Activities of Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA related to 2022/0111(COD)
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REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2107 laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Convention area of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) and Regulation (EU) .../2022 establishing a multiannual management plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean
Amendments (13)
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point f a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point f a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2017/2107
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 34 (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 34 (new)
fa) point 34 is added: (34) "Shallow-set longlines" means longlines where the majority of hooks are used for fishing at depths shallower than 100 metres.”
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) 2017/2107
Article 5a – paragraph 1
Article 5a – paragraph 1
1. By 31 January each year, Member States shall produce anadopt their annual capacity/fishing plan.
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 2017/2107
Article 5b (new)
Article 5b (new)
(2a) The following Article is inserted: “Article 5b Recreational fishery for Mediterranean albacore 1.Natural or legal persons engaged in recreational fisheries shall not catch, retain on board, tranship or land more than three Mediterranean albacore specimens per vessel per day; 2.It shall be prohibited to market Mediterranean albacore caught in recreational fishery; 3. Member States shall provide to the Commission and to the ICCAT Secretariat the list of all recreational fishery vessels authorised to catch Mediterranean albacore, at least 15 days before the exercise of the activities. Vessels not included on that list shall not be authorised to catch Mediterranean albacore.”
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation (EU) 2017/2107
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a
a) ensure that all FADs deployed are non- entangling in line with the guidelines under Annex 5 tof the Recommendation 219-021;
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11
Regulation (EU) 2017/2107
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 14 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Member States whose vessels targetshall ensure that vessels flying their flag that are authorised to fish for tropical tuna shall:
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 20
Regulation (EU) 2017/2107
Article 27a – paragraph 6
Article 27a – paragraph 6
6. Member States may authorise their pelagic longline and purse seiners flying their flag to fish and retain on board, tranship, or land blue marlin and white marlin/roundscale spearfish that are dead, within their landingcatch limit.
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 24
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 24
Regulation (EU) 2017/2107
Article 33 – title
Article 33 – title
North Atlantic Shortfin mako sharks (Isurus oxyrinchus)
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 24
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 24
Regulation (EU) 2017/2107
Article 33 – paragraph 1
Article 33 – paragraph 1
1. Union fishing vessels shall promptly release North Atlantic shortfin mako sharks in a manner that causes the least harmNorth Atlantic shortfin mako sharks caught by Union fishing vessels shall not be harmed and shall be promptly released into the sea, while giving due consideration to the safety of crew members.
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 24
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 24
Regulation (EU) 2017/2107
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 33 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Notwithstanding paragraph 1, Member States may authorise their vessels to fish and retain on board, transship or land North Atlantic shortfin mako, provided that:Member States shall make sure that their vessels apply the minimum standards for safe handling and release procedures of North Atlantic shortfin mako shark as set out in Annex IX.
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Regulation (EU) XXX/20223 is hereby amended as follows:
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Regulation (EU) XX/2023
Article 24
Article 24
(1a) Article 24 is amended as follows: (a) paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: “3. The marketing of bluefin tuna caught in recreational fisheries shall be prohibited.”; (b) paragraph 4 is replaced by the following: “4.Member States shall record catch data including the weight of each bluefin tuna caught in recreational fisheries and communicate the data for the preceding year to the Commission by 30 June each year. The Commission shall forward that information to the ICCAT Secretariat without delay.”; (c) paragraph 5 is replaced by the following: “5. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure, to the greatest extent possible, the release of bluefin tuna, especially juveniles, caught alive in recreational fisheries. Any bluefin tuna landed shall be whole, gilled and/or gutted.”
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 b (new)
Regulation (EU) XX/2023
Article 34 – paragraph 2
Article 34 – paragraph 2
(1b) In Article 34, paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: “2.Prior to entry into port, masters or their representatives of Union fishing vessels as well as processing vessels and auxiliary vessels included in the list of vessels referred to in Article 26 shall, at least four hours before the estimated time of arrival at the port, notify the competent authority of their flag Member State and the CPC whose ports or landing facility they wish to use of at least the following information: (a) estimated date and time of arrival; (b) estimated quantity of bluefin tuna retained on board; (c) information on the geographical area where the catches were taken.”
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 c (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 c (new)
Regulation (EU) XX/2023
Article 35 – paragraph 5
Article 35 – paragraph 5
(1c) In Article 35, paragraph 5 is replaced by the following: “5. Masters of Union fishing vessels engaged in transhipment operations shall complete and transmit to their flag Member State the ICCAT transhipment declaration no later than five days after the date of transhipment in port. The masters of the transhipping fishing vessels shall complete the ICCAT transhipment declaration in accordance with the format set out in Annex X. The transhipment declaration shall be linked with the eBCD to facilitate cross-checking of data contained thereof.”