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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment– having regard to Article 13 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which requires the Union and the Member States, in formulating and implementing the Union’s fisheries policy, to pay full regard to the welfare requirements of animals as sentient beings, |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Susana Solís Pérez, Francisco José Millán Mon, Fredis Beleris, Marco Falcone
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment– having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making, in particular its principles regarding stakeholder consultation, impact assessments, legislative quality and democratic scrutiny by the European Parliament, |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution– having regard to the State of Mediterranean and Black Sea Fisheries report by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) of the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), | Amendment– having regard to the 2025 State of Mediterranean and Black Sea Fisheries report by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) of the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2021/1119 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the framework for achieving climate neutrality (‘European Climate Law’), |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment– having regard to Regulation (EU) 2024/1991 of the European Parliament and of the Council on nature restoration and amending Regulation (EU) 2022/869, |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Susana Solís Pérez, Francisco José Millán Mon, Fredis Beleris, Marco Falcone
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment– having regard to the report by the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) – Social data in EU fisheries: methodology, dissemination, analysis and evaluation (STECF 25-02 & 25-13), |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment– having regard to its resolution of 7 June 2022 on Article 17 of the Common Fisheries Policy Regulation, |
Eric Sargiacomo, Nicolás González Casares, Giuseppe Lupo, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Idoia Mendia, Claire Fita
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment– having regard to the Commission communication of 28 April 2026 entitled ‘A Simpler, Clearer and Better Enforced EU Rulebook’, |
Eric Sargiacomo, Nicolás González Casares, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Idoia Mendia, Claire Fita
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| Motion for a resolution— having regard to the report of April 2024 by Enrico Letta entitled ‘Much more than a market’, | Amendmentdeleted |
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| Motion for a resolution– having regard to the report of 9 September 2024 by Mario Draghi entitled ‘The future of European competitiveness’, | Amendmentdeleted |
Eric Sargiacomo, Nicolás González Casares, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Idoia Mendia, Claire Fita
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| Motion for a resolution— having regard to the report of 9 September 2024 by Mario Draghi entitled ‘The future of European competitiveness’, | Amendmentdeleted |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment– having regard to the Commission staff working document entitled ‘First report on the implementation of the Multiannual Plan for the fisheries exploiting demersal stocks in the Western Mediterranean Sea’ (SWD(2024)0195); |
Nicolás González Casares, Leire Pajín, Alicia Homs Ginel, Sandra Gómez López, Javi López, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Marcos Ros Sempere, Idoia Mendia, Lina Gálvez
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment– having regard to the Commission’s evaluation of 30 May 2026 of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy, |
Nicolás González Casares, Leire Pajín, Alicia Homs Ginel, Sandra Gómez López, Javi López, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Marcos Ros Sempere, Idoia Mendia, Lina Gálvez
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment– having regard to the FAO report entitled ‘The State of Mediterranean and Black Sea Fisheries 2025’, |
Eric Sargiacomo, Nicolás González Casares, Giuseppe Lupo, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Idoia Mendia, Claire Fita
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment– having regard to its resolution of 20 May 2026 on the impact of the implementation of Directive 2014/89/EU, the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive, on fisheries in selected fishing areas and sea basins (2024/2126(INI)), |
Emma Wiesner, Michal Wiezik
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| Motion for a resolutionA. whereas the Mediterranean Sea is one of the most diverse marine regions in the world, supports coastal communities and economies that have been dependent on fisheries for millennia, and is a cradle of civilisations and a cornerstone of Europe’s cultural, historical and economic identity; | AmendmentA. whereas the Mediterranean Sea is one of the most diverse marine regions in the world, hosting marine ecosystems that many species depend on, supports coastal communities and economies that have been dependent on fisheries for millennia, and is a cradle of civilisations and one of the cornerstones of Europe’s cultural, historical and economic identity; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentAa. whereas the Mediterranean Sea is also one of the most vulnerable marine ecosystems, facing increasing pressures from climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution, overexploitation of marine resources and unsustainable coastal development, making the restoration and protection of its ecological integrity essential for the long-term resilience of coastal communities and sustainable fisheries; |
