Activities of Maurice PONGA related to 2011/2292(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the small scale and artisanal fisheries and the CFP reform
Amendments (7)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that artisanal coastal fishing, shellfishing and extensive aquaculture are thsustainable forms of fishing that are most sustainable from a social, economic and environmental perspective, and are a determining factor for the socioeconomic development of coastal communities. These forms of fishing have a considerable cultural impact and are territorially very diverse, being carried out on the mainland, on islands and in more remote fishing areas. They are affectedthe outermost regions. They are threatened in particular by negative factors such as lack of water treatment, spills, oil slicks, excessive growth of seaboard construction, and the effect of large projects on coasts and the effects of climate change;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Firmly rejects the Commission’s proposal to establish transferable fishing concessions because this scheme would lead to fishing rights being concentrated on a small number of operators and thus to the disappearance of many small-scale fishing industries;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses the need to encourage young people to take up careers in fishing and to support fishermen through vocational training;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the scarcity ofNotes the scarcity of accurate statistics on the assessment of fish stock and fish caught both by working fishermen and by recreational fishing, and calls for increased resources to ensure the collection of this data; also highlights the poor statistics onregarding social, economic and territorial cohesion, and points to the need for indicators at European level that would provide socioeconomic, scientific and environmental data;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls the importance of promoting sustainable small-scale fisheries, especially the need to increase the traceability of fish products, aquaculture products and shellfish;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Given the precarious situation and decline of some coastal communities that depend on fishing, as well as the lack of alternatives for economic diversification, use must be made of the existing instruments, funds and mechanisms should be reinforced in order to ensure cohesion in terms of employment and ecological sustainability, specifically acknowledging this in the new CFP framework, withommon Fisheries Policy (CFP) framework; also emphasises the need to focus on greater co- management and involvement of the artisanal fishing sector in decision-making, and by promoting local strategies in the coastal areas that depend on fishing and introducing regional strategies; in this respect, calls for the creation of Regional Advisory Councils for the basins of the Caribbean and the South-West Indian Ocean;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. CallRequests therefore on the Commission to ensure that the future European Maritime and Fisheries Fund earmarks a specific percentage forsupport artisanal fishing, shellfish farming and extensive aquaculture, and thatincludes a specific programscheme to support small-scale fishing, geared to coastal communities that depend on fishing, is established, givencouraging ing priority access toarticular these resources to those who fish and shellfish in the most environmentally and socially sustainable mannernewal and modernisation of fishing vessels.