2015/2091(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)

- having regard to Regulation (EU) No 508/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund;

Amendment 10 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas, according to the most recent assessment by the FAO, 85 % of global fish stocks for which information is available are either fully exploited or overexploited, ~~according to the most recent assessment by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)~~even though the FAO 2010 report points to progress in the recovery of overexploited stocks and marine ecosystems around the world due to the implementation of good management practices;

Amendment 100 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Is concerned that certain other fisheries, especially for shared stocks not found on the high seas, do not yet have an effective forum for regional cooperation and management; considers this a serious problem, particularly for the stocks of small pelagic species in West Africa, given their strategic importance for food security, as noted in a recent Advisory Opinion of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea4 ; __________________ 4 Advisory Opinion of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea of 2 April 2015, in response to the request submitted by the Sub-Regional Fisheries Commission (SRFC) https://www.itlos.org/fileadmin/itlos/docu ments/cases/case_no.21/advisory_opinion/ C21_AdvOp_02.04.pdf.

Amendment 101 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Urges the EU to promote dialogue and cooperation with third countries, so as to ensure that they value the principles of the EU Common Fisheries Policy, and to monitor compliance with its rules;

Amendment 102 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. Is convinced that, as far as EU fleets have access to other fisheries (e.g. demersal), there is a need for the EU to promote measures applicable to all to guarantee harmony between the industrial and the artisanal fishing fleets, which may require a zoning system that allows for the protection of the local artisanal fishing sector;

Amendment 103 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 c (new)

9c. Is convinced that, to the extent that EU vessels have access to stocks also being fished by the national fleets of the third country, there is a need for the EU to promote measures generally applicable in order to ensure harmony among industrial and artisanal fleets, which may require a zoning system to afford protection to the grounds fished by the artisanal sector;

Amendment 104 #

Gabriel MATO, Francisco José MILLÁN MON, Carlos ITURGAIZ, Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 d (new)

9d. Calls for more studies and increased protection of deep sea species and habitats, mainly of those especially sensitive or fundamental for the ecosystem's long term sustainability;

Amendment 105 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Encourages the Commission to promote a ~~fairer~~balanced distribution of the allocation of access in RFMOs, taking into account both the environmental and social impact and developing countries’ aspiration to develop their own fisheries; this distribution must be done such that the European Union is not the only contracting party that has to systematically give up part of its quotas;

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. ~~Encoura~~Urges the Commission to promote a ~~fairer~~ distribution of the allocation of access in RFMOs, based on the allocation criteria established by the RFMOs, and taking into account ~~both the environmental~~the economic and/or social imp~~act~~ortance of fishing for qualifying participants whose fishing boats have traditionally fished, and developing countries’ aspiration to develop their own fisheries;

Amendment 107 #

Daciana Octavia SÂRBU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Encourages the Commission to promote a fairer distribution of the allocation of access in RFMOs, taking into account both the environmental ~~and~~ social and food security impact and developing countries’ aspiration to develop their own fisheries;

Amendment 108 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Encourages the Commission to promote a fairer distribution of the allocation of access in RFMOs, taking into account both the environmental and social impact and developing countries’ aspiration to develop their own fisheries; notes that any reallocation needs to involve all fleets, both distant water and national;

Amendment 109 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Calls for fairer and sustainable fishing partnership agreements that protects the livelihoods of fishing communities and their social economies;

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas marine biodiversity is under pressure, with fisheries among biggest concerns;

Amendment 110 #

Ulrike RODUST

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)

10b. calls on the Commission to ensure that local coastal fisheries in the outermost regions of the EU are not disadvantaged by Partnership Agreements for sustainable fishing;

Amendment 111 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Welcomes the requirement in the basic regulation that all foreign fleets operating in a country with which the EU has an SFPA must be ~~granted~~subject to similar conditions of access that promote sustainable fisheries, as an important measure ensuring that other distant-water fleets operate to the same standards as the EU rather than undermining those standards; encourages the Commission to pursue this condition vigorously;

Amendment 112 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls for SFPAs to ensure that access by distant-water fleets is limited to the surplus, as required by the CFP, and to provide preferential access to fleets using the most environmentally and socially sustainable practices for the region and stocks concerned;

Amendment 113 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls for SFPAs to ensure that access by distant-water fleets is limited to the surplus, as required by UNCLOS and the CFP, and to provide preferential access to fleets using the most environmentally and socially sustainable practices;

Amendment 114 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Calls for SFPAs to continue to ensure that access by distant-water fleets is limited to the surplus, as required by the CFP, and to provide preferential access to fleets using the most environmentally and socially sustainable practices;

Amendment 115 #

Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Ulrike RODUST, Isabelle THOMAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12a. Is concerned about the potential interruption of fishing activities between two protocols when negotiations on a new protocol become protracted; calls on the Commission to guarantee the legal and economic security of operators by assuring the continuity of fishing operations between two protocols;

Amendment 116 #

Ulrike RODUST

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)

12b. Recognises the importance of the creation of a larger framework with developing countries that not only encompasses fisheries but also the preceding and subsequent areas of the supply chain;

Amendment 117 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 c (new)

12c. Encourages the EU to avoid the negotiation of SFPA with countries where corruption is accepted;

Amendment 118 #

Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Ulrike RODUST, Isabelle THOMAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 d (new)

12d. Recognises the importance of the creation of a larger framework with developing countries that encompasses fisheries in integration with other development related themes;

Amendment 119 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 e (new)

12e. Calls for the enforcement of methodologies to ensure proper and transparent use of Union funds;

Amendment 12 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)

Ab. whereas sustainable and fairer partnership agreements with developing regions, such as West African nations, must prioritise the recovery and maintenance of marine ecosystems and fish stocks, focusing on protecting and nurturing small-scale, artisanal and traditional indigenous fishing;

Amendment 120 #

Gabriel MATO, Francisco José MILLÁN MON, Carlos ITURGAIZ, Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 f (new)

12 f. Believes on the importance of the recognition of fishing licences through the diplomatic channels;

Amendment 121 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Recognises the importance of fisheries for developing countries, especially artisanal fisheries, on account of their contribution to food s~~ecurit~~ufficiency, the local economy and employment; without prejudice to the role played by industrial fisheries to ensure the socio-economic development of coastal areas and the supply of fish products;

Amendment 122 #

Aldo PATRICIELLO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Recognises the importance of fisheries for developing countries, especially artisanal fisheries, on account of their contribution to food security, the local economy and employment; calls, however, for an in-depth investigation into the food safety of products originating from these countries to be carried out;

Amendment 123 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Recognises the importance of fisheries agreements for developing countries, especially artisanal fisheries, ~~on account of their contribution to food security, the local economy and employment~~and for the development of infrastructure, local industry and the local economy, for creating local employment, taking into account that between 50 % and 60 % of workers are nationals of coastal countries and that over 70 % of catches are processed in plants located in these countries;