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentAa. whereas fish and crustaceans are animals capable of experiencing adverse states and whereas, in accordance with Article 13 TFEU, fisheries policy should take full account of their welfare requirements as sentient beings and seek to prevent and reduce avoidable suffering during capture, retrieval, handling, storage and killing; |
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentAb. whereas marine animals have an intrinsic value independent of their economic use; whereas fisheries management should not regard sentient animals solely as exploitable resources, but should seek to reduce the number of animals killed and minimise suffering throughout capture, retrieval, handling and killing; |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Susana Solís Pérez, Francisco José Millán Mon, Fredis Beleris, Marco Falcone
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| Motion for a resolutionB. whereas the Mediterranean fisheries sector is essential for employment, territorial cohesion and food security in the EU; | AmendmentB. whereas the Mediterranean fisheries sector plays an essential role in its economic development, social cohesion and job creation in coastal regions, contributing decisively to the stability and prosperity of those areas, and in food security for the EU as a whole by providing high-quality products with little environmental impact, supporting, at the same time, European strategic autonomy and the resilience of food supply chains; |
Nora Junco García, Kristoffer Storm, Piotr Müller, Stephen Nikola Bartulica, Sander Smit
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| Motion for a resolutionB. whereas the Mediterranean fisheries sector is essential for employment, territorial cohesion and food security in the EU; | AmendmentB. whereas the Mediterranean fisheries sector is essential for employment, territorial cohesion and food security in the EU; whereas it also supports an ancillary economic network whose viability depends directly on extractive activity, and which is an irreplaceable part of Europe’s heritage in the coastal regions of the Mediterranean; |
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| Motion for a resolutionB. whereas the Mediterranean fisheries sector is essential for employment, territorial cohesion and food security in the EU; | AmendmentB. whereas the Western Mediterranean MAP has been adopted in the context of the structural imbalance between fishing capacity and available fishing opportunities in the region that jeopardises the recovery of fish populations; |
France Jamet, António Tânger Corrêa
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| Motion for a resolutionB. whereas the Mediterranean fisheries sector is essential for employment, territorial cohesion and food security in the EU; | AmendmentB. whereas the Mediterranean fisheries sector is essential for employment, territorial cohesion and food security and sovereignty in the EU; |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Susana Solís Pérez, Francisco José Millán Mon, Fredis Beleris, Marco Falcone
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentBa. whereas the Mediterranean is one of the main fishing basins in the European Union, where around 30 000 vessels operate, accounting for around 58 % of the EU fishing fleet; whereas 81 % of that fleet is made up of small-scale vessels, mostly managed as family businesses, which play an essential role in employment, territorial cohesion and the development of coastal communities; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentBa. whereas the geographical scope of Regulation (EU) 2019/1022 is the ‘western Mediterranean Sea’ defined as the waters in GFCM geographical sub-areas (GSAs) 1 (Northern Alboran Sea), 2 (Alboran Island), 5 (Balearic Islands), 6 (Northern Spain), 7 (Gulf of Lions), 8 (Corsica Island), 9 (Ligurian and North Tyrrhenian Sea), 10 (South Tyrrhenian Sea) and 11 (Sardinia Island), as defined in Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 1343/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council; |
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentBa. whereas Mediterranean fish stocks are improving, but many remain under pressure and further action is still needed; |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Susana Solís Pérez, Francisco José Millán Mon, Fredis Beleris, Marco Falcone
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentBb. whereas the EU fishing fleet in the Mediterranean has shrunk by 17 % since 2017; whereas that sector still accounts for 47 % of EU fisheries employment, at 57 616 jobs in 2023, although that figure is almost 8 % lower than in 2018; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentBb. whereas before the adoption of Regulation (EU) 2019/1022, over 80 % of the assessed stocks were overfished in the sub-region and the biomass of some of these stocks was close to the limit reference point with a high probability of collapse; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentBc. whereas in 2026, 11 out of 20 assessed stocks remain overfished; |
Nora Junco García, Kristoffer Storm, Piotr Müller, Stephen Nikola Bartulica, Sander Smit
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| Motion for a resolutionC. whereas, over the last seven years, fishing fleets in the Mediterranean have been subject to significant reductions in fishing effort, which have exceeded 44 % in some segments, such as the Spanish trawling fleet; | AmendmentC. whereas, over the last seven years, fishing fleets in the Mediterranean have been subject to significant reductions in fishing effort, which have exceeded 44 % in some segments, such as the Spanish trawling fleet; whereas the small-scale and artisanal fleet also suffers from the indirect effects of area closures, gear restrictions and competition for the same resource, yet the multiannual plan does not include disaggregated indicators that would make it possible to assess its specific socio-economic impact; |
