Activities of Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA related to 2021/2169(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy and future perspectives (debate)
Amendments (44)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
— having regard to the report on the implementation of Article 17 of the Common Fisheries Policy Regulation (2021/2168(INI)),
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)
Citation 1 b (new)
— having regard to the report on securing the objectives of the landing obligation under Article 15 of the Common Fisheries Policy (2019/2177(INI)),
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 c (new)
Citation 1 c (new)
— having regard to the report on More fish in the seas? Measures to promote stock recovery above the maximum sustainable yield (MSY), including fish recovery areas and marine protected areas (2019/2162(INI)),
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 e (new)
Citation 1 e (new)
— having regard to the Commission Communication (COM(2023)103) on 'The common fisheries policy today and tomorrow: a Fisheries and Oceans Pact towards sustainable, science-based, innovative and inclusive fisheries management',
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the ocean must be recognised as a common good of humanity in the international negotiations under the auspices of the United Nations;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas fisheries management measures adopted under the CFP are bearing fruit, as the number of fish stocks exploited at sustainable levels is increasing, making higher yields possible for stocks that were overexploited;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the increases in the autonomous tariff quotas (ATQs) for tuna loins have benefited the Chinese industry, which does not guarantee traceability information and relies on subsidies;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that seafood has a generally lower carbon footprint than land- based foody other food production industry and is a vital part of a healthy diet, which indicates the strategic value of seafood in the context of the European Green Deal; notes that it also contributes to several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) such as SDG 2 'Zero Hunger', SDG 3 'Good Health and Well-Being', SDG 12 'Responsible Consumption and Production', SDG 13 'Climate Action' and SDG 14 'Life Below Water';
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that seafood has a generally lower carbon footprint than land- based food and is a high-quality source of protein, which indicates the strategic value of seafood in the context of the European Green Deal;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for the strengthening of the role of RFMOs and the legal recognition of fishers' guilds and the strategic role they play in the sector;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the Council to place more value in policy- making on the importance of fisheries in contributing to food supplies; recalls that Article 39 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) states that the common fisheries policy must assure the availability of supplies;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the strategic role of fishers in the food value chain and in food security; emphasises, therefore, the need to encourage generational renewal and include more women at all levels of the sector, in particular by making fishing and aquaculture jobs more attractive, safer and better paid;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the strategic role of fishers in the food value chain and in food security, as well as the role of women in it, such as net menders, shore-based assistants and packagers, and their need for recognition;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls for the de minimis aid ceiling for fish and seafood processing companies to be brought into line with the same scheme for agricultural processing companies in order to ensure consistency and guarantee food security;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – indent 3
Paragraph 12 – indent 3
- the landing obligation should be made more attractive, notably through incentives, to improve ownership by operators and thereby compliance, notably through incentives, for example to encourage the use of artificial intelligence tools to improve selectivity and species identification;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Underlines that the relative stability, established four decades ago, is widely accepted as an essential instrument to provide long-term predictability and continuity in sharing fish stocks between countries; stresses, however, that the gap between national quota allocations and the actual interests of Member States’ fishing fleets has significantly increased over time and has been further exacerbated by Brexit; stresses also that climate change has a considerable impact on the distribution of fish stocks;
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. The energy transition and decarbonisation must lead to a review and, where appropriate, an expansion of capacities in terms of gross tonnage, power and vessel space in order to enable the implementation of new technological alternatives and to gain in energy efficiency;
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Calls for an economic transition fund to be designed to advance decarbonisation, including of vessels over 24 metres in length;
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18c. Insists that the transition fund should also be used to replace existing vessels, as the fleet is very old, with more efficient, safer, technologically innovative and spacious vessels that contribute to making the sector more attractive;
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Recognises the essential role of multiannual plans (MAPs) as main frameworks for regional fisheries management and emphasises the fundamental role of Advisory Councils in implementing these plans;
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to assess how effectively the MAPs are implemented in order to ensure that they contribute to the CFP objectives; proposes increased flexibility inof these plans so that they take into account socioeconomic considerations and changing conditions; considers that the MAPs are useful tools for a long-term regional approach, but regrets that they have not reached their full potential; calls on the Commission to propose multiannual plans for the EU's remaining waters, notably the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea;
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Strongly recommends, given the strategic importance of fisheries as a source of healthy, protein-rich and high- quality food, that this policy be given the recognition it deserves within the Commission and that the Commission services responsible be staffed with an adequate number of experts in fisheriese Commission define this policy as strategic. To this end, it is imperative to have a Commissioner for fisheries and aquaculture in the future;
