BETA

11 Amendments of Duarte FREITAS related to 2008/2178(INI)

Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2-A (new)
2-A. Draws attention to the key importance of the fisheries sector in some coastal communities of the EU from the economic, social and cultural points of view;
2008/11/14
Committee: PECH
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13-A. Draws attention to the need for the Commission to include the fisheries sector in a genuine intersectoral plan for the preservation of the marine environment, in line with the provisions of the 'Marine Strategy Framework Directive'1, the environmental pillar of the new European Maritime Policy;
2008/11/14
Committee: PECH
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
1 Directive 2008/56/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 17 June 2008 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of marine environmental policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive) (OJ L 164, 25.6.2008, p.19).14-A. Proposes that scientific studies be carried out capable of identifying the redistribution of marine species exploited by fisheries because of the impact of the recent change in the physical and chemical parameters of waters due to climatic change; considers that these studies should serve as a basis for reformulating a number of existing stock recovery plans, for example the recovery plan for Southern Hake and Norway Lobster off the Iberian Peninsula; Or. pt
2008/11/14
Committee: PECH
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14-B. Draws attention to the need to develop aquaculture research projects in order to replenish stocks of the most endangered species;
2008/11/14
Committee: PECH
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17-A. Urges the Commission to reconsider the present system of total allowable catches (TACs) and quotas as the principal instrument for managing marine resources and its usefulness given the present fishing restrictions;
2008/11/14
Committee: PECH
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17-B. Urges the Commission to apply more open control and supervision systems in respect of fisheries landings, illegal catches and the discarding at sea of by-catches;
2008/11/14
Committee: PECH
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17-C. Considers the above-mentioned measures to be fundamental for an accurate assessment of the state of fisheries resources by the competent scientific bodies;
2008/11/14
Committee: PECH
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Recognises that the existing fisheries management instruments, based on total allowable catches (TACs), have until now been the best means of controlling total fishing effort to the extent that they have a direct impact on catches and an indirect impact on fishing effort;delete
2008/11/14
Committee: PECH
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21-A. Welcomes the positive discrimination regarding aid to renovate the fleet in some regions of the EU (some ORs) and considers it fundamental that this aid be maintained beyond the end of the present financial framework 2007- 2013 so that it is possible to ensure, even thereafter, a form of fishing which is sustainable and environmentally-friendly;
2008/11/14
Committee: PECH
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36-A. Urges the Commission to promote more environmentally sound fishing practices through the use of more selective fishing techniques which are able to reduce by-catches and fuel consumption during fishing periods;
2008/11/14
Committee: PECH
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 b (new)
36-B. Calls on the Commission to make progress, at the earliest opportunity, with the process of the eco-certification of fish, so as to promote cleaner and more environmentally-friendly fisheries;
2008/11/14
Committee: PECH