Eric Sargiacomo, Nicolás González Casares, Giuseppe Lupo, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Idoia Mendia, Claire Fita
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| Motion for a resolutionC. whereas, over the last seven years, fishing fleets in the Mediterranean have been subject to significant reductions in fishing effort, which have exceeded 44 % in some segments, such as the Spanish trawling fleet; | AmendmentC. whereas, over the last seven years, fishing fleets in the Mediterranean have been subject to significant reductions in fishing effort, which have exceeded 44 % in some segments, such as the Spanish trawling fleet, with a 64 % reduction in the French fleet between 2019 and 2025, and a 30 % reduction in the fishing capacity of the trawler segment linked to the fleet exit plan established in 2022; |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Susana Solís Pérez, Francisco José Millán Mon, Fredis Beleris, Marco Falcone
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentCa. whereas, in addition to the significant reductions in fishing effort introduced under Regulation (EU) 2019/1022, the western Mediterranean fleets are subject to permanent and temporary spatial closures established both by the multiannual plan itself and by other EU and Member State conservation measures; whereas the cumulative effect of these restrictions significantly reduces effective access to fishing grounds, limits the operational flexibility of fisheries businesses and should be taken into full account when assessing the proportionality and effectiveness of the management framework; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentCa. whereas fleet overcapacity is still significant for the fleets covered by the multiannual plan for the western Mediterranean; |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Susana Solís Pérez, Francisco José Millán Mon, Fredis Beleris, Marco Falcone
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentCb. whereas the current management system has been based mainly on linear cuts to fishing effort, which has in many cases brought the average annual activity of vessels below the critical profitability threshold, estimated at around 180 days of activity at sea per year, a level which is considered the minimum necessary to cover fixed costs and provide for fishing businesses' economic viability; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentCb. whereas the multiannual plan for the western Mediterranean allowed for an additional 5 years compared to the CFP, to achieve the MSY objective on a progressive, incremental basis by 2020 where possible, and by 1 January 2025 at the latest, for the stocks concerned; |
Nora Junco García, Kristoffer Storm, Piotr Müller, Stephen Nikola Bartulica
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| Motion for a resolutionD. whereas the fishing fleet, especially in the Mediterranean, has gone to considerable lengths to adapt and innovate with a view to making its practices more sustainable, particularly in the trawling segment; | AmendmentD. whereas the fishing fleet, especially in the Mediterranean, has made significant efforts to adapt and innovate with a view to making its practices more sustainable, not only in the trawling segment but also in the small-scale gear, longline and purse seine segments, whose specific operating conditions and management needs differ substantially from those of the bottom-trawling segment and require a separate approach in the multiannual plan; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolutionD. whereas the fishing fleet, especially in the Mediterranean, has gone to considerable lengths to adapt and innovate with a view to making its practices more sustainable, particularly in the trawling segment; | AmendmentD. whereas the fishing fleet, especially in the Mediterranean, has gone to considerable lengths to adapt and innovate with a view to making its practices more sustainable, particularly in the trawling segment; whereas further efforts remain necessary to ensure that fishing activities are fully aligned with the objectives of ecosystem-based fisheries management, biodiversity restoration and climate resilience; |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Susana Solís Pérez, Francisco José Millán Mon, Fredis Beleris, Marco Falcone
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| Motion for a resolutionD. whereas the fishing fleet, especially in the Mediterranean, has gone to considerable lengths to adapt and innovate with a view to making its practices more sustainable, particularly in the trawling segment; | AmendmentD. whereas the fishing fleet, especially in the Mediterranean, has gone to considerable lengths to adapt and innovate with a view to making its practices more sustainable, particularly in the trawling segment, incorporating improvements in gear selectivity, while at the same time making major economic sacrifices as a result of successive reductions in fishing days; |
Nicolás González Casares, Leire Pajín, Alicia Homs Ginel, Sandra Gómez López, Javi López, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Marcos Ros Sempere, Idoia Mendia, Lina Gálvez
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| Motion for a resolutionD. whereas the fishing fleet, especially in the Mediterranean, has gone to considerable lengths to adapt and innovate with a view to making its practices more sustainable, particularly in the trawling segment; | AmendmentD. whereas the fishing fleet, especially in the Mediterranean, has gone to considerable lengths to adapt and innovate with a view to making its practices more selective, sustainable, particularly in the trawling segment; |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Susana Solís Pérez, Francisco José Millán Mon, Fredis Beleris, Marco Falcone
