Activities of Kriton ARSENIS related to 2013/2101(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Marine knowledge 2020 (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on marine knowledge 2020:"Seabed mapping for promoting sustainable fisheries" PDF (181 KB) DOC (96 KB)
Amendments (16)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas knowledge of the marine environment is essential in order to increase and improve information about ecosystems and anthropogenic impacts on the marine environment, to allow proper environmental protection, rationallong-term environmentally sustainable use of resources and balanced and sustainable growth of ocean-based human uses and activities;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the fisheries sector is of tremendous importance, as one of the main human activities carried o for certain coastal communities and for contribut ing to the marine environmentavailability of food supplies, making it an essential element of the Integrated Maritime Policy; whereas it should be recalled that fishery has an inevitabling activities often have significant adverse impacts on marine ecosystems, owing to the variety and quantity of fish stocks which are exploited, and is also and fish stocks and the sector most affected by the many uses and impacts are compounded with the impacts of other activities taking place in the marine environment, such as maritime transport and tourism, or urban and coastal development, marine pollution, extractive industries and renewable energies;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas there is a need to identify and define biogeographically sensitive areas as a means of fomenting thnd establish fish stock recovery areas and marine protected areas in order to ensure the effective protection and preservation of vulnerable marine ecosystems from high-impact fishing practices such as bottom contact gear; recalling that the more and better information is available on the marine environment and fishing activity, the better measures to protect ecosystems, manage fisheries and maritime spatial planning will be understood, accepted and applied;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the EU has since 2001 been supporting the management of the common fisheries Policy (CFP) by funding the collection of data on the fishing sector and its dissemination by the Member States' national authorities; recalling that the EU's fisheries are increasingly being managed by multiannual management plans and subject to an precautionary and ecosystemic approach, with the aim of reducing and where possible eliminating the impact of fishing activity on marine ecosystems, and that this management strategy involves multidisciplinary research requiring the collection of countless scientific data concerning fish stocks;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the existence of a wide range of public and private bodies which store data on fishing activity in the EU, which could be integrated into the publicly available multi- resolution digital seabed map;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recognises that numerous parties arhave a legitimate interested in accessing information on fishing activity and the state of conservation and exploitation of stocks; therefore advocates the creation of mechanisms to provide easier access to relevant data on fishing, under conditions to be established and with different levels of access, and ensuring adequate levels of confidentiality of information and commercial interestsensuring that all actions taken by the EU and by Member States are in full compliance with the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-Making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters, of 25 June 1998;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that data collection and fishery resource management are financed by the EU and the Member States and that the data in question must therefore be available for consultation by potential users and the general public; maintains that other fisheries data obtained using public financing or co- financing (EU or Member States) should also be accessipublicly available, whereas access to fisheries data obtained using private financing should be subject to authorisation by the organisations holding the data;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Maintains that the position is similar as regards fisheries data resulting from research projects, the expectation being that data obtained in scientific projects financed or co-financed from public sources (EU or Member States) should be accessible and available to potential users and the general public, subject to compliance with conditions applying specifically to project data; points out that some types of fisheries data are produced specifically when models, prototypes, or experimental devices are designed and put to use and that the dissemination of such data is therefore a particularly sensitive matter;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Maintains that, no matter whether data are held by public or private bodies and have been obtained using public or private financing, the body responsible for collecting, processing, and communicating the information should invariably be mentioned; also affirms that when the release of information might have implications in terms of competitiveness and competition, or for the revenue of organisations holding information, all that should be distributed is data products and not raw or processed data; takes the view, regarding such cases, that if reference had to be made to the data source,data products and aggregated data should be made publicly available and stakeholders would be able to approach those holding the original information and ask to be given access to more detailed data or even the raw data;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Maintains that when data are held by public authorities in Member States, it is necessary to draw up a reasonablthe Commission should draw up a comprehensive standard set of guidelines intended for circulation, schedule collection, processing, and communication within a given time-frame, and provide the encouragement needed for information to be made available for consultation by potential stakeholders; points out that a minimum set of guidelines needs to be laid down for mandatory communication and that similar data should be communicated and shared so that all Member States will have the same type of fisheries information available for their use;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Maintains that when fisheries data are obtained in research projects financed by the EU or Member States, or co-financed at a rate not less than 50%, there should be a requirement to communicate the data according to a predetermined timetable once the projects have been completed;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Maintains that if data are to be compiled and communicated effectively, the EUCommission must provide the necessary coordination and Member States must seek to organise their activities and work together; maintains that coordination by the EUCommission is essential in order to determine priority objectives, improve the cost- effectiveness of data collection, processing, and communication, and develop synergies between Member States;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Maintains that, given the diversity of data collection systems and the volume and type of data collected by the numerous public and private bodies holding fisheries information, Member States need to coordinate their activities and work together so as to enable the variety, quantity, quality, and format of data to be harmonised; calls for the effectiveness of coordination and cooperation among Member States to be regularly assessed by the EUCommission;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Recommends that Member States designate a national authority to be responsible for data collection, compilation, processing, quality control, pooling, and transmission with a view to integration into a common fisheries information access platform; believes that one possibility might be to set up a specific body for the above purpose at Member State level, funded and coordinated by the EUCommission;