BETA

7 Amendments of Ian HUDGHTON related to 2012/0158(COD)

Struan STEVENSON, Diane DODDS, Ian HUDGHTON

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

(9) In the light of advice from ICES and STECF certain technical conservation measures in the ~~West of Scotland (ICES Division VIa),~~ Celtic Sea (ICES Divisions VIIf,g) and Irish Sea (ICES Division VIIa) to protect ~~Rockall haddock,~~ cod, haddock and whiting stocks should be maintained to contribute to the conservation of fish stocks.

2012/09/25
Committee: PECH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6

Regulation No 850/98
Article 29d – paragraph 4a (new)

4a. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, it shall be permitted to fish for queen scallop (Aequipecten opercularis) provided that: (a) the fishing gear used is specialised otter trawl gear configured to select against fish catches (60cms low headline); (b) the fishing gear includes a square mesh panel as described in Annex XIVc; (c) the fishing gear is constructed with a minimum mesh size of 80mm; (d) no less than 90% of the retained catch by weight is comprised of queen scallop (Aequipecten opercularis)

2012/09/25
Committee: PECH

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6

Regulation No 850/98
Article 29d – paragraph 5 - point a

(a) the fishing gear used incorporates a sorting grid in accordance with Annex XIVa; or a combination of a square-mesh panel as described in Annex XIVc and highly selective gear that has been approved by STECF;

2012/09/25
Committee: PECH

Struan STEVENSON, Diane DODDS, Ian HUDGHTON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6

~~(d) no more than 10 % of the retained catch by weight is comprised of any mixture of cod, haddock and/or whiting;~~deleted

2012/09/25
Committee: PECH

Struan STEVENSON, Diane DODDS, Ian HUDGHTON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6

Regulation No 850/98
Article 29d - paragraph 7 - point b

~~(b) no more than 30 % of the retained catch by weight is comprised of any mixture of cod, haddock and/or whiting;~~deleted

2012/09/25
Committee: PECH

Struan STEVENSON, Diane DODDS, Ian HUDGHTON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6

Regulation No 850/98
Article 29d - paragraph 9

9. Each Member State concerned shall implement an onboard observer programme from 1 January to 30 June each year in order to sample the catches and discards of vessels benefiting from the derogations provided for in paragraphs 6 and 7. The observer programmes shall be carried out without prejudice to the obligations under the respective rules and shall aim at estimating cod, haddock and whiting catches and discards with an accuracy of no less than 20 %.deleted

2012/09/25
Committee: PECH

Struan STEVENSON, Diane DODDS, Ian HUDGHTON

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6

Regulation No 850/98
Article 29d - paragraph 10

10. Member States concerned shall submit to the Commission a preliminary report on the total amount of catches and discards of vessels subject to the observer programme no later than 30 June of the year in which the programme is implemented. The final report for the concerned calendar year shall be submitted no later than 1 February of the year following that calendar year.deleted

2012/09/25
Committee: PECH