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentDa. whereas the trawl fleet has pursued major technical adaptations and investment efforts with a view to making its fishing practices more sustainable, by incorporating measures to improve gear selectivity and reduce the impact of fishing activity, such as the use of 40 mm square or 50 mm diamond meshes, selection grids for juveniles, larger mesh panels and flying doors; whereas, moreover, in Spain some 60 % of the fleet has already incorporated these and other technical improvements in recent years; |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Susana Solís Pérez, Francisco José Millán Mon, Fredis Beleris, Marco Falcone
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentDb. whereas fishing fleets in the Mediterranean are facing cumulative pressures arising from rising energy and fuel costs, requirements connected with the decarbonisation process and growing competition for maritime space; |
Nora Junco García, Kristoffer Storm, Piotr Müller, Stephen Nikola Bartulica, Sander Smit
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| Motion for a resolutionE. whereas the compensatory measures applied to the Mediterranean fleet have helped to partially mitigate the socio-economic impact of reductions in fishing effort, although they are not sufficient to safeguard the long-term viability of the sector; | AmendmentE. whereas the compensatory measures applied to the Mediterranean fleet have failed to offset the socio-economic impact of successive reductions in fishing effort, leaving many fishing businesses on the brink of profitability or below it, and are clearly insufficient to safeguard the medium- and long-term viability of the sector; |
Nicolás González Casares, Leire Pajín, Alicia Homs Ginel, Sandra Gómez López, Javi López, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Marcos Ros Sempere, Idoia Mendia, Lina Gálvez
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| Motion for a resolutionE. whereas the compensatory measures applied to the Mediterranean fleet have helped to partially mitigate the socio-economic impact of reductions in fishing effort, although they are not sufficient to safeguard the long-term viability of the sector; | AmendmentE. whereas the compensatory measures applied to – and introduced by – the Mediterranean fleet have helped to partially mitigate the socio-economic impact of reductions in fishing effort, although they are not sufficient to safeguard the long-term viability of the sector; |
Emma Wiesner, Michal Wiezik
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentEa. whereas long-term predictability and an all-encompassing plan is needed in order to secure long term sustainability of both stocks and the fishing sector; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentEa. whereas the recently adopted options for compensation measures allow in total for more fishing effort for respective fleets than the initial limitation; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentEb. whereas the profitability of small-scale fishers depends on the quota allocations available to them; |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Susana Solís Pérez, Francisco José Millán Mon, Fredis Beleris, Marco Falcone
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| Motion for a resolutionF. whereas the STECF and the GFCM have highlighted that significant gaps continue to exist in scientific data on demersal stocks in the Mediterranean, making it difficult to properly assess them; | AmendmentF. whereas reports by the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) and the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) have highlighted persistent data gaps in connection with demersal stocks: less than 40 % of Mediterranean stocks are subject to quantitative assessment owing to a shortage of fisheries data, and management decisions are often taken on the basis of scientific assessments made with data up to two years old, which limits their ability to reflect fisheries' actual state; |
Nora Junco García, Kristoffer Storm, Piotr Müller, Sander Smit, Stephen Nikola Bartulica
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| Motion for a resolutionF. whereas the STECF and the GFCM have highlighted that significant gaps continue to exist in scientific data on demersal stocks in the Mediterranean, making it difficult to properly assess them; | AmendmentF. whereas the STECF and the GFCM have highlighted that significant gaps continue to exist in scientific data on demersal stocks in the Mediterranean, making it difficult to properly assess them; whereas it is essential to update and expand upon the scientific studies available, preventing management decisions for the entire mixed fishery from being based disproportionately on the assessment of a single indicator species, the status of which may not be representative of the stock as a whole or of each fleet segment's actual operating conditions; |
Eric Sargiacomo, Giuseppe Lupo, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Claire Fita
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| Motion for a resolutionF. whereas the STECF and the GFCM have highlighted that significant gaps continue to exist in scientific data on demersal stocks in the Mediterranean, making it difficult to properly assess them; | AmendmentF. whereas the STECF and the GFCM have highlighted that significant gaps continue to exist in scientific data on demersal stocks in the Mediterranean, making it difficult to properly assess them; whereas increased resources for data collection remain a prerequisite for management based on the best available recent scientific knowledge; emphasises the lack of scientific data on the main stocks in the plan for the Corsican fleet in GSA 8 and for the Sardinian fleet in GSA 11.2; |
