27 Amendments of Emma FOURREAU related to 2024/0159M(NLE)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
– having regards to the ex-post and ex-ante evaluation of the Protocol to the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and Guinea-Bissau
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 b (new)
Citation 8 b (new)
– having regards to the FAO voluntary guidelines for securing sustainable small-scale fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 c (new)
Citation 8 c (new)
– having regard to the 2023 ‘Evaluation and analysis of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements’ commissioned by the European Commission
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the contribution of Guinea- Bissau’s fisheries to the country’s wealth is very low (3 % of GDP in 20183 ) and most of the value added created by the exploitation of its fishing resources is not benefitting Guinea-Bissau, though the funds disbursed under the SFPA by way of financial compensation for access to resources will make a significant contribution to its public finances; _________________ 3 FAO 2024. FAO Fishery and Aquaculture Country Profiles. Guinea-Bissau, 2019. Fact Sheets, Country Brief. Fisheries and Aquaculture Division. Rome.
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas 97 % of the catches made in the fishing zone of Guinea-Bissau are landed outside the country, according to the 2023 ex-post and ex-ante evaluation;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas, according to the most recent ex-post and ex-ante evaluation in July 2023, the advances made in the profiling of demersal fish stocks in the Guinea-Bissau EEZ, in particular the January 2019 ‘report on the campaign to assess demersal stocks in the Guinea- Bissau EEZ’, are not sufficient to achieve maximum sustainable yield (MSY); whereas according to the same study, several cephalopods and demersal species were found to be overexploited or fully exploited with high fishing mortality;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the importance of the EU- Guinea-Bissau SFPA, both for Guinea- Bissau and for EU fleets operating in the Guinea-Bissau fishing zone; emphasises that there could be more effective fisheries cooperation between the EU and Guinea- Bissau and reiterates its call on the Commission to take every step required to make the new Protocol on implementing the agreement more ambitious than its predecessors so as to ensure that this SFPA leadcontributes to a satisfactory level of development of the local fisheries sector in overall terms and increased added value for coastal communities, does not undermine their food security and sovereignty, and is consistent with the objectives referred to in UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 14 to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls that while Guinee-Bissau is rich in natural resources, it is a low- income, food-deficit country; stresses that the country is subject to political instability, suffers from a high level of corruption, and is particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change; considers that those specificities should be taken into account in order to protect the livelihoods and food security of coastal communities
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Supports the need to include all actors in Guinea-Bissau’s fisheries sector throughout the process leading to an agreement, from the time of its drafting to when it is concluded and implemented, including as regards the use of sectoral support, and stresses the particularly important role of local cooperatives, representatives of local artisanal fishers and other stakeholders; Calls on the Guinea-Bissau’s government and the Commission to improve the participation of coastal and small-scale fishing communities during the implementation of the new protocol, notably ahead of the Joint Committee meetings;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the contribution of EU vessels to food security in Guinea-Bissau through a contribution in kind in the form of direct landings, as specified in Chapter V of the Annex to the Protocol, for the benefit of local communities and to promote internal fish trade and consumption, while deploring the fact that the tonnage involved is low with 94 tonnes reported in 2022;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – point e
Paragraph 8 – point e
(e) train fishing professionals upstream for seafarers, but also downstream in processing workshopfacilities, in particular handling, hygiene, and health trainingpackaging of fish;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – point f
Paragraph 8 – point f
(f) support small-scale fishing as regards access to resources in line with the FAO SSF Guidelines, modernising seagoing capacities, on-board equipment and cold chain equipment for preservation of catches on land, these being basic building blocks for the cohesion of coastal communities and their food autonomy as well as providing trainings on geolocalisation or security and safety at sea for pirogue captains;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – point g
Paragraph 8 – point g
(g) contribute to achieving the good ecological conditionstatus of the marine environment, in particular by supporting the collection and recycling of waste and fishing gear by local actors, contributing to the fight against overfishing and promoting more selective fishing gear;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – point i
Paragraph 8 – point i
(i) facilitate landings of species consumed locally, in the interests of local communities’ food security, and ensure access to the commodity for women processors and wholesale fish merchants, and ensure that the catches of small pelagics are dedicated to local human consumption;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for publication of detailthe proactive publication and public access to detailed reports ofn the activities financed by sectoral support funds, thus allowing more rigorous monitoring and greater consistency with other funds for development of the local sector, as publication would make the impact of those activities totally clear to the European taxpayer and local populations;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the EU to step up its efforts for supporting the regional joint management of small pelagics and ending overfishing, including by creating a Regional Fisheries Management Organisation dedicated to their shared management;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Calls on the EU to develop an holistic strategy to reduce its dependence on fish meal and fish oil imports for the aquaculture sector, which contribute to overfishing and food insecurity;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Points to the unique nature of Guinea-Bissau’s marine and coastal ecosystems, such as the mangrove forests, which act as nursery habitats for fishery resources, and which require targeted action to protect and restore biodiversity; Calls on the EU to reduce the impacts of its external fishing fleet on marine ecosystems in line with the CFP objectives;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the EU, Guinea-Bissau and other countries involved in the fishing zone to reduce the fishing pressure on cephalopods and demersal species, some of which are overexploited;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Expresses its concern regarding the high rate of discards of the Union trawlers targeting shrimps and cephalopods species, according to the ex- post evaluation; Notes that two campaigns were conducted by the sector to test more selective fishing gear in the past years; Calls on the EU to continue its efforts towards increasing selectivity;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Emphasises the importance of the surplus requirement for EU vessels fishing in third-country waters; recalls that robust and reliable data as well as transparent information is needed to calculate the available surplus; takes the views that targeting fish populations subject to overexploitation is contrary to that objective;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Supports the need to improve governance, control and surveillance of the Guinea-Bissau fishing zone and to combat IUU fishing, in particular by stepping up vessel monitoring (by VMS or any other leaner and cheaper geolocation and identification system), with a view to improving the sustainability of fishing activities; welcomes EU support in the past years to support patrols at sea;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Recalls the importance of the exclusivity clause and highlights that some EU operators may circumvent SFPAs rules and standards by changing the flag of their vessels; calls on the European Commission to tackle the issues of flag of convenience when it comes to EU vessels operating in the sub-region;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on Guinea-Bissau to communicate to the European Commission the information concerning EU interests in flagged vessels or companies to guarantee that any changes in ownership of vessel are transmitted;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Recalls the Member States requirements under the IUU regulation regarding nationals supporting and engaging in IUU fishing activities, including obligations concerning beneficial owners;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Welcomes the new SFPA social provision introduced by the European Commission; Recalls the need for fishers from OACP countries engaged on board EU vessels to receive equal treatment; Calls on the Commission, when assessing and renegotiating SFPAs, to determine whether all provisions of Chapter VIII of the Annex have been implemented, in particular the provisions on pay actually received by local fishers; calls on the Commission to propose corrective measures where not all of those provisions have been complied with;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Highlights that though SFPAs provide for a framework with rules and standards for regulating EU fishing activities, increasing transparency and supporting local projects for coastal developing countries, those agreements are not fully ‘sustainable’, follow a neocolonial approach and contribute to the plundering and depletion of the marine resources and livelihoods of small-scale fishers in the Global South, while often not creating significant added value for coastal communities;