Activities of Daciana Octavia SÂRBU related to 2011/0364(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1185/2003 on the removal of fins of sharks on board vessels
Amendments (1)
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) Regulation (EC) No 1185/2003 allows Member States to issue special fishing permits allowing processing on board, whereby shark fins can be removed from the bodies. In order to ensure the correspondence between the weight of fins and bodies, a ‘fin-to-carcass’ ratio is established, however, following processing operations, fins and bodies can be landed in different ports. In such cases the use of the ratio becomes ineffective and gives scope for shark finning to occur. Under these circumstances, the collection of data, e.g; species identification, populations structure, underpinning scientific advice for the establishment of fisheries conservation measures, isas well as the enforcement of the regulation and punishment for non-compliance, are hampered.