Emma Wiesner, Michal Wiezik
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| Motion for a resolutionF. whereas the STECF and the GFCM have highlighted that significant gaps continue to exist in scientific data on demersal stocks in the Mediterranean, making it difficult to properly assess them; | AmendmentF. whereas the STECF and the GFCM have highlighted that significant gaps continue to exist in scientific data on demersal stocks in the Mediterranean, making it difficult to properly assess them, whereas the full implementation of an ecosystem-based approach requires more efforts in order to fill the existing data-gaps; |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Susana Solís Pérez, Francisco José Millán Mon, Fredis Beleris, Marco Falcone
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentFa. whereas recent oceanographic studies point to a recovery in biomass for certain demersal stocks, revealing potential discrepancies between scientific surveys, model-based assessments and management decisions, and it is therefore essential to improve the coordination of scientific fisheries research at European, national and regional level; |
Eric Sargiacomo, Nicolás González Casares, Giuseppe Lupo, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Idoia Mendia, Chloé Ridel, Claire Fita
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentFa. whereas changes in fish stocks also come about as a result of environmental factors such as climate change, pollution, natural mortality, habitat quality, and changes in recruitment and interactions between species, and whereas more account needs to be taken of these factors in scientific assessments; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentFa. whereas Union policy on the environment shall aim at a high level of protection taking into account the diversity of situations in the various regions of the Union and shall be based on the precautionary principle; |
Nora Junco García, Kristoffer Storm, Piotr Müller, Stephen Nikola Bartulica, Sander Smit
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| Motion for a resolutionG. whereas linking fishing effort to the most vulnerable stock has in effect created choke species, disproportionately affecting mixed fisheries and the economic viability of the sector; | AmendmentG. whereas linking fishing effort to the most vulnerable stock has in effect created choke species, disproportionately affecting mixed fisheries and the economic viability of the sector; whereas recent STECF reports have noted progress in the recovery of a number of stocks, including hake itself, but those improvements have not yet led to a revision of the methodological approach that would free up fishing days accordingly, which illustrates the rigidity and inadequacy of the current system in the light of actual stock trends; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolutionG. whereas linking fishing effort to the most vulnerable stock has in effect created choke species, disproportionately affecting mixed fisheries and the economic viability of the sector; | AmendmentG. whereas in mixed fisheries, stocks in poor biological condition can become limiting stocks and increase choke risks; whereas such risks should be addressed through improved tactical and technical selectivity, avoidance measures, spatial-temporal closures, remedial action and appropriate incentives, while ensuring that healthier stocks do not mask continued overfishing of weaker stocks; |
Eric Sargiacomo, Nicolás González Casares, Giuseppe Lupo, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Idoia Mendia, Claire Fita
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| Motion for a resolutionG. whereas linking fishing effort to the most vulnerable stock has in effect created choke species, disproportionately affecting mixed fisheries and the economic viability of the sector; | AmendmentG. whereas linking fishing effort to the most vulnerable stock has in effect created choke species, and whereas this approach should shift towards mixed fisheries management based on an overall assessment of the status of the main exploited stocks, such as a weighted index, while ensuring that the maximum sustainable yield for each of them is achieved; |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Susana Solís Pérez, Francisco José Millán Mon, Fredis Beleris, Marco Falcone
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| Motion for a resolutionG. whereas linking fishing effort to the most vulnerable stock has in effect created choke species, disproportionately affecting mixed fisheries and the economic viability of the sector; | AmendmentG. whereas the WestMed multiannual plan's rigid management approach, which links fishing effort to the state of the most vulnerable stock, has in effect created a problem of ‘choke species’, disproportionately restricting mixed fisheries and undermining the economic sustainability of the sector without offering commensurate conservation benefits; |
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| Motion for a resolutionG. whereas linking fishing effort to the most vulnerable stock has in effect created choke species, disproportionately affecting mixed fisheries and the economic viability of the sector; | AmendmentG. whereas linking fishing effort to the most vulnerable stock creates effects such as choke species, affecting mixed fisheries and their economic viability; |
Nicolás González Casares, Leire Pajín, Alicia Homs Ginel, Sandra Gómez López, Javi López, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Marcos Ros Sempere, Idoia Mendia, Lina Gálvez