Amendment 124 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Recognises the importance of fisheries for developing countries, especially artisanal fisheries, on account of their contribution to food security, the local economy and man and women employment;

Amendment 125 #

Gabriel MATO, Francisco José MILLÁN MON, Carlos ITURGAIZ, Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

Amendment 126 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Recognises the work done by the European Union in combating illegal, undeclared and unregulated fishing in international waters, by requiring that the Community market is only supplied with fish caught strictly in line with European regulations and the rules imposed by regional fisheries organisations;

Amendment 127 #

Gabriel MATO, Francisco José MILLÁN MON, Carlos ITURGAIZ, Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)

13b. Recognises the importance of the European market of fishing and aquaculture products and the pivotal role that the EU has as leading market in the world, exercising its responsibility when requesting that the supply to the European market comes only from legal sources compliant with international rules adopted at the RFMOs. The application of the IUU Regulation must be enhanced and more transparent to make it effective and improve the international governance of the oceans of the seas;

Amendment 128 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Emphasises the significant role played by women throughout the value chain, from financing through to the marketing of fish products; believes that these activities reinforce the economic and social empowerment of women ~~and~~, who play a~~n important role in closing gender gaps~~ key role in the sector, and insists that more attention be paid to these priorities in EU relations with developing countries;

Amendment 129 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Emphasises the ~~significant role played by~~importance of involving women throughout the value chain, from financing through to the processing and/or marketing of fish products; believes that promoting women’s access to these activities would reinforce their economic and social empowerment ~~of women an~~, and therefore would play an important role in closing gender gaps,; and insists that more attention be paid to ~~these~~ priorities relating to equality in EU relations with developing countries;

Amendment 13 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)

Ac. whereas illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing represents 19% of the value of global catches, representing a threat to the sustainability of fish stocks as well as unfair competition for all fishermen who comply with the regulations, and whereas the EU has undertaken to combat IUU fishing;

Amendment 130 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)

14a. Welcomes the inclusion in sustainable fishing partnership agreements of a clause on ILO standards, a clause on human rights and in particular a reference to Articles 9 and 96 of the Cotonou Agreement; calls on the Commission to pay particularly close attention to working conditions in the fisheries sector in the EU's partner countries.

Amendment 131 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)

14b. Notes the importance of promoting the creation of local jobs in the fisheries sector in the EU's partner countries via partnership agreements in the field of sustainable fishing; calls on the EU to ensure compliance with the obligation of European vessels to hire local fishermen and to encourage the said vessels to unload their catches in the partner countries for initial processing;

Amendment 132 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 c (new)

14a. Emphasises the need to promote, by means of sectoral support, local development by increasing the empowerment of partner countries' fisheries through, in particular, strengthening sustainable aquaculture, developing and conserving artisanal fishing, improving scientific knowledge on the condition of fish stocks and boosting the private-sector initiatives of local parties; calls on the EU to encourage good governance, in particular the good management of public revenues from the fisheries sector and financial compensation, through the medium of sustainable fishing partnership agreements.

Amendment 133 #

Gabriel MATO, Francisco José MILLÁN MON, Carlos ITURGAIZ, Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Considers that the EU should encourage third countries with which it negotiates an SFPA to establish a regulatory framework for joint ventures by EU and other interests in the catching, processing and marketing sectors; is of the opinion that such a framework is the best means of ensuring that joint ventures are set up and operate in line with high sustainability and transparency standards as promoted by the reformed CFP, thus also providing better legal stability for EU interests in supporting sustainable fisheries development in third countries;deleted

Amendment 134 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Considers that the EU should encourage third countries, beginning with those with which it negotiates an SFPA, to establish a regulatory framework for joint ventures by EU and other interests in the catching, processing and marketing sectors; is of the opinion that such a framework is the best means of ensuring that joint ventures are set up and operate in line with high sustainability and transparency standards as promoted by the reformed CFP, thus also providing better legal stability for EU interests in supporting sustainable fisheries development in third countries;

Amendment 135 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Considers that the EU should encourage third countries ~~with which it negotiates an SFPA~~ to establish a regulatory framework for joint ventures by EU and other interests in the catching, processing and marketing sectors; is of the opinion that such a framework is the best means of ensuring that joint ventures are set up and operate in line with high sustainability and transparency standards as promoted by the reformed CFP, thus also providing better legal stability for EU interests in supporting sustainable fisheries development in third countries;

Amendment 136 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)

15a. Laments the financial cost caused by under-utilisation of the tonnage quotas adopted in certain recent protocols, and therefore invites the Commission to link the access rights figures more closely to actual catches;

Amendment 137 #

Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Ulrike RODUST, Isabelle THOMAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)

15b. Regrets that the European Parliament has a limited role in the adoption of the Fisheries Partnership agreements through only a consent procedure; believes that the European Parliament should have a more active role and should be immediately and fully informed at all stages of the procedures concerning the FPAs or its renewals in order to increase transparency and democratic accountability of the protocols;

Amendment 138 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)

15c. Calls for instruments to protect workers and decent working conditions to be included in European regulations on fishing matters (especially ILO Convention 188 on working conditions in the fishing sector) as well as in fishing partnership agreements to guarantee the same working conditions, the same protection of workers' rights and the same levels of training;

Amendment 139 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)

15d. Calls for instruments to protect workers and ensure decent working conditions to be included in EU instruments concerning fisheries, including ILO Convention 188, as well as in SFPAs, so as to guarantee the same working conditions, protection and training for all workers;

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)

Ad. whereas current and upcoming agreements that allow EU and other international vessels to catch small pelagic stocks jeopardises the food security of local small fishermen and coastal communities in developing countries;

Amendment 140 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Warmly welcomes the transparency provisions of the most recent protocol with Mauritania, whereby the latter undertakes to publish all agreements with either States or private entities granting foreign vessels access to Mauritania’'s exclusive economic zone; Transparency provisions must be extended to all SFPAs;

Amendment 141 #

Gabriel MATO, Francisco José MILLÁN MON, Carlos ITURGAIZ, Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Warmly welcomes the transparency provisions of the most recent protocol with Mauritania, whereby the latter undertakes to publish all agreements with either States or private entities granting foreign vessels access to Mauritania’s exclusive economic zone; urges that such transparency provisions be included in all SFPAs

Amendment 142 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16a. Defends the need to extend the transparency provisions included in the agreement with Mauritania to all fisheries agreements with third countries;

Amendment 143 #

Gabriel MATO, Francisco José MILLÁN MON, Carlos ITURGAIZ, Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)

16b. Also warmly welcomes the fact that the protocol with Mauritania grants the European fleet priority access to fishing surpluses in that country, and encourages the European Commission to follow this example in negotiating protocols with other third countries, taking into account the strict sustainability requirements which the Community fleet must meet.

