11 Amendments of Antolín SÁNCHEZ PRESEDO related to 2010/2210(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the seas and oceans represent 99% of the available living space, and 71% of planet Earth is covered by oceans, which store 16 times as much carbon dioxide as the terrestrial world and play a fundamental role in the climate and life support systems of the entire planet, as well as providing a substantial portion of the global population with food, livelihoods, energy and transport routes,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing has been reported to account for between 11 and 26 million tonnes a year, equivalent to at least 15% of world catches, making sustainable management - with the long-term integration of the economic, social and environmental dimension - of the exploitation of the world’s marine resources impossible,
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas one of the objectives of the FAO Agreement on port state measures to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing is to eliminate 'ports of convenience' that provide a safe haven for IUU vessels and serve as a port of entry for the trade in illegal catches,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that IUU fishing is one of the most serious threats facing the biodiversity of the world's oceans; and the very sustainability of fishery resources, fishing activity and trade;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that the new EU control package, consisting of the IUU Regulation, the Control Regulation and the Fishing Authorisations5 Regulation, constitutes a comprehensive set of instruments to combat this scourge of the oceans and of shared sustainable development, since it specifies the flag, coastal, port and market State responsibilities of both the EU Member States and third countries;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that past limitations in monitoring and enforcement of oceans have been largely overcome by technological advances, and that the key to combating IUU fishing today lies primarily with governments finding the political will to act effectively and responsibly;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that improving transparency in all aspects of the fishing industry and their activities, including agreeing on international criteria to establish the real, beneficial ownership of vessels, as well as the rights or licences they hold for their maritime activities, at any time and in an electronically accessible way, is crucial;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that a new body should be set up, under the auspices of the UN, to perform independent evaluations of both flag States and RFMO performanceindependent evaluations of both flag States and RFMO performance should be carried out by an organisation integrated into the United Nations system without further delay;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Emphasises that the concept of market State responsibility must be more fully developed as a means of closing down the markets for the products of IUU fish; believes that the EU must urgently discuss with other major market States, including but not limited to the US, Japan and China, how to develop international legal instruments that could halt, prosecute and punish trade in IUU fish, possibly underin line with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules and within the framework of the United Nations system;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Fully endorses the recommendations of the UNODC report, including expanding international cooperation in investigating criminal activities at sea, improving transparency of fishing vessel ownership and activities and discouraging both the sale and the operation of fishing vessels toby companies with untraceable beneficial owners;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Points out that the fight against illegal fishing at world level is vital for global sustainable development and must therefore represent an essential and explicit part of fisheries partnership agreements, trade policy commitments, development cooperation policy objectives and the European Union's foreign policy priorities.