Activities of Struan STEVENSON related to 2009/2106(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Green Paper on reform of the common fisheries policy (debate)
Amendments (21)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
– having regard to the EIFAC Code of Practice for Recreational Fisheries, adopted in May 2008,
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas, in order to be effective, the CFP should be restructured with a view to the multidisciplinary involvement of all groups directly or indirectly connected with the sector, in particular commercial and recreational fishermen, vessel owners, the scientific community and politicians,
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that Parliament has in previous terms drawn attention to the fact that CFP rules were not being sufficiently complied with and has repeatedly called on Member States to improve controls, harmonise inspection and sanction criteriawell as applying effective control measures, the Commission and Member States should in partnership with the sector, strive to develop a culture of compliance throughout the supply chain, ensure transparency of inspection findings and strengthen the Community inspections systems;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses that, despite the decommissioning measures taken, some sections of the European fleet have not been sufficiently renewed and there are still vessels which are obsolete or very old and which need to be modernised with a view to ensuring greater on-board safety and a lesser environmental impact without increasing fishing capacity; but stresses that such modernisation should be market-led and not subsidised;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Maintains that a more selective approach should be applied to fishing gear in order to avert and/or reduce by-catches, thus making for more responsible fishing, and that the ultimate objective of the CFP should be to eliminate by-catches and discards;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Urges the Commission to conduct a detailed and exhaustive survey on the size, characteristics, and spread of the current Community fleet, since this is essential in order to establish a regime whereby the small-scale fleet would be treated differently from the large-scale fleet, each category being defined according to sound criteria, and that decommissioning already undertaken by Member States should be recognised;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Maintains that the exploitation of fish stocks has to be based on the principle of maximum sustainable yield, accepting that it may not be possible to hold all stocks at MSY simultaneously;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Urges the Commission to recognise the specific features of, and the differences between, the ORs, and to remote island communities who rely almost entirely on fishery for their economic survival and to promote support measures geared to the biological and social sustainability of fisheries in those regions;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Reiterates that fishing is a vital activity, not just in food terms, but also in social, recreational and cultural terms, and that in many of Europe's coastal regions, it constitutes the main – and in some cases the sole – means of obtaining a livelihood for the numerous families who depend on it directly or indirectly, and it helps to enliven the coasts and knit together their socio-economic fabric, in conjunction with other maritime activities;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Urges the Commission to draw up a specific Community support programme for small-scale coastal and non-industrial fisheries;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Urges the Commission and the Member States to promote proper training for fishermen and skippers with a view to enhancing the status of qualifications, giving prestige to the profession, and attracting more adaptable young people who would be capable of embracing occupational mobility and taking a more entrepreneurial attitude to the sector;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Commission to draw up a specific eco-labelling programme with a view to enhancing the image of fishery products and promoting consumer health, and to base it on strict monitoring and complete traceability of fisheries, as regards both catches in the wild and aquaculture products, based on or in direct cooperation with the Marine Stewardship Council;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Reiterates the need to provide for strict monitoring and certification of fishery products entering the Community market, including imports, in order to ascertain that they come from sustainable fisheries and, as far as imported products are concerned, including imported aquaculture products, satisfy the requirements imposed on Community products, the aim being to create a level playing field on the Community market;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Maintains that the management system for the fisheries sector has to abandon the traditional top-down approach, laying emphasis instead on the principle of regionalisation and subsidiarity (horizontal decentralisation) and the participation of professionals in the sector, taking into account the multifarious specific features of the Community fleet; firmly rejects any attempt to adopt a universal Community fisheries management model, in a form serving to impose uniformitytop down, command and control management model, that has characterised the CFP to date, has itself proven to be a major obstacle to the achievement of the CFP's objectives; this rigid and inflexible approach should be replaced with a decentralising system of decision making to the lowest practical level. In the first instance this should, within an overall system overseen by the European institutions, involve the transfer of management responsibilities to the Member States level;
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Urges the Commission to carefully explore the possibility of adopting new fisheries management mechanisms, as opposed to the TAC and quota system, except where it may continue to be appropriate as in the case of 'clean' fisheries such as the pelagic sector, for example fishing effort management and the use of transferable fishing rights, since such arrangements would enable the fleet to be adapted in a more flexible way, in line with the actual diversity and distribution of stocks, and could be supported by structural implementing measures, without neglecting the more vulnerable small-scale sector;
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33 a. Considers that the present system of quota swaps and transfers between Member States could be streamlined to facilitate full uptake of fishing opportunities;
Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34 a. Management of fisheries should be devolved to Member States with the EU institutions maintaining ultimate control over the proper conduct of conservation and control measures;
Amendment 369 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Considers that the sustainable development of aquaculture requires environment-friendly production methods, stringentimproved health and animal welfare standards, and a high level of consumer protection;
Amendment 402 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Maintains that new fisheries agreements with third countries should be encouraged in order to afford the Community fleet easier access to new fishing grounds and insists that all such partnership agreements embody comprehensive conservation measures and proposals to maintain and enhance local employment in the sector;