20 Amendments of António TÂNGER CORRÊA related to 2024/0159M(NLE)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the use of total allowable catches (TAC) under the previous SFPA is considered satisfactory overall;requires a thorough review due to the assumptions of:
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. limited institutional capacity, with insufficient human and technical resources to effectively monitor and control fishing activities, which has compromised the proper implementation and enforcement of established TACs (Total Allowable Catches), hindering the management of fisheries resources;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing, with unaccounted catches exceeding TAC limits, undermining conservation efforts;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. deficiencies in data collection and analysis, preventing accurate and up-to- date assessments;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
Bd. inadequate infrastructure, which hampers monitoring of catches and compliance with TACs, as a significant portion of the fish is processed outside the country;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B e (new)
Recital B e (new)
Be. dependency on agreements with foreign fleets, which compromises TAC implementation, often lacking transparency or facing conflicts of interest in the area.
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas, during the period covered by the Protocol, fishing opportunities will be in transition from a fishing effort basis (measured in gross registered tonnage (GRT)) to a catch limit basis (measured in tonnes – TAC); whereas that transition ought to be accompanimust be ensured by the implementation of an electronic catch reporting and catch data processing system;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas development of the fisheries sector in Guinea-Bissau calls for the establishment of basic infrastructure, such as ports, landing sites, storage facilities and processing plants, which are still lacking or are being built by other third countries competing with the EU, with the aim of attracting landings of fish caught in Guinea-Bissau waters, demanding a new approach to operations in the area, particularly in terms of proximity, better achieved bilaterally with the European countries involved;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas trade in fishery products from Guinea-Bissau has been banned by the EU for many years owing to the country’s inability to comply with the sanitary measures required by the EU; whereas the delay in the certification process for the analytical laboratory (CIPA) is the main barrier to exporting fishery products from Guinea-Bissau to the EU; whereas the Guinea-Bissau authorities and the Commission are working together in the certification process in order to lift the ban; whereas the fishing fleets of third countries do not take into account the EU's requirements and that a drastic simplification of these processes is necessary.
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas there is a needit would be appropriate for Guinea-Bissau to ensure that a greater proportion of the added value generated through exploitation of fishery resources in the Guinea-Bissau fishing zone remains in the country;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas, by comparison with the previous Protocol, the number of seafarers to be signed on in the EU fleet has increased significantly; whereas EU vessel owners must endeavour to sign on additional Guinea-Bissau seafarers; whereas the Guinea-Bissau authorities must draw uthe Guinea-Bissau authorities should be encouraged to develop and keep up to date an indicative list of qualified seafarers who could be signed on to EU vessels, and sectoral support may be provided for training local seafarers in accordance with International Maritime Organisation (IMO) standards;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
R. whereas incorporation of the recommendations previously made by Parliament into the current Protocol was not entirely satisfactory;
Amendment 43 #
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, the EU countries and Guinea- Bissau and reiterates its calls on the Commission to take every step requiall necessary measureds to make the new Protocol onfor implementing the agreement more ambitious than its predecessors so asrealistic than previous ones, incorporating contributions from the European countries involved on the ground, in order to ensure that this SFPA leads to a satisfactory level of development of the local fisheries sector in overall terms 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 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the objectives of the EU-Guinea-Bissau SFPA have been realised to varying degrees: while the agreement has offered and still provides considerable fishing opportunities for EU vessels in the Guinea-Bissau fishing zone, in view of the considerable use made of those opportunities by European vessel owners, the same cannot be said of the local fisheries sector, whose development remains insufficient or unsatisfactory overall;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Supports the need for significant progress in the development of the Guinea- Bissau fisheries sector, including as regards related industries and activities, and calls on the Commission to take all necessary measures, including a possible revision and strengthening of the sectoral support component of the agreement, along with measures to increase the financial contribution take-up rate, in order to achieve that objective;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – introductory part
Paragraph 8 – introductory part
8. Takes the view that the EU-Guinea- Bissau SFPA will not achieve its objectives unless it contributes to establishing a long- term sustainable management system for the exploitation of its fisheries resources plus responsible socio-economic arrangements; regards it as extremely important that the sectoral support provisions set out in the Protocol be complied with, with the utmost transparency, in order to help fully implement the national strategy for sustainable fisheries; points out in this regard that the EU should mobilise its technical and financialand the European countries involved should mobilise adequate assistance in order, as a matter of priority, to:
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 – point h
Paragraph 8 – point h
(h) recognise and enhance the role of women and young people in fishingGuineans in fisheries, particularly women and youth, and improve how their roles are organised by supporting the necessary conditions for this, by funding training for women working in recovery facilities, by caring for their young children in crèches close to the workplace, and by contributing to school fees for children of parents working on EU vessels or in facilities linked to EU firms;
Amendment 79 #
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;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15