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| Motion for a resolutionG. whereas linking fishing effort to the most vulnerable stock has in effect created choke species, disproportionately affecting mixed fisheries and the economic viability of the sector; | AmendmentG. whereas linking fishing effort to the most vulnerable stock has in effect created choke species, disproportionately affecting mixed fisheries and the economic viability of the sector and the communities that depend on it; |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Susana Solís Pérez, Francisco José Millán Mon, Fredis Beleris, Marco Falcone
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentGa. whereas marine ecosystem dynamics depend on multiple factors, including climate change, rising temperatures, pollution, habitat degradation, invasive species and natural predation, and conservation policies should, therefore, address all these pressures in a holistic manner; |
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| Motion for a resolutionH. whereas, five years on from its introduction, the western Mediterranean multiannual plan has yielded mixed results, with positive signs of recovery for certain stocks, such as the deep-water rose shrimp, but a slower recovery for others, particularly hake, the most vulnerable stock; | AmendmentH. whereas, five years on from its introduction, the western Mediterranean multiannual plan has yielded mixed results, with positive signs of recovery for certain stocks, such as the deep-water rose shrimp, but a slower recovery for others, particularly hake, the most vulnerable stock, whereas a number of the management measures that have recently been introduced have not yet yielded all their biological and socio-economic effects, and whereas their effectiveness should therefore be fully assessed before any further reduction in fishing opportunities is considered; |
Nora Junco García, Kristoffer Storm, Piotr Müller, Stephen Nikola Bartulica, Sander Smit
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| Motion for a resolutionH. whereas, five years on from its introduction, the western Mediterranean multiannual plan has yielded mixed results, with positive signs of recovery for certain stocks, such as the deep-water rose shrimp, but a slower recovery for others, particularly hake, the most vulnerable stock; | AmendmentH. whereas, five years on from its introduction, the western Mediterranean multiannual plan has yielded mixed results, with positive signs of recovery for certain stocks, such as the deep-water rose shrimp, red mullet and red shrimp; whereas recent scientific reports also note progress with hake itself, which calls into question the relevance of continuing to make mixed fisheries' entire fishing effort dependent on single-species indicators, and strengthens the case for revising the methodology for allocating fishing days without delay; |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Susana Solís Pérez, Francisco José Millán Mon, Fredis Beleris, Marco Falcone
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentHa. whereas those developments have been achieved at a high economic and social cost for the Mediterranean fleet and coastal communities; whereas future management decisions should consolidate those developments by preventing further disproportionate cuts to fishing effort; |
Nicolás González Casares, Leire Pajín, Alicia Homs Ginel, Sandra Gómez López, Javi López, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Marcos Ros Sempere, Idoia Mendia, Lina Gálvez
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentHa. whereas recent studies1a have revealed positive biomass developments in the western Mediterranean and a reduction in overfishing; |
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment1a European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) Monitoring the Performance of the Common Fisheries Policy (STECF-Adhoc-25-01), 2025. |
Nicolás González Casares, Leire Pajín, Alicia Homs Ginel, Sandra Gómez López, Javi López, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Marcos Ros Sempere, Idoia Mendia, Lina Gálvez
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentHb. whereas, according to the latest FAO reports1a, the percentage of overfished stocks in the Mediterranean has fallen to the lowest level recorded in the time series; |
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment1a FAO. 2025. The State of Mediterranean and Black Sea Fisheries 2025. |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolutionI. whereas the western Mediterranean multiannual plan lacks the year-to-year flexibility and stabilisation mechanisms found in other EU multiannual plans, creating legal uncertainty and economic unpredictability; | Amendmentdeleted |
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| Motion for a resolutionI. whereas the western Mediterranean multiannual plan lacks the year-to-year flexibility and stabilisation mechanisms found in other EU multiannual plans, creating legal uncertainty and economic unpredictability; | Amendmentdeleted |
Emma Wiesner, Michal Wiezik
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| Motion for a resolutionI. whereas the western Mediterranean multiannual plan lacks the year-to-year flexibility and stabilisation mechanisms found in other EU multiannual plans, creating legal uncertainty and economic unpredictability; | AmendmentI. whereas the western Mediterranean multiannual plan lacks year-to-year flexibility and stabilisation mechanisms for more long-term predictability; |
Nicolás González Casares, Leire Pajín, Alicia Homs Ginel, Sandra Gómez López, Javi López, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Marcos Ros Sempere, Idoia Mendia, Lina Gálvez
