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that in the Mediterranean, a minimum permitted size should be adopted for all commercial and recreational targeted species, depending on sexual maturity and based on the best scientific knowledge;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that 250 000 people are directly employed on board boats and that the number of people dependent on the fishing industry increases exponentially if one includes families whose subsistence is derived from regional fishing and who are employed in secondary industries, such as processing, maintenance of boats and tourism, including tourism linked to recreational fisheries; notes that 60% of work involved in fishing is located in developing countries to the south and east of the Mediterranean, which shows how important small-scale and recreational fishing isare for the sustainable development of those regions and, in particular, for the most vulnerable coastal communities;