22 Amendments of João FERREIRA related to 2011/2292(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital -1 (new)
Recital -1 (new)
-1. whereas the characteristics normally associated with small-scale fishing include: strong ties to the economy, social structure, culture and traditions of coastal towns and communities; fishing undertaken relatively close to the coast and involving shorter periods at sea; greater direct human input, i.e. the use of more workers per unit of fish caught; the use of less fuel per unit of fish caught; the use of more selective techniques, which have a lower impact on living marine resources; a closer relationship between fishermen, resources and the community of which they are a part, which may facilitate understanding of the importance of properly conserving resources; involvement in simpler marketing structures and shorter supply chains, with the majority of fish destined for fresh consumption; and the prevalence, amongst operators, of micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises, and of family enterprises;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas in defining a fisheries policy, in addition to essential environmental objectives relating to the conservation of fisheries resources, social and economic objectives must also be considered, as they have been neglected, particularly in the case of small-scale fishing;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the current centralised management of the CFP frequently produces guidelines that are divorced from reality, poorly understood by the sector (which is not involved in discussing or developing them) and difficult to implement and produce results that are often the opposite of those intended;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas a compulsory reduction in the fleet achieved exclusively through market instruments, such as transferable fishing concessions (TFC), could lead to the prevalence of operators that are more competitive from a purely economic point of view, to the detriment of the operators and sectors of the fleet that have a lower environmental impact and create more (direct and indirect) employment;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas its structural weaknesses mean small-scale fishing is more exposed to certain types of external shock (such as the rapid increase in fuel prices, restrictions on access to credit, etc.) and to rapid changes in the availability of resources than the elements of the fleet considered more competitive;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E A (new)
Recital E A (new)
Ea. whereas first-sale fish prices are not keeping pace with the significant rise in production costs, particularly for fuel, and in many cases are either stagnant or falling, which is adding to the crisis facing the sector;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the level of association and organisation of small-scale fishing professionals is insufficient and unequal in the various Member States;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Underlines that small-scale fishing (including artisanal fishing and some inshore fishing sectors), by its characteristics and its weight within the sector, has a pivotal role in achieving what should be the fundamental objectives of any fisheries policy: the guarantee of a supply of fish to the public and the development of coastal communities, promoting employment and improved living standards for fishing professionals, within a context of ensuring resources are sustainable and well conserved;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Draws attention to the need to take due account of existing scientific studies on small-scale fishing; notes that some of those studies present proposals for a definition of ‘small-scale fishing’, as in the case of the PRESPO project for sustainable development of artisanal fisheries in the Atlantic area, which proposes an approach based on numerical descriptors for the definition and segmentation of European artisanal fishing fleets;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that local management, that is based on scientific knowledge and that involves the sector in setting out and implementing policy, is the management type that best meets the needs of small- scale fishing; advocates that reform of the common fisheries policy (CFP) must provide conditions that allow for local, regional and national specificities;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 A (new)
Paragraph 5 A (new)
5a. Draws attention to the fact that the TFC system cannot be seen as an infallible measure for resolving problems of overfishing and excess capacity; underlines that a regulatory approach, that makes the required adjustments to fishing capacity, is always a possible alternative to a market approach;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 A (new)
Paragraph 8 A (new)
8a. Points out that the management of small-scale fishing is made more demanding and challenging due to the large number of boats involved and the great variation in techniques and fisheries; stresses that the availability of information is crucial for effective management and that more and better information on small-scale fishing is needed;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Urges the Commission to work with the Member States to improve the definition of small-scale fishing in the EU; particularly urges the Commission, in conjunction with the Member States, to conduct an exhaustive and rigorous study of the size, characterstics and distribution of the different small-scale fishing sectors, analsying as rigorously as possible where, when and how they fish;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 A (new)
Paragraph 9 A (new)
9a. Points out that currently the Community cofinances no more than 50 % of the budget for gathering, processing and distributing biological data, which is used to support knowledge- based management; calls, accordingly, for the Community to increase its efforts in this area by raising the maximum permissible level for cofinancing;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Warns of the need to deepen understanding of the current position of recreational angling and its development, including its economic, social and environmental impact; draws attention to situations in which recreational angling goes beyond its scope and competes illegitimately with professional fishing in the catching and marketing of fish, causing a reduction in the market quota at local and regional level and lowering first-sale prices;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 A (new)
Paragraph 11 A (new)
11a. Underlines that access to funds from the future EMFF should favour projects with integrated solutions that benefit coastal communities as a whole, rather than those that benefit only a small number of operators; considers that access to EMFF funds should be guaranteed for fishermen and families and not just for ship owners;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 A (new)
Paragraph 12 A (new)
12a. Advocates the creation of mechanisms that ensure recognition of the so-called externalities generated by small-scale fishing that are not remunerated by the market, in terms both of the environment and of the economic and social cohesion of coastal communities;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. CAdvocates the creation of mechanisms to improve the first-sale price of fish to increase remuneration for fishermen’s work; considers it urgent to promote the fairer and more adequate distribution of value added along the sector’s value chain, by reducing operating margins, increasing the prices paid to producers and limiting the prices paid by end consumers; considers that, in cases where there are serious imbalances in the chain, the Member States should adopt means of intervention, such as setting maximum operating margins for each agent in the chain;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls for strict monitoring and certification of fisheries products imported from third countries to ensure that they originate from sustainable fisheries and that they meet the same requirements that Community producers have to comply with (e.g. with regard to labelling, traceability, phytosanitary regulations and minimum sizes);
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 A (new)
Paragraph 14 A (new)
14a. Recognises that temporary fishing bans, otherwise known as biological rest periods, are an important and proven means of conserving fisheries resources, and are an essential instrument for sustainably managing specific fisheries; recognises that establishing fishing bans during specific critical phases in the lifecycle of a species allows stocks to develop in a way that is compatible with fishing outside the rest period; advocates that is fair and necessary under these circumstances to financially compensate fishermen during the period of inactivity, namely through the EMFF;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 B (new)
Paragraph 14 B (new)
14b. Calls on the European Commission and Member States to contemplate ways of positively discriminating in favour of small-scale fishing over large-scale fishing and fleets of a more industrialised nature, while ensuring that the management of fisheries as a whole is effective and sustainable; considers that spatially segregating different fishing techniques, defining areas reserved exclusively for small-scale fishing, is one of the options for consideration;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 A (new)
Paragraph 15 A (new)