Activities of Catherine GRÈZE related to 2011/2290(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the reform of the Common Fisheries Policy – Overarching Communication
Amendments (10)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the communication on the reformed Common Fisheries Policy CFP and reiterates that the track record of the present CFP is cause for concern. It has left fish stocks on the brink of collapse, coastal communities in insecure positions, low profitability in the fishing industries despite being heavily subsidies and a degraded marine environment. Therefore the reform of the CFP is long overdue and must not fail to deliver solutions to the problems;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses that the CFP must ensure sustainable exploitation of marine resources that restores and maintains fish stocks to levels above those capable of producing maximum sustainable yield (MSY), a pre-condition for long-term viable fishing communities, profitable fishing industries. By ensuring that marine resources are exploited sustainably as outlined in the resource- efficient Europe flagship initiative, the reform will contribute to the Europe 2020 Strategy of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Points out the importance of efficient Maritime Spatial Planning for the sustainable management of fisheries resources in the context of the spatial claims on the marine and coastal environment of other sectors, such as, inter alia, wind farms, biodiversity protection, aquaculture, ports, maritime transport, tourism, defence and extractive industries;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Stresses that meaningful de- centralisation is based on long term management plans, which has the potential to adapt to regional specificities with the active participation of all relevant stakeholders in local and regional co- management, while respecting that overarching fisheries management objectives in the CFP is the competence of the European Parliament and the Council;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that the regions must assume greater responsibility in fisheries management, without detracting from the principles of subsidiarity and regionalisation, and encourage dialogue among the various entities involved in the sector, both upstream and downstream, by providing incentives and support to establishin particular the responsibility to cooperate across regions including on the international clusterslevel;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that fisheries management shouldmust be based on scientific knowledge and expert advice, making use of partnerships between the research field and stakeholders such as the fisheries sector, and calls for reinforced regional data collection programmes and national research programmes providing for regional coordination among Member States;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Reiterates that all development in marine and coastal areas must respect environmental legislation, such as the Marine Strategy Framework Directive and the biodiversity protection Directives, as good environmental status should be a pre-condition for all activities in the marine and coastal regions;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points to the importance of the multifunctionality of fisheries for coastal regions; stresses the need for specific measures for certain regions, such as the outermost regions, for example support for small-scale fishing fleets and promotion ofenvironmentally and socially sustainable fishing while avoiding any increase of capacity; stresses the need for environmental sustainability in aquaculture operations; advocates measures to restructure the labour market, support measures for training and, retraining and fisheries control, and incentives for producer and interbranch organisations;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises the importance of the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund for implementing the reformed policy and for the balanced and inclusive territorial development of fishing areas and stresses that its funding must be commensurate with the Europe 2020 strategy and the Common Strategic Framework; reminds of EU commitments to ending environmentally harmful subsidies, particularly the target 3 of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 of the COP 10 Decision X/2 from the Convention on Biological Diversity and the point 24 of the G20 summit declaration of Pittsburgh in 2009.