Amendment 144 #

Gabriel MATO, Francisco José MILLÁN MON, Carlos ITURGAIZ, Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. ~~Calls for detailed information on the catches and activities of vessels allowed to fish in Mauritanian waters and the associated conditions of access to be publicly available; s~~Strongly encourages the Commission to ensure th~~at similar~~e inclusion of provisions are ~~included in other future protocols, leading to much-improved transparency regarding total~~lating to detailed information on the catches and activities of vessels allowed to fish in~~g effort and conditions of acces~~ third-country waters;

Amendment 145 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Calls ~~for detailed information~~on the Commission to improve transparency on the catches and activities of vessels allowed to fish in Mauritanian waters and the associated conditions of access ~~to be publicly available;~~, and also strongly encourages the Commission ~~to ensure that similar provisio~~considerably to improve trans pare ~~included in other future protocols, leading to much-improved transparency~~ncy for other protocols regarding total fishing effort and conditions of access;

Amendment 146 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)

17a. Notes that conflicts which have arisen in relation to the so-called Mediterranean ‘fish war’ are damaging to Sicilian fishermen operating in international waters bordering on the coasts of countries in the south of the Mediterranean;

Amendment 147 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)

17b. Considers it necessary for the EU to increase its efforts in the Mediterranean Basin in order to avoid conflicts, through a formal recognition of regional and sub- regional fishing organisations operating in the area. Therefore considers it necessary to make use of local bodies, possibly using regional organisations as an intermediary, which represent the interests of the fishing industry (clusters, districts, etc.) and comprise scientific institutions and observatories capable of transferring their know-how to undertakings in regions in the south of the Mediterranean;

Amendment 148 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 c (new)

17c. Considers it appropriate to recognise and provide compensation for any damage incurred unfairly as a result of the ‘fish war’ by European companies carrying out fishing operations in the Mediterranean;

Amendment 149 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 d (new)

17d. Proposes that regions in southern Europe be assigned an active role in developing new trade and partnership agreements in the fishing industry, in order to manage Mediterranean fishery resources in a sustainable and lasting manner and establish closer cooperation with countries bordering on the southern bank of the Mediterranean, in accordance with EU and blue economy principles;

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A e (new)

Ae. whereas protected ecosystems covered, in 2014, 15.2 per cent of land and only 8.4 per cent of marine areas worldwide;

Amendment 150 #

Gabriel MATO, Francisco José MILLÁN MON, Carlos ITURGAIZ, Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 e (new)

17e. Considers that feasibility studies and analyses, and measures promoting the creation of fisheries clusters in North African countries, should be encouraged;

Amendment 151 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

Amendment 152 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Encourages other third countries also to publish the terms of other agreements that they sign with other States or private entities, including the identity of vessels authorised to fish and their activities and catches; likewise, encourages third countries to comply with RFMO resolutions, which promote transparency in fisheries agreements;

Amendment 153 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. ECalls on the EC, in the context of those international bodies with which it is involved, to encourages other third countries ~~also~~ to publish the terms of other agreements that they sign with other States or private entities, including the identity of vessels authorised to fish and their activities and catches;

Amendment 154 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Encourages other third countries to consider RFMOs recommendations, resolutions and decisions promoting transparency of fisheries agreements within its EEZ;

Amendment 155 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. ~~Believ~~Notes that the Commission should set up a database covering all private agreements between EU ship-owners and third countries that involve access to third-country fisheries, including conditions for access, allowable fleet capacity, the idententire fleet is affected by the control regulation, and therefore there are records and data relating to the activity of ~~the~~ vessels ~~and the resulting fishing activiti~~that fish under private licences, and thcommunicate thisat data~~base should be in the public domain~~ to the Commission; encourages the Commission that said data may be transparent;

Amendment 156 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Believes that the Commission should set up a database covering all private agreements between EU ship-owners and third countries that involve access to third- country fisheries, including conditions for access, allowable fleet capacity~~, the identity of the vessels~~ and the resulting fishing activities, and that this database should be in the public domain;

Amendment 157 #

Peter van DALEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Believes that the Commission should set up a database covering all private agreements between EU ship-owners and third countries that involve access to third- country fisheries, including conditions for access, allowable fleet capacity, the identity of the vessels and the resulting fishing activities, and that this database should be in the public domain, with the exception of those parts which contain commercially sensitive information;

Amendment 158 #

Aldo PATRICIELLO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Believes that the Commission should set up a database covering all private agreements between EU ship-owners and third countries that involve access to third- country fisheries, including conditions for access, allowable fleet capacity, the identity of the vessels and the resulting fishing activities, and that this database should be in the public domain; hopes that this database will be completed as soon as possible in order to ensure compliance with the principle of transparency;

Amendment 159 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Believes that the Commission should ~~set up a database cover~~improve and increase the transparency of data relating ~~all~~to private agreements between EU ship-owners and third countries that involve access to third- country fisheries, including conditions for access, allowable fleet capacity, the identity of the vessels and the resulting fishing activities, and that this database should be in the public domain;

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A f (new)

Af. whereas the CBD has facilitated a series of workshops to describe EBSA including in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (ABNJ) and that the results of such workshops are now widely available to inform management through a CBD website;

Amendment 160 #

Gabriel MATO, Francisco José MILLÁN MON, Carlos ITURGAIZ, Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Believes that the Commission should set up a database covering all private agreements, including those concluded through local bodies representing the relevant interests, between EU ship- owners and third countries that involve access to third- country fisheries, including conditions for access, allowable fleet capacity, the identity of the vessels and the resulting fishing activities, and that this database should be in the public domain;

Amendment 161 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Considers that vessels fishing under the provisions of an SFPA but which do not supply their Member State and the Commission with the data required under the terms of their fishing authorisation ~~should not be issued with authorisations in subsequent years (no data, no fish)~~will be subject to the sanctions regime laid down in the Community fisheries regulations;

Amendment 162 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Considers that vessels fishing under the provisions of an SFPA but which do not supply their Member State ~~and the Commission~~ with the data required under the terms of their fishing authorisation should not be issued with authorisations in subsequent years; (~~no data, no fish);~~Explanation: fishing vessels are not responsible for supplying information to the Commission. That is a responsibility of Member States, and sanctions should not be imposed due to the failure of the Member State to supply information.)