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| Motion for a resolutionI. whereas the western Mediterranean multiannual plan lacks the year-to-year flexibility and stabilisation mechanisms found in other EU multiannual plans, creating legal uncertainty and economic unpredictability; | AmendmentI. whereas the western Mediterranean multiannual plan lacks the year-to-year flexibility and stabilisation mechanisms found in other EU multiannual plans, creating unequal treatment, legal uncertainty and economic unpredictability; |
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentIa. whereas according to STECF, there is still a high level of overfishing of deep-water shrimps and the state of those stocks has not sufficiently changed to achieve the maximum sustainable yield objective; whereas STECF therefore advices to combine the continued reduction in trawling effort with catch limits as complementary measures relevant for the deep-water shrimp stocks; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentIa. whereas operators profit from greater predictability for their investments and their activity; whereas such predictability should be improved through timely planning, clear communication and better use of tools available under the multiannual plan for the western Mediterranean, while ensuring that annual management remains in line with the best available scientific advice; |
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| Motion for a resolutionJ. whereas the mixed nature of fishing in the Mediterranean, where multiple species are caught simultaneously, requires adaptive management measures that take into account fleet selectivity, gear innovation and socio-economic resilience; | AmendmentJ. whereas the mixed nature of fishing in the Mediterranean, where multiple species are caught simultaneously, requires adaptive management measures that take into account fleet selectivity, gear innovation and socio-economic resilience, and must make it possible to tailor management rules to suit the specific characteristics of the various fleet segments when certain administrative segmentations no longer fit in with the ways in which Mediterranean fisheries actually operate; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolutionJ. whereas the mixed nature of fishing in the Mediterranean, where multiple species are caught simultaneously, requires adaptive management measures that take into account fleet selectivity, gear innovation and socio-economic resilience; | AmendmentJ. whereas the mixed nature of Mediterranean fisheries, in which multiple species are often caught simultaneously, requires adaptive, ecosystem-based management measures based on the best available scientific advice, taking into account fleet selectivity, innovation in low-impact fishing gear, the protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems and by-catch species, and the need to ensure a just transition and the long-term resilience of coastal communities; |
Eric Sargiacomo, Nicolás González Casares, Giuseppe Lupo, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Idoia Mendia, Chloé Ridel, Claire Fita
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| Motion for a resolutionJ. whereas the mixed nature of fishing in the Mediterranean, where multiple species are caught simultaneously, requires adaptive management measures that take into account fleet selectivity, gear innovation and socio-economic resilience; | AmendmentJ. whereas the mixed nature of fishing in the Mediterranean, where multiple species are caught simultaneously, requires adaptive management measures that take into account fleet selectivity, gear innovation and socio-economic resilience, as well as the interactions between species, the effects of climate change and other pressures on marine ecosystems; |
Emma Wiesner, Michal Wiezik
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| Motion for a resolutionJ. whereas the mixed nature of fishing in the Mediterranean, where multiple species are caught simultaneously, requires adaptive management measures that take into account fleet selectivity, gear innovation and socio-economic resilience; | AmendmentJ. whereas the mixed nature of fishing in the Mediterranean, where multiple species are caught simultaneously, requires adaptive management measures that protects vulnerable species as well as take into account fleet selectivity, gear innovation and socio-economic resilience; |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Susana Solís Pérez, Francisco José Millán Mon, Fredis Beleris, Marco Falcone
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentJa. whereas Article 9(5) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 provides that the management of mixed fisheries should take due account of the practical difficulties of simultaneously achieving maximum sustainable yield for all stocks; whereas management measures should, therefore, avoid causing premature closure of fisheries or reducing fishing activity to levels that are incompatible with their economic and social viability, providing sufficient fishing opportunities to maintain the fleet's activities, establishing as a general reference a minimum average of 180 fishing days per vessel per year; |
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentJa. whereas the various fishing industry occupations in the Mediterranean have very different levels of impact, selectivity, mobility and dependence on demersal stocks; whereas a one-size-fits-all approach to management does not always make it possible to address all these specific circumstances; whereas it is therefore necessary to ensure that management measures are proportionate to the specific characteristics of each occupation; |
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentJa. whereas fisheries management must take into account cumulative pressures from fishing, climate change, pollution, underwater noise, habitat degradation, invasive species and other human activities; whereas fisheries management measures should be based on the carrying capacity and ecological limits of marine ecosystems; |
