6 Amendments of Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA related to 2012/2063(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 1
Section 1 – paragraph 1
1. Regrets that a substantial proportion of the objectives of the Fisheries Partnership Agreements have not been achieved; regrets in particular the poor results attained in the fields of scientific and technological cooperation and support for the sustainable development of the fishing industry (and allied industries) in developing countries; these aspects will be improved through coherent policies and governance of international fishery activity;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 2
Section 1 – paragraph 2
2. Notes that, in general, Fisheries Partnership Agreements have basically served to transfer funds to developing countries in exchange for exploitation of their fisheries resources; deplores this restrictive vision of the Agreements, which is contrary to, aid should therefore be end-focused, measurable, efficient in developing the fisheries sector in their spirit and stated objectives;d countries and differentiated from payments for access rights.
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 3
Section 1 – paragraph 3
3. Stresses that Fisheries Partnership Agreements must promote, in the medium term, the exploitation by developing countries of their own resources, for purposes both of domestic consumption and of export, thus increasing the amount of wealth generated and kept in the countries concernedAgreements and the industries which develop around them are contributing to the development of third countries and their future ability to exploit their own resources;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 4
Section 1 – paragraph 4
4. Advocates the joint formulation of models with objectives, actions and indicators with the aim of monitoring the use of the funds more effectively in a spirit of partnership; stresses that this monitoring must include the adoption of corrective procedures, to be agreed with the third country, whenever a deviation of one of the parties from the objectives is observed;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 5
Section 1 – paragraph 5
5. Draws attention to the importance of the existence of transparent, up-to-date scientific data on fish stocks, on all fisheries agreements including those of the EU and on total fishing effort in each country’s waters; considers that scientific assessment should precede the signature of agreements or at least that the agreements should contribute to the examination of data;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Section 1 – paragraph 6
Section 1 – paragraph 6
6. Draws attention to the problem of illegal, unregistered and undeclared (IUU) fishing; recalls that many vessels do not duly report their catches and are not inspected, the data supplied by vessels are not checked and the species caught are not clearly identified; considers that the EU can and must make a more effective contribution towards overcoming these probse practices affect the prestige of the European fleet, which has sought to promote good practices and respect for social, environmental and ethical conditions and for human rights. The EU should therefore continue its international efforts to ensure that all countries abide by European rulems;