Amendment 163 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Considers that vessels fishing under the provisions of an SFPA but which do not fulfil their obligations such as to supply their Member State and the Commission with the data required under the terms of their fishing authorisation should not be issued with authorisations in subsequent years (no data, no fish);

Amendment 164 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Considers that vessels fishing under the provisions of an SFPA but which do not fulfil their obligations such as on supplying their Member State and the Commission with the data required under the terms of their fishing authorisation should not be issued with authorisations in subsequent years (no data, no fish);

Amendment 165 #

Ian HUDGHTON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Considers it regrettable that previous estimates of the size of the ‘external fleet’ have used differing definitions of the types of vessel to be included, with the result that existing estimates are not comparable, which makes it impossible to carry out an analysis of the fleet’s size and evolution over time; encourages the Commission, as a matter of urgency, to develop a definition of the external fleet that includes all vessels operating outside EU waters, so as to allow historical comparison; notes that the northern agreements are of a fundamentally different nature to SFPAs given the joint management of stocks which takes place involving the EU and the northern countries concerned; considers that there is accordingly no need to include vessels operating under these agreements within definitions and analyses of the wider "external fleet";

Amendment 166 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

Amendment 167 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Considers it regrettable that previous estimates of the size of the ‘'external fleet’' have used differing definitions of the types of vessel to be included, with the result that existing estimates are not comparable, which makes it impossible to carry out an analysis of the fleet’'s size and evolution over time thus severely limiting transparency; encourages the Commission, as a matter of urgency, to develop a definition of the external fleet that includes all vessels operating outside EU waters, so as to allow historical comparison;

Amendment 168 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

Amendment 169 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21a. Considers that the utilisation of sectoral support in the SFPAs must be transparent, given the growing needs of third countries with respect to covering the costs of management, infrastructure, capacity building and training for inspectors and crew, improving the supply of fish for local markets and providing support for work done by women in the sector;

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A g (new)

Ag. whereas marine protected areas are important tools for ecosystem based management and no take areas have been implemented by RFMOs (e.g. in the Atlantic) in ABNJ;

Amendment 170 #

Gabriel MATO, Francisco José MILLÁN MON, Carlos ITURGAIZ, Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Welcomes the recent publication of the names of EU-flagged vessels granted authorisation to fish outside EU waters~~, and insists that the Commission publish such information as a matter of course, including data on their activities and catches~~;

Amendment 171 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Welcomes the recent publication of the names of EU-flagged vessels granted authorisation to fish outside EU waters, and insists that the Commission publish such information as a matter of course~~, including data on their activities and catches~~;

Amendment 172 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Notes that transparency is a prerequisite for consultation and informed participation of fisheries stakeholders, especially professionals whose livelihoods depend on fisheries; such consultation and participation should be promoted in SFPAs, including the negotiation of agreements and protocols, and their implementation, the allocation and use of sectoral support, work carried out in the RFMOs, the application of development cooperation projects, etc.;

Amendment 173 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)

22b. Transparency is a pre-requisite for consultation and informed participation of fisheries stakeholders, especially the professionals that depend on fishing for their livelihood. Such consultation and participation should be further promoted in SFPAs and should cover the following elements: the negotiation of fisheries partnership agreements; the application of the concluded agreements (joint committee), the allocation and use of sectorial support; the work carried out in the framework of the RFMOs; the application of development cooperation projects, etc.;

Amendment 174 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)

22c. Sectoral support from SFPAs must be transparently assigned to the fishing sector given the growing needs of African countries with respect to covering the costs of fishing management; infrastructures (port infrastructures, basic services, e.g. water/electricity supply), capacity building and training of fisheries inspectors and crew members; improving the supply and availability of fish for food security of African populations by providing support to the work done by women in the fisheries sector;

Amendment 175 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Notes that the basic regulation includes a provision requiring vessels that leave and subsequently return to the EU register to provide information on their activities before their return; considers that this requirement should be strengthened such that a vessel’s complete flagging history must be submitted to the Commission and included in the Community Fleet Register database prior to the vessel’s acceptance in the register;

Amendment 176 #

Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Ulrike RODUST, Isabelle THOMAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Notes that the basic regulation includes a provision requiring vessels that leave and subsequently return to the EU register to provide information on their activities before their return; considers that this requirement should be ~~strengthen~~rigorously observed, s~~uch~~o that ~~a vessel’s complete flagging history must be submitted to the Commission and included in the Community Fleet Register database prior to the~~the Commission can ensure that such vessels have conducted their activities in full compliance with the standards applicable to vessel’s ~~acceptance in the register~~flying an EU flag;

Amendment 177 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23a. Promotes the development of a unique international system to register all vessels sailing in international waters;

Amendment 178 #

Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Ulrike RODUST, Isabelle THOMAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)

23b. Welcomes the EU IUU Regulation and acknowledges its contribution to the promotion of sustainable fishing in the world;

Amendment 179 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Insists that the IUU (Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing) Regulation must be applied rigorously and objectively and in a non-discriminatory manner~~, and must not be allowed to be used for political purposes, be subject to the short-term needs of the EU’s trade policy or be used by EU fishing interests as a tool for improving competition~~;

Amendment 18 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the EU is one of the few players that has a strong presence in all the world’s oceans through its network of bilateral fisheries agreements, its outermost regions in the southern hemisphere in the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans, its participation in all of the major regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs), and private investments, and whereas its absence could, conversely, encourage far less sustainable agreements to be made;

Amendment 180 #

Gabriel MATO, Francisco José MILLÁN MON, Carlos ITURGAIZ, Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Insists that the IUU (Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing) Regulation must be applied rigorously and objectively and in a non-discriminatory manner,; a~~nd must not be allowed to be used for political purposes, be subject to the short-term needs~~ccordingly encourages the Commission to continue ofn th~~e EU’s trade policy or be used by EU fishing interests as a tool for improving competi~~is path, to ensure the success of the Regulation;

Amendment 181 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Insists that the IUU (Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing) Regulation must be applied rigorously ~~and~~, objectively and ~~in a non-discriminatory manner, and must not be allowed to be used for political purposes,~~transparently, in a uniform and harmonised manner, especially with regard to monitoring and control, to ensure equitable treatment of all fleets, and must not be subject to the short-term needs of the EU’s trade policy or be used by EU fishing interests as a tool for improving competition;

Amendment 182 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Insists that the IUU (Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing) Regulation must be applied rigorously and objectively and in a non-discriminatory manner, and must not ~~be allowed to be used for political purposes,~~ be subject to the short-term needs of the EU’s trade policy or be used by EU fishing interests as a tool for improving competition;

Amendment 183 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Insists that the IUU (Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing) Regulation must be applied rigorously and objectively and in a non-discriminatory manner, and ensure the "level playing field" amongst fleets and countries. It must not be allowed to be used for political purposes, be subject to the short-term needs of the EU’'s trade policy or be used by EU fishing interests as a tool for unfairly improving competition;

Amendment 184 #

Gabriel MATO, Francisco José MILLÁN MON, Carlos ITURGAIZ, Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Insists that the IUU (Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing) Regulation must be applied rigorously and objectively and in a non-discriminatory manner in order to promote a "level playing field" among fleets and States, and must not be allowed to be used for political purposes, be subject to the short- term needs of the EU’s trade policy or be used by EU fishing interests as a tool for unfairly improving competition;

Amendment 185 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)

24a. Calls on the European Commission to study the inclusion in the IUU Regulation of provisions relating to working conditions;

Amendment 186 #

Ulrike RODUST, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)

24b. Is of the opinion that the EU should ensure support for other international actors in order to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and reduce overcapacity. Therefore considers that the external dimension of the CFP should feature the development of a common approach to combat IUU fishing, shared by all third countries signatory to a partnership agreement with the EU;

Amendment 187 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)

24c. Emphasises that also in the framework of SFPAs the complete traceability of marine fisheries products should be ensured.

