11 Amendments of Mimmo LUCANO related to 2024/0159M(NLE)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
– having regard to the FAO voluntary guidelines for securing sustainable small-scale fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines),
Amendment 24 #
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 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls that Guinea-Bissau is part of the Least Developed Countries; 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;
Amendment 31 #
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 40 #
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 nature 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 48 #
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 voluntary guidelines for securing sustainable small-scale fisheries, 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 49 #
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 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the EU to steps 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 55 #
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 or the aquaculture sector, which contribute to overfishing and food insecurity;
Amendment 58 #
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 64 #
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 an 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;