Changes from plenary report to adopted text

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Changed7. Stresses that setting multiannual quotas based on the best-available science could give marine ecosystems in the Baltic Sea time to recover and provide businesses with the stability they need to plan investments, maintain employment and maintain port infrastructure;infrastructure, and support generational renewal in the fisheries sector; underlines that prolonged regulatory instability leads to disinvestment, loss of production capacity and the disappearance of family fishing enterprises, constituting an irreversible socio-economic loss for Baltic coastal communities; stresses that the development of such management measures should include effective, timely and systematic stakeholder consultation;

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Changed13. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to give priority to improving the socio-economic situation of small-scale coastal fishers; highlights the importance of fishing opportunities and fishing zones in coastal areas for small operators; highlights that Member States can achieve these improvements through their national quota allocations in line with Article 17 CFP, as well as through investments in selective and low-impact gear; calls, furthermore, on the Commission and the Member States to assess and, where appropriate, implement differentiated access rules for Baltic Sea fisheries based on vessel length and gear type, specifically with a view to limiting the competitive pressure exerted by large-scale industrial vessels on small and medium-scale family enterprises and coastal communities;

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Added37. Stresses the need for the Commission to take urgent and effective action in response to the pressures exerted by great cormorant populations on Baltic Sea fish stocks, ensuring that measures are proportionate, regionally adapted and implemented through effective, targeted and locally tailored management interventions based on the best available scientific data, while enabling Member States to apply practical and situation-specific mitigation measures where necessary in order to address local impacts effectively, thereby supporting the long-term sustainability of fisheries in affected coastal areas;

Added38. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to closely monitor whether measures for the recovery of the critically endangered Baltic harbour porpoise are being effectively implemented and where necessary to take additional measures to avert the main threats to their survival;

Added39. Recalls that Baltic seal populations were brought to the brink of extinction in the 1970s;

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Changed43.46. Strongly condemns the growing presence of Russia’s shadow fleet in the Baltic Sea, with operations that bypass key regulatory standards, increasing the risk of oil spills and other environmental hazards; stresses the potential harm to marine ecosystems, local fisheries and human health; further notes concerns that Russian fishery products continue to reach the EU market through existing trade channels, highlighting the need to ensure the effective closure of any loopholes that may undermine the objectives of EU restrictive measures; calls on the Commission to explore further measures to combat Russia’s shadow fleet, especially in the Baltic Sea region; calls for enhanced regional cooperation and stricter enforcement to mitigate these risks and protect the Baltic’s marine resources; highlights the importance of ensuring the full enforcement of sanctions against Russia;