Amendment 188 #

Gabriel MATO, Francisco José MILLÁN MON, Carlos ITURGAIZ, Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

Amendment 189 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Believes that bilateral and multilateral trade agreements negotiated by the EU should promote environmentally sustainable and socially just conditions for the production of fisheries products in the third countries concerned, through the use of appropriate quantitative and qualitative restrictions on access to the EU market; also believes that these conditions should be a requirement for any fish product or fishing-derived product sold on the European market, and that any fish product or fishing-derived product not guaranteed to comply with these conditions should be barred from the European market;

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas the EU is one of the ~~few~~world’s main fishing players with~~at has~~ a strong ~~presence in all the world’s oceans through its network of~~historical presence and significant activities in all the world’s oceans through a combination of fleet activities, investments by EU nationals, bilateral fisheries agreements, and its participation in all of the major regional fisheries management organisations (RFMOs), ~~and private investmen~~while encouraging good practice and respect for human rights;

Amendment 190 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Believes that bilateral and multilateral trade agreements negotiated by the EU ~~should promote environmentally sustainable and socially just conditions~~are a guarantee for the pro~~duc~~motion of ~~fisheries products in the third countries concerned, through the use of appropriate quantitative and qualitative restrictions on access to the EU market~~conditions which are socially just and sustainable from an environmental, social and fisheries perspective;

Amendment 191 #

Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Ulrike RODUST, Isabelle THOMAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

Amendment 192 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)

25a. Believes that economic, social and environmental conditions prevailing in the collection and processing of fish should be clear to consumers;

Amendment 193 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)

25b. Believes that similar working conditions and remuneration should be given to crew members on board of fishing vessels regardless of their nationality;

Amendment 194 #

Gabriel MATO, Francisco José MILLÁN MON, Carlos ITURGAIZ, Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Takes the view, in particular, that the provisions of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements should include an explicit reference to the IUU Regulation; ~~warn~~advises the Commission ~~against proposing any type of improved~~to propose a suspension of trade relations towith a third country that has been identified under Article 31 of the IUU Regulation;

Amendment 195 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Takes the view, in particular, that the provisions of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements should include ~~an explicit reference to the IUU Regulation; warns the Commission against proposing any type of improved~~the standards required under the IUU Regulation; opposes the improvement of trade relations towith a third country that has been identified under Article 31 of the IUU Regulation; also considers it to be of particular importance to introduce into the IUU Regulation elements such as the creation of a database similar to TRACES to verify and cross-check data relating to catch certificates and vessels or to establish a minimum percentage for the verification of imports of processed products;

Amendment 196 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Takes the view, in particular, that the provisions of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements should include an explicit reference to the IUU Regulation; warns the Commission against proposing any type of improved trade relations to a third country that has been identified under Article 31 of the IUU Regulation; believes that the GSP+ Regulation should be revised at the earliest opportunity so that GSP+ status cannot be awarded to any country identified under Article 31 of the IUU Regulation.

Amendment 197 #

Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. ~~Takes the view, in particular,~~Suggests that the provisions of bilateral and multilateral trade agreements should include an explicit reference to the IUU Regulation; warns the Commission against proposing any type of improved trade relations to a third country that has been identified under Article 31 of the IUU Regulation;

Amendment 198 #

Louis MICHEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26a. Believes that, given the threat posed by IUU fishing to the sustainability of fish stocks, the EU should grant top priority to supporting partner countries in their fight against IUU fishing in the context of the sectoral aid provided for in sustainable fishing partnership agreements.

Amendment 199 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)

26b. Calls on the Commission and the Council, within their respective competences, to keep Parliament immediately and fully informed at all stages of proceedings relating to fishing agreements entered into and any possible renewal processes;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5

— having regard to the Food and Agriculture Organisation Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, adopted in October 1995 (hereinafter ‘the Code of Conduct’) and associated instruments and guidelines,

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas the sustainable management of global fish stocks must inevitably involve multilateralism and international cooperation, including bilateral cooperation; whereas the EU has a key role to play in global governance of the seas and oceans and the CFP must be based on an ambitious and coherent vision with the internal dimension provided for in the basic regulation on the CFP;

Amendment 200 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 c (new)

26c. Recalls the duty of the Commission as guardian of the Treaties to ensure that Member States meet their due diligence obligations regarding the external activities of their nationals and vessels, and for the EU to take account of the recent ITLoS Advisory Opinion identifying the EU as flag State in the context of bilateral agreements;

Amendment 201 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 d (new)

26d. Considers important to have detailed guidance and monitoring of efforts made by countries which have been the subject of yellow or red cards;

Amendment 202 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 e (new)

26e. Welcomes the inclusion of fishing vessels as vulnerable in the context of the Operation Atalanta activities and requests that continued support and protection be given to the Community fleet;

Amendment 203 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 f (new)

26f. Calls for the continuing work towards the identification and protection of VME and EBSA both in Exclusive Economic Zones and Continental Shelfs and in ABNJ;

Amendment 204 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 g (new)

26g. Calls for the development of a consequent new oceans governance that allows the study and the fair and precautionary sustainable use of the oceans;

Amendment 205 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 h (new)

26h. Recalls the duty of the Commission as guardian of the Treaties to ensure that Member States meet their due diligence obligations regarding the external activities of their fleets and citizens and for the EU to take account of the provisional opinion of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea identifying the EU as flag state in the context of bilateral fisheries agreements;

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas negotiations for agreements are not undertaken on an equal footing, and the interests of the European Union’s biggest businesses always end up prevailing over the rights of citizens;

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)

Bc. whereas the Community fleet is recognised for encouraging good practice and respect for social, environmental and ethical conditions, human rights, concern for consumers and a commitment to voluntary strategies to promote Corporate Social Responsibility;

Amendment 23 #

Gabriel MATO, Francisco José MILLÁN MON, Carlos ITURGAIZ, Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ

Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)

Bd. whereas the FAO has recently published "Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries" which contain objectives in relation to such fisheries, particularly those in developing countries;

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B e (new)

Be. whereas these agreements have not served to develop countries’ fishing sectors, but rather to keep them at a precarious level to ensure that they continue to have a surplus;

Amendment 25 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the EU is a major market for fishery products (fish caught by EU fleets as well as imports), consuming 11 % of the world’s fish production in terms of volume and importing 24 % of fishery products in terms of value; and the EU likewise has an industry for processing and preserving seafood products with a significant social dimension which must be protected;

