4 Amendments of Catherine BEARDER related to 2011/2292(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
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1. Recognises that artisanal coastal fishing, shellfishing and extensivecarefully regulated and well managed aquaculture are the 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 within small coastal communities and in more remote fishing areas. They are affected by negative factors such as lack of effective water treatment, spills, oil slicks, excessive growth of seaboard construction, and the effect of large projects on coastsman made and natural disasters, over fishing and competition from large scale fishing operations, oil slicks, excessive growth of seaboard construction, and are at risk of local employment changes and the effect of large projects on coasts such as aggregate dredging and offshore wind- farm development;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
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2. Highlights the scarcity of statistics onecessity to increase the research in social, economic and territorial cohesion, and points to the need for statistics and indicators at European level that would provide socioeconomic, scientific and environmental data that recognises and highlights the variety of geographical, cultural and regional differences;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
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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 in order to ensure cohesion in terms of employment and ecological sustainability, specifically acknowledgingrecognises thisat in the new CFP and MFF frameworks, with greater co- management and involvement of the artisanal fishing sector in decision-making, and promoting local strategies in the coastal areas that depend on fishing; looks to regional and local governments to support development, research and training projects with appropriate ESF and ERDF funding;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
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4. Calls therefore on the Commission to ensure thatconsider, in addition to the future European Maritime and Fisheries Fund earmarks, a specific percentage of regional funding support for artisanal fishing, shellfishing and extensivsustainable aquaculture, and that a specific programmes to support sustainable small-scale fishing, geared to coastmarketing and promotion of this food source in the local communities that depend on fishing, is established, givinggiven priority access to these resources to those who fish and shellfish in the most environmentally and socially sustainable manner.