Activities of Gesine MEISSNER related to 2012/2297(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Blue growth - enhancing sustainable growth in the marine, maritime transport and tourism sectors (short presentation)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on Blue Growth: Enhancing sustainable growth in the EU’s marine, maritime transport and tourism sectors PDF (251 KB) DOC (160 KB)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on Blue Growth - Enhancing sustainable growth in the EU’s marine, maritime transport and tourism sectors
Amendments (16)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
– having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas (UNCLOS), which entered into force on 16 November 1994,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas over 70% of the earth's surface is covered by oceans and seas, which can play an important crucial role in addressing the long- term challenges facing the EU, such as climate change and global competitiveness;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges that the seas and oceans will increasingly play a key role in global economic growth in the future; considers that the ‘Blue Growth’ strategy as part of the Integrated Maritime Policy will encourage the development of synergies and coordinated policies in the fisheries and aquaculture sector amongst others¸ thus generating European added value and contributing to job creation in the marine sector;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises the advantages of growth in different marine sectors, e.g. the development of offshore energy installations and marine mineral mining; stresses, however, that when realising these activities the utmost attention must be paid to avoiding damage to the marine environment and to fishing grounds; supports, in this connection, the development of Maritime Spatial Planning and Integrated Coastal Zone Management as a means of achieving a coherent and effective use of marine space; stresses the importance of marine research and data collection and exchange in understanding and taking account of the complex interaction between the various maritime sectors;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that, in order to boost the competitiveness of the Union's maritime economic sectors in the global market, national, regional and European authorities must create the necessary conditions for growth, namely by establishing spatialmaritime spatial planning systems, upgrading infrastructure, creating access to professional skills and securing funding;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the importance of the future European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), which for the first time combines Integrated Maritime Policy and fisheries funding in supporting the sustainable development of fisheries and aquaculture and for economic diversification in fishing communities;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the importance of coastal regions and ofwith their small inshore fishing activities as target areas for sustainable coastal and maritime tourism for the development of an all-inclusive maritime economy.
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Welcomes the Commission's legislative proposal for Maritime Spatial Planning (MSP) and Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) as measures necessary for managing the increasing number of maritime and coastal activities and protecting the marine environment;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Emphasises the importance of projects like the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODNET) for facilitating the exchange and availability of research data;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Research and innovation Notes the EU's world-class research capacity in maritime fields and its importance for substantiated policy- making and innovation-driven business, but also the difficulty experienced by business in commercialising research output;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Underlines that the Horizon 2020 programme, with simpler procedures and better support for innovation, could provide significant aid for marine and maritime research with a view to enhancing market uptake, building on the experience of 'Ocean of Tomorrow' projects;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16c. Calls on the Commission to update its European Strategy for Marine and Maritime Research by 2014, proposing concrete measures to improve synergies and knowledge dissemination between EU researchers;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Points out that the promotion of maritime transport will contribute not only to economic growth and employment, but also to attaining the target set in the White Paper ‘Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area’ of shifting 50% of road freight to the railways and waterborne transport by 2050, whereas more eco- friendly fuels such as LNG can play an important role to achieve the target of reducing the EU's CO2 emissions from maritime bunker fuels by at least 40% by 2050;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Emphasises the importance of a growing sustainable aquaculture to reduce overfishing of the European fish stocks and dependence on imports of fish from third countries, which account for over 60% of the fish consumed within the EU;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls on the Commission, in its forthcoming strategic guidelines for aquaculture in the EU, to promote sustainable offshore aquaculture, which can be combined with blue energy facilities so as to reduce pressure from over-intensive aquaculture on coastal ecosystems and on other activities;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Emphasises the potential of marine biodiversity, in particular in the still widely undiscovered deep sea, for the blue biotechnology sector, but stresses the necessity of a cautious exploration of this highly sensitive ecosystem;