Amendment 26 #

Gabriel MATO, Francisco José MILLÁN MON, Carlos ITURGAIZ, Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the EU is ~~a major~~one of the most important markets for fishery products ~~(fish caught by EU fleets as well as impor~~and the biggest importer in the world of fish products), consuming 11 % of the world’s fish production in terms of volume and importing 24 % of fishery products in terms of value, even though it only accounts for 8 % of the world’s catch (2 % when considering solely foreign waters);

Amendment 27 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas quotas in RFMOs are based primarily on historical catches, ~~thus maintaining preferential access to global fish stocks for developed countries;~~

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas quotas in RFMOs are based ~~primarily on historical catches, thus maintaining preferential acc~~on established allocation criteria, including the respective dependence on the stocks of the coastal States, and of the other Statess t~~o global fish stocks for developed countrie~~hat fish species regulated by the aforesaid RFMOs;

Amendment 29 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas quotas in RFMOs ~~are~~have been based primarily on historical catches, ~~thus maintaining~~which led to preferential access ~~to global fish stocks~~ for developed countries to global fish stocks; whereas they must now take account of fishing by coastal developing countries which have depended upon adjacent fisheries resources for generations, a fact which must be respected by the EU;

Amendment 3 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5

Amendment 30 #

Ian HUDGHTON

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas a differentiation must be made between the northern agreements with Norway, Iceland and the Faroe Islands, and SFPAs involving other countries;

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the EU has to seek Ppolicy Ccoherence for Ddevelopment under Article 2081(1) of the TFEU, according to which ‘the Union shall take account of the objectives of development cooperation in the policies that it implements which are likely to affect developing countries’;

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

Ea. whereas the EU must be vigilant about the fish landed in its harbours to counter industrial IUU (Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing) fishing;

Amendment 33 #

Gabriel MATO, Francisco José MILLÁN MON, Carlos ITURGAIZ, Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)

Eb. whereas in order to make fisheries and their businesses more competitive, the internalisation thereof must be promoted through the application of a Community policy directed at achieving this objective, as the Commission recognises in its Europe 2020 strategy and under Article 3(5) of the Treaty on European Union;

Amendment 34 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas in ~~many~~some cases there are insufficient data on the ~~fish stocks that the EU is fishing, in terms of their statu~~status of resources and of total removals by local and third- country fleets;

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas i~~n many c~~t would be desirable to increases the~~re are insufficient data~~ amount of available data, and the transparency thereof, on the fish stocks that the EU is fishing, in terms of their status and of total removals by local and third-country fleets;

Amendment 36 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas ~~in many cases there are insufficient~~, in order to ensure sustainable fishing, there is in many cases a need to improve existing data on the fish stocks that the EU is fishing, or which are destined for the EU market, in terms of their status, and ofto ensure that information on total removals by local ~~and~~fleets and other third-country fleets is available;

Amendment 37 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas in many cases there are insufficient data on the fish stocks that the EU is fishing in the waters of third countries, in terms of their status and of total removals by local and third- country fleets thus making it difficult to evaluate the amount of surplus in mixed agreements as required under UNCLOS;

Amendment 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas in many cases there are insufficient data on the fish stocks that the EU is fishing in the waters of third countries, in terms of their status and of total removals by local and third-country fleets, thus making it difficult to evaluate the surplus as required under UNCLoS;

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

Fa. whereas the agreements that we make must be understood in the context of the regional policy of the EU's outermost regions;

Amendment 4 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)

- having regard to the vulnerable marine ecosystem (VME) concept that emerged from discussions at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and gained momentum after UNGA Resolution 61/105 of 2006 and that VMEs constitute areas that may be vulnerable to impacts from fishing activities,

Amendment 40 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)

Fb. whereas a recent report published by the European Court of Auditors highlighted that a series of shortcomings in the management of EU fishing agreements entered into with third countries in Africa and the Indian Ocean is causing the price of certain varieties of catch to increase;

Amendment 41 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F c (new)

Fc. Whereas the European Union should take all possible steps to ensure that the sustainable fisheries agreements entered into with third countries provide mutual benefits to the EU and to the third countries in question, including their local populations and fisheries sector;

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F d (new)

Fd. whereas the Common Fisheries Policy must provide a tool that enables the EU to demonstrate to the world how fishing can be practised as a responsible activity and how to promote improvement of the international management of fisheries applying European fleet management standards;

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F e (new)

Fe. whereas the EU is also the recipient of financial compensation for access to its waters, and whereas the surplus approach must apply accordingly in Mayotte and French Guiana;

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F f (new)

Ff. Whereas the European Parliament should be immediately and fully informed at all stages of the proceedings relating to sustainable fisheries agreements entered into or their renewal;

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F g (new)

F g. whereas fisheries agreements bring benefits to coastal countries, enabling them to increase capacities, monitor fishing capacities, establish scientific cooperation, develop an industrial sector and business opportunities for local investors and the development of infrastructure such as ports, refrigeration plants, etc., creating jobs for the local population;

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F h (new)

F h. whereas fisheries agreements also bring advantages for the EU sector, allowing access to resources, and a commitment by our fleet to combat IUU fishing, increasing monitoring in fishing zones and making fishing a more transparent activity;

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F i (new)

F i. whereas the problem of piracy also has negative effects on regions where regulated fishing is practised within the framework of bilateral and multilateral fisheries agreements;

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. ~~Welcom~~Acknowledges the inclusion in the basic regulation on the CFP3 , for the first time, of a chapter ~~dedicated~~referring to the external dimension, including minimum conditions for bilateral agreements, a~~n explicit~~ reference to common standards both inside and outside EU waters and a statement that measures must be based on the best available scientific advice; __________________ 3 Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.

Amendment 49 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Welcomes the inclusion in the basic regulation on the CFP3 , for the first time, of a chapter dedicated to the external dimension, including minimum conditions for bilateral agreements, a duty to foster cooperation among RFMOs and consistency among the measures they take, an explicit reference to common standards both inside and outside EU waters and a statement that measures must be based on the best available scientific advice; __________________ 3 Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013. Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013.