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Calls on the Commission to support the Member States better in implementing and ensuring respect for the objectives of the CFP; underlines that it is essential for the Commission and the Member States to be transparent in their management of fishery resources; stresses that transparent management is vital in ensuring a high level of trust among EU citizens and maintaining the good reputation of the EU fisheries sector;
Amendment 333 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)
Paragraph 22 c (new)
22c. Proposes to the Commission and the Council that the European Parliament be given observer status at the annual negotiations on fishing opportunities;
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 d (new)
Paragraph 22 d (new)
22d. Calls on Member States to increase their cooperation within regional groups, together with the relevant stakeholders and Advisory Councils, in order to find approaches that are better tailored to the specific characteristics of each particular maritime basin;
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. ERegrets that a uniform approach is taken to areas as diverse as the Baltic Sea and the Mediterranean, and encourages Member States to widely use the regional cooperation tool in accordance with Article 18 of the CFP Basic Regulation;
Amendment 338 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Stresses the fundamental role of Advisory Councils (ACs) for stakeholder consultations; considers that their role is crucial in ensuring adequate and fair participation by stakeholders in the EU decision-making process; calls on the Commission to draw up a procedure to give ACs a better understanding of the results of their recommendations, for example by putting in place an annual evaluation indicating how their recommendations have been incorporated into EU legislation;
Amendment 352 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Considers that co-management with the ACs must be developed to foster a bottom-up approach to the management of fisheries resources with TACs and quotas and the adaptation of management plans;
Amendment 359 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission to base all its political and legislative initiatives (including implementing acts that set restrictions on fisheries) on scientific, technical and economic advice (including fishers’ experience) and on prior impact assessmentand consultation and participation of the fisheries sector and on prior impact assessments using innovative tools such as CABFishman which analyses the impacts of fisheries on coastal areas;
Amendment 364 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Calls on the Commission to systematically inform the European Parliament about these requests, in particular the way in which they contribute to the objectives of the CFP;
Amendment 365 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Calls on the Commission to propose a general framework for the negotiating mandates for participation in Regional Fisheries Management Organisations (RFMOs);
Amendment 370 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Stresses the need to ensure that fisheries and aquaculture are given fair place in comparison with other sectors in policy design and in spatial planning; points out that this requires broad and inclusive stakeholder participation;
Amendment 374 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Underlines that fisheries policy and its socio-economic and environmental policyaspect must be aligned, but that environmental objectives cannot prevail over the CFP objectives and put the sector and employment in the sector at risk;
Amendment 389 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Calls on the Commission to promote the CFP as a policy model for ocean governance and to defenduse the EU fishing sector’s interests's position in Regional Fisheries Management Organisations, free trade agreements and Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements, and more generally in international forums, as the main tool for promoting the CFP as a policy model; stresses that that will be essential to ensure fair competition for EU operators and to defend the interests of the EU's fisheries sector on a global level;
Amendment 399 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Considers that imported seafood products must be subject to high environmental and social standards, similar to those applied in the EU; points out that it is essential to have a traceability system for food imported into the Union in order to meet consumers' expectations through information with a view to improving food safety and allowing checks on third- country imports, alongside measures to reduce IUU fishing; calls for a more harmonised approach within the Union;
Amendment 402 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Considers that imported seafood and aquaculture products must be subject to high environmental and social standards, similar to those applied in the EU; calls for imported products to be traceable with digital systems and for the origin of the products to appear on the labelling of fresh, frozen and processed products;
Amendment 407 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Underlines the importance of the EU's zero-tolerance policy regarding IUU fishing and regrets that unauthorised seafood continues to be sold on a number of EU markets; points out that the Commission and the Member States must redouble their efforts to tackle IUU fishing and ensure that seafood consumption in the EU does not contribute to it; considers that the existing measures to reduce IUU fishing are inadequate; calls on the Commission to strengthen the EFCA's mandate to reduce IUU fishing in EU and non-EU waters; calls for the free trade agreements with the countries concerned to include a section on tackling IUU fishing;
Amendment 410 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Calls on the Commission not to authorise further increases in autonomous tariff quotas (ATQs) for tuna loins that do not contain traceability certificates and, if necessary, to amend them if this aspect is not guaranteed;
Amendment 413 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
38. Considers that the implementation of the CFP does not sufficiently address the specific needs of the outermost regions; calls on the Commission to address this situation and, if necessary, to make the adjustments needed;
Amendment 416 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
Paragraph 40 a (new)
40a. Underlines the importance of carrying out robust studies to assess the stocks of fish caught in outermost waters;
Amendment 433 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Encourages the Commission and Member States to increase human and financial resources to fisheries science related to climate change, analysing the impact of climate change on the state of fisheries and its environment;
Amendment 437 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)
Paragraph 46 a (new)
46a. Calls on the Commission, in order to promote the circular economy in the fisheries sector, to set up European programmes for fishers to collect litter at sea, if they are able to do so, during periods when they are unable to go fishing, and thereby supplement their income;