21 Amendments of Ioannis A. TSOUKALAS related to 2010/2113(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. Whereas until today there has been a loose, or even non-existent collaboration and cooperation, a lack of a concrete, harmonized legislative framework and a lack of common legislative act for fishing activities between the Black Sea states, due to the fact that all the waters are under jurisdiction of the different coastal states, as well as there has been a general lack of sufficient and systematic research and scientific information on the Black Sea basin,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. Whereas the creation of a common policy mechanism should be set up for the six countries bordering the Black Sea in the nearest futureshould be examined in a long term in order to ensure, among other, the protection of the environment and facilitate the economic and social development of littoral areas,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. Whereas this new policy mechanism for the Black Sea should aim to preserve and improve biodiversity, which is one of and the prosperity of the people working in the fisheries sector of the area, which are among the priorities of the European Union,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. Whereas the Black Sea should take its proper place amongst Europe’s major marine areas, given that it is the youngest and the most dynamic among the semi- closed seas,
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. Whereas many of the marine ecosystems in general, and the ecosystem of the Black Sea in particular, are seriously affected by dynamic changes directly related to fishing, climate change and pollution,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. Whereas, the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM), whose mandate covers the area of the Black Sea does not meet so far the needs and expectations of the stakeholders, and in particular, of fishermen to the extent possible and should make use of all available tools related to this area,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the need for a more accurate analytical and scientific research coordinated at a regional, national and European level to preserve and improve fisheries resources and ecosystems in the Black Sea basin;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises the European Commission's efforts to promote a more solid and structured dialogue with non-member states bordering the Black Sea and encourages the Commission to intensify its efforts until a more structured common framework covering the whole basin of the Black Sea and having regard to the regional approach of the management of fisheries in the region is agreed;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the need for the continuous scientific analysis of the state of fish stocks, a stable, long-term system for fisheries` observation, and the need for all Black Sea littoral States to participate in the analysis;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls for an enhanced system of monitoring control and surveillance of fishing activities, which will contribute to a long term sustainable exploitation of fish stocks and to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing in a more effective way;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Supports the international role of operations of the Community Fisheries Control Agency and calls for a more active and effective contribution and cooperation in the control, inspection and surveillance of the Black Sea area;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Underlines the important role of bilateral cooperation and international agreements as the majority of the Black Sea states are not EU Members and are not obliged to respect community legislation;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Believes that all Black Sea states, specially EU Member States as well as candidate countries for EU membership, should respect the community and international law applied to fishing activities and aiming to the sustainability not only of fish stocks but also of the fishing sector;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Expresses its satisfaction with the European Commission's efforts to establish working groups in the field of fisheries management with Turkey and the Russian Federation, which give ground for further debate on cooperation; calls on the Commission to extend its efforts and dialogue with all countries bordering the Black Sea; calls the Commission to make a full use of the organisations as well as the relevant tools that currently exists today in order to make progress towards a better policy coordination; considers that a separate regional fisheries management organisation (RFMO) for the Black Sea could in a long term foster and promote communication between scientific institutes and professional organizations of fishermen, producers and processors to settle issues and deepen cooperation in the Black Sea; encourages the European Commission to work with the Black Sea countries at a bilateral level, bearing in mind that many of them are not members of the European Union;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines the need to createexamine in a long term the creation of a RFMO, which would coordinate scientific research, analyze the situation of fish stocks, and carry out special policies for the observation of the endangered species; it could also make suggestions for the level of the fisheries multiannual management plans and distribute the quotas for the Black Sea bordering countries;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the EU to use its diplomatic efforts to attract, as much as possible the non-EU littoral countries bordering the Black sea, to the principles of the Common Fisheries Policy of the EU, especially with regards to the creation of a common Black Sea RFMO and the application of the multiannual management plans;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that not only collaborative research among European scientific teams should have access to EU funding, but European as well as international financial support should also be allocated for closer cooperation of European scientists with their counterparts from the Ukraine, the Russian Federation, Georgia and Turkey;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Believes that the principle of annual TACs and quotas currently applied by Member States in the Black Sea does not give a long-term perspective for the development of fisheries in the basin and puts thoseshould be complemented and improved taking into account the particularities of this region as well as the fact that the EU Member States are in a very disadvantaged position compared to the non-member states bordering the Black Sea; believes that multiannual management plans, as opposed to the current principle of annualcomplementary to the TACs and quotas, will system, could provide clarity on the EU's objectives in the field of fisheries in the Black Sea region and on the EU's vision for the future of the basin;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses that there should be a shared and coordinated long-term method among all stakeholders in the region in order to pursue sustainable fisheries from all parties in the Black Sea and therefore welcomes the exchange of good practices among the involved stakeholders;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Underlines the need to encourage scientific research on Black Sea thematics, so that the decisions taken by responsible European, regional and national authorities should consider economic, social and ecologic consequences of these decisions; believes it is necessary to conduct detailed and coordinated research in order to give a clear and unequivocal answer to the fishing management as well as to the question concerning the impact fishing methods such (i.e. trawling on the seabed) might have, since, in the absence of studies on the effects, no serious conclusions should be drawn; considers that research programs and projects in the field of Black Sea fisheries, like SESAME, KNOWSEAS, WISER and BlackSeaFish, should be further encouraged, and to achieve this, a special budget line for the Black Sea should be established in the new framework of the European Fisheries Fund after 2013;