Amendment 5 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 b (new)

- having regard to the 2009 Azores Scientific Criteria and Guidance for identifying "ecologically or biologically significant marine areas" (EBSA) and designing representative networks of marine protected areas in open ocean waters and deep sea habitats of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD),

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Emphasises the importance of ensuring consistency between fishery, environmental and trade policy and development cooperation;

Amendment 51 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Considers that the objectives serving to guide the external action of the Common Fisheries Policy consist of defending Union fishing interests while remaining coherent with EU foreign policy;

Amendment 52 #

Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Ulrike RODUST, Isabelle THOMAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 c (new)

1c. Recognizes the importance of maintaining and expanding the coherence and compatibility of the existing legal framework;

Amendment 53 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 d (new)

1d. Calls for an increased cooperation between fisheries relevant bodies within the European Commission, namely DG MARE, DG DEVCO and DG TRADE;

Amendment 54 #

Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Ulrike RODUST, Isabelle THOMAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 e (new)

1e. The development of the external dimension should also aim the creation of quality jobs in the Union and elsewhere;

Amendment 55 #

Gabriel MATO, Francisco José MILLÁN MON, Carlos ITURGAIZ, Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Insists on the importance of sustainable fishing, processing and trade, in the EU and abroad, as the only way to secure a future for coastal communities, the employment generated by fishing and the industry for preserving and processing seafood products, and the contribution of fishing to food s~~ecurit~~ufficiency;

Amendment 56 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Insists on the importance of sustainable fishing and restricted industrial fishing, in the EU and abroad, as the only way to secure a future for coastal communities and the marine system, the employment generated by fishing, and the contribution of fishing to food security;

Amendment 57 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Insists on the importance of bilateral agreements and sustainable fishing, in the EU and abroad, as the only way to ~~sec~~ensure ~~a future for coastal communities,~~monitoring of fishing activities and scientific cooperation, guarantee the ~~emp~~develoypment ~~generated by fishing, and the contribution of fishing to food security~~of local industry and employment and the supply of local fish at local prices, and secure a future for coastal communities;

Amendment 58 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Insists ~~on the importance of sustainable fishing, in the EU and abroad~~that the promotion, by the EU and its partners, of environmentally, economically and socially sustainable fisheries based on transparency and the participation of non-governmental stakeholders (especially professionals whose livelihoods depend upon fisheries, ais the only way to secure a future for coastal communities, the employment generated by fishing, and the contribution of fishing to food security;

Amendment 59 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Insists ~~on the importance of sustainable fishing, in the EU and abroad, a~~that the promotion, by the EU and its partners, of environmental, social and economic sustainable fisheries, based on transparency and the participation of non-governmental stakeholders, especially the professionals who depend on fishing for their livelihood is the only way to secure a future for coastal communities, the employment generated by fishing, and the contribution of fishing to food security and national economies;

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)

- having regard to the EU Court of Auditors special report entitled "Are the Fisheries Partnership Agreements well managed by the Commission?" adopted on Tuesday 20 October 2015.

Amendment 60 #

Gabriel MATO, Francisco José MILLÁN MON, Carlos ITURGAIZ, Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Underlines that the maintenance of the present fishing agreements and the search for new fishing opportunities in third countries must be a priority objective of external fishing policy, recognising that when the EU fleet ceases to operate in the fisheries of a third country, such fishing rights are normally redistributed among other fleets that have much lower standards of conservation, management and sustainability than those advocated and defended by the EU;

Amendment 61 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Recognises that sustainable fishing, both inside and outside Community waters, is vital to ensure the viability of the European fishing industry and fleet; this socio-economic viability must be present in the commercial policy of the EU to prevent the European fleet from being replaced by less sustainable fleets from outside the EU;

Amendment 62 #

Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Ulrike RODUST, Isabelle THOMAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2c. Recalls that the environmental standards that must apply to the external dimension include the precautionary approach and the ecosystem approach to fisheries management, so as to restore and maintain stocks at levels above those capable of producing maximum sustainable yield by 2015 wherever possible and by 2020 at the latest

Amendment 63 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 d (new)

2d. Recalls that the environmental standards that must also apply to EU external fisheries include the implementation of the ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management along with the precautionary approach so as to rebuild and maintain exploited stocks above levels that can produce the maximum yield by 2015 wherever possible and by 2020 at the latest for all stocks;

Amendment 64 #

Gabriel MATO, Francisco José MILLÁN MON, Carlos ITURGAIZ, Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 e (new)

2e. Acknowledges that sustainable fishing, both in the Internal and External Dimension of the CFP, is the basis to ensure the viability for the European fleets and fishing industry. The socio- economic sustainability must be part of the EU Commercial Policy to avoid that European fleets are replaced by non-EU fleet with lower social and labour standards;

Amendment 65 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Emphasises that all aspects of the external dimension of the CFP must be predicated on equitable relationships between the EU and its partners globally, be they bilateral (sustainable fishing partnership agreements) or multilateral (RFMOs); such equity must also be reflected in EU trade agreements with third countries;

Amendment 66 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Emphasises that all aspects of the external dimension of the CFP must ~~be predicated on equitable~~ensure and be focused on an equal relationships between the EU and its partners globally, specifically developing nations, be they bilateral (sustainable fishing partnership agreements) or multilateral (RFMOs), with a view to developing native fishing industries and the local social economies, challenging and eliminating IUU (Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing) fishing by commercial and industrial vessels who are primarily responsible for over-exploited stocks and economic losses;

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Emphasises that all aspects of the external dimension of the CFP must be predicated on equitable relationships between the EU and its partners globally, be they bilateral (sSustainable fFish~~ing p~~eries Partnership aAgreements (SFPAs) or multilateral (RFMOs);

Amendment 68 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Emphasises that all aspects of the external dimension of the CFP must be predicated on equitable relationships between the EU ~~and its~~, the Member States and their partners globally, be they bilateral (sustainable fishing partnership agreements) or multilateral (RFMOs);

Amendment 69 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Emphasises that all aspects of the external dimension of the CFP must be predicated on equitable and mutually beneficial relationships between the EU and its partners globally, be they bilateral (sustainable fishing partnership agreements) or multilateral (RFMOs);

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)

-A. whereas the external dimension of the CFP encompasses international agreements and fisheries in the ABNJ;

Amendment 70 #

Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Emphasises that all aspects of the external dimension of the CFP must be ~~predicated~~done on equ~~itable~~al relationships between the EU and its partners globally, be they bilateral (sustainable fishing partnership agreements) or multilateral (RFMOs);

Amendment 71 #

Younous OMARJEE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on the Commission to incorporate the presence of the outermost regions in three oceanic basins far outside continental Europe in the debate it is leading on defining its external fisheries strategy and to take full account of these regions in the fisheries agreements that it signs with partners located in those regions;

Amendment 72 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)

3b. Emphasises that external activities, agreements and projects supported by the EU must be conducted in a fully participatory and transparent manner;

Amendment 73 #

Gabriel MATO, Francisco José MILLÁN MON, Carlos ITURGAIZ, Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)

3c. Considers that the possibility of hiring local sailors on EU fishing vessels must be considered in the agreed protocols and must be fully explored;

Amendment 74 #

Peter van DALEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a Recognises the important role played by SFPAs in the sustainable exploitation of the natural resources of partner countries and the contribution made by these SFPAs to the food supply, particularly in the coastal regions of Africa;

Amendment 75 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Calls on the Commission to ensure that negotiations are undertaken on an equal footing, and to avoid any attempt to apply pressure to impose its conditions;

Amendment 76 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4c. Calls on the Commission to provide real support for development of the fishing sector in countries with which it has made agreements, starting by giving priority to ensuring that their own food requirements are met;

Amendment 77 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 d (new)

4d. Calls on the Commission not to impose fishing reforms that result in the scrapping of fishing boats in these countries;

Amendment 78 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Insists that, in its external fishery-related activities (catching, processing and marketing), the EU must ~~adopt and promote the highest~~promote its environmental and social standards and implement rigorous and effective control and inspection measures, while ensuring transparency in all its activities, to ensure fair competition on the EU market;

Amendment 79 #

Aldo PATRICIELLO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Insists that, in its external fishery-related activities (catching, processing and marketing), the EU must adopt and promote the highest environmental and social standards and implement rigorous and effective control and inspection measures, while ensuring transparency in all its activities; within this framework, supports the improvement and expansion of existing legislation relating to floating waste originating from fishing activities and protecting the marine ecosystem;

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A a (new)

-Aa. whereas international ocean governance is gaining a particular momentum in the EU agenda;

Amendment 80 #

Gabriel MATO, Francisco José MILLÁN MON, Carlos ITURGAIZ, Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Insists that, in its external fishery-related activities (catching, processing and marketing), the ~~EU must adopt and promote the highest environmental and social standards and implement~~aim is to meet the environmental and social standards established by the EU, being a guarantee of rigorous and effective control and inspection ~~measures~~, while ensuring transparency in all its activities;

Amendment 81 #

Sylvie GODDYN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Reiterates the need for better scientific information and catch/effort data for fishing outside EU waters, especially in the waters of certain developing coastal States; notes that there is scope for providing funding for the collection of such data and for improved scientific analyses, using funds available under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and the European Development Fund; notes that developing coastal States that have signed agreements with the European Union are obliged to provide information on the activities of third-country fleets that operate in their waters;

Amendment 82 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Reiterates the need for better scientific information ~~and~~on the status of resources and for the acquisition of catch/effort data for fishing outside EU waters, especially in the waters of certain developing coastal States; notes that there is scope for providing funding for the collection of such data and for improved scientific analyses, using funds available under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and the European Development Fund;

Amendment 83 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Reiterates the need for ~~better~~continued access to the best scientific information and catch/effort data for fishing outside EU waters, especially in the waters of certain developing coastal States~~; notes that there is scope for providing funding for the collection of such data and for improved scientific analyses, using~~, using for that purpose funds available under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and the European Development Fund;

Amendment 84 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6a. Notes that according to the recent court of EU Auditors report on the FPAs, whereas one of the main objectives of the FPAs is to only fish surplus stocks, this has proved very difficult to implement in practice: "due to a lack of reliable information on fish stocks and on the fishing effort of domestic fishing fleets, or of other foreign fleets which have also been granted access by the partner countries"; In that respect stresses the importance of reliable scientific data and independent ex post evaluations on the effectiveness of FPAs.

Amendment 85 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)

6b. Supports the need for better linkage between the sectoral support provided under fishing agreements and the instruments available within the scope of cooperation on development, specifically the European Development Fund (EDF);

Amendment 86 #

Ian HUDGHTON

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)

6c. Recalls that the basic regulation of the CFP requires efforts to be made at Union level to monitor the activities of Union fishing vessels that operate in non-Union waters outside the framework of Sustainable fisheries partnership agreements; invites the Commission to provide regular updates on what efforts are being so made;

Amendment 87 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)

6d. Insists that the EU should promote, through its SFPAs and its work in RFMOs, harmonisation of the conditions of access for all foreign fleets to African waters for tuna, small pelagics and demersal species, with a view to establishing favourable conditions for fishers working in a sustainable and responsible manner;

Amendment 88 #

Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Ulrike RODUST, Isabelle THOMAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 e (new)

6e. Considers important that the scientific research conducted by the Union includes relevant countries; The Union should contribute for the development of endogenous scientific capabilities in third countries and territories;

Amendment 89 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 f (new)

6f. Calls for the increase of independent observer programs that contribute to the monitoring of the fisheries and the collection of scientific data;

Amendment 9 #

Gabriel MATO, Francisco José MILLÁN MON, Carlos ITURGAIZ, Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas ~~85 % of global fish stocks for which information is available are either fully exploited or overexploited, accord~~less than 30 % of fish stocks are overexploited, as indicated ing t~~o the most recent assessment~~he report ‘The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture’ published in June 2014 by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO);

Amendment 90 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 g (new)

6g. Insists that the EU should promote, through its SFPAs and its work in RFMOs, the harmonisation of the conditions of access for all foreign fleets to African waters to fish tuna, small pelagic and demersal species, with a view to establishing favourable conditions for fishermen operating sustainably and responsibly;

Amendment 91 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Is convinced that it is only through regional management of fisheries (including the establishment of regional observer programmes, regional inspection and control system both at ports and at sea, etc.) that sustainable and equitable exploitation can be developed for highly migratory stocks and straddling and shared stocks as recommended by UNCLOS;

Amendment 92 #

Gabriel MATO, Francisco José MILLÁN MON, Carlos ITURGAIZ, Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Is convinced that it is only through regional management of fisheries, including observer programmes and inspection (in port and at sea) and control systems at a regional level, that sustainable and equitable exploitation can be developed for highly migratory stocks and straddling and shared stocks;

Amendment 93 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Recognises that International Good Governance can only be led by example, and therefore the social and environmental standards of the EU must serve as a benchmark for improving standards within RFMOs, by ensuring that these standards are applied to the other fleets.

Amendment 94 #

Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Ulrike RODUST, Isabelle THOMAS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Recognises that international good governance can only be led by example, applying to EU fleets the highest social and environmental standards and showcase it as benchmark for improving international standards within the RFMOs so they can be extended to the non EU fleets;

Amendment 95 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8a. Recognises the key role played by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) in developing a general shared framework of rules and in ensuring that all participating countries bordering on the Mediterranean are fully compliant therewith;

Amendment 96 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8b. Calls on the Commission to allocate greater funding to the RFMOs, since they have a crucial role to play in combating illegal, undeclared and unregulated fishing;

Amendment 97 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)

8c. Notes that differences in the rules applied to European Union and third country fleets operating in the same fisheries have been causing considerable problems for European fishermen for some time now. Considers that these differences give rise to a competitive gap between undertakings, while also placing the long-term sustainability of catch volumes of shared stocks at risk;

Amendment 98 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Is concerned that certain other fisheries, especially for shared stocks not found on the high seas, do not yet have an effective forum for regional cooperation and management; considers this a serious problem~~, particularly for the stocks of small pelagic species in West Africa, as noted in a recent Advisory Opinion of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea4~~; __________________ 4 Advisory Opinion of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea of 2 April 2015, in response to the request submitted by the Sub-Regional Fisheries Commission (SRFC) https://www.itlos.org/fileadmin/itlos/docu ments/cases/case_no.21/advisory_opinion/ C21_AdvOp_02.04.pdf.

Amendment 99 #