Eric Sargiacomo, Nicolás González Casares, Giuseppe Lupo, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Idoia Mendia, Chloé Ridel, Claire Fita
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentJa. whereas maritime spatial planning must ensure a balanced coexistence between professional fishing, marine protected areas, strictly protected areas, the restoration of marine ecosystems and the development of renewable marine energy; |
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentJb. whereas in its 2024 implementation report the Commission considers that the MAP has proven to be a beneficial framework to implement the common fisheries policy for the Western Mediterranean and to achieve Fmsy by 1 January 2025 at the latest; whereas, according to the same report, over a five-year transition period, the MAP has achieved better fisheries control, for example by keeping annual authorised vessel lists and by adopting conservation measures such as efficient closure areas; whereas the report also finds that the MAP provided for a range of flexibility measures to help the sector transition to more sustainable practices, such as effort transfers and alternative effective spatial closures; |
Eric Sargiacomo, Nicolás González Casares, Giuseppe Lupo, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Idoia Mendia, Claire Fita
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentJb. whereas the biological, economic, social and territorial effects of conservation measures should be regularly assessed to make sure they are effective and acceptable to fishing communities; |
Nora Junco García, Kristoffer Storm, Piotr Müller, Stephen Nikola Bartulica, Sander Smit
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| Motion for a resolutionK. whereas illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and the activities of third-country fleets in the Mediterranean remain insufficiently controlled, which adversely affects fish stocks and the competitiveness of the EU fleet; | AmendmentK. whereas illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and the activities of third-country fleets in the Mediterranean remain insufficiently controlled, which adversely affects fish stocks and the competitiveness of the EU fleet; whereas the Spanish fishing sector has repeatedly reported the presence of vessels from Morocco and Algeria fishing in the Alboran Sea with driftnets, a type of gear banned in the EU, and their catches subsequently enter the European market, which clearly constitutes unfair competition; whereas this state of affairs calls for cooperation with coastal countries, border controls and the traceability of fisheries imports to be bolstered urgently; |
Nicolás González Casares, Leire Pajín, Alicia Homs Ginel, Sandra Gómez López, Javi López, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Marcos Ros Sempere, Idoia Mendia, Lina Gálvez
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| Motion for a resolutionK. whereas illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and the activities of third-country fleets in the Mediterranean remain insufficiently controlled, which adversely affects fish stocks and the competitiveness of the EU fleet; | AmendmentK. whereas illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and the activities of third-country fleets in the Mediterranean remain insufficiently controlled, which adversely affects fish stocks, the competitiveness of the EU fleet and the sectors that depend on it, and the prosperity of coastal communities; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolutionK. whereas illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and the activities of third-country fleets in the Mediterranean remain insufficiently controlled, which adversely affects fish stocks and the competitiveness of the EU fleet; | AmendmentK. whereas illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and the activities of third-country fleets in the Mediterranean remain in some cases insufficiently controlled, which adversely affects fish stocks and the competitiveness of the EU fleet outside of the area of application of Regulation (EU) 2019/1022; |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Susana Solís Pérez, Francisco José Millán Mon, Fredis Beleris, Marco Falcone
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| Motion for a resolutionK. whereas illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and the activities of third-country fleets in the Mediterranean remain insufficiently controlled, which adversely affects fish stocks and the competitiveness of the EU fleet; | AmendmentK. whereas illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and the activities of third-country fleets in the Mediterranean continue to be poorly monitored, contributing to the deterioration of stocks without proper control over unfair competition, to the detriment of the EU fleet; |
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentKa. whereas the Commission’s 2024 implementation report finds that mixed trends in demersal stocks and in the profitability of the fisheries concerned also result from delays in implementation and limited ownership by Member States, including increases in catches of juvenile fish, structural overcapacity, increased use of twin trawling and shortcomings in control and enforcement in some Member States; whereas the Commission considers that the imbalance between fishing opportunities and fleet capacity has undermined the positive impacts of the plan and delayed stock recovery; |
Nicolás González Casares, Leire Pajín, Alicia Homs Ginel, Sandra Gómez López, Javi López, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Marcos Ros Sempere, Idoia Mendia, Lina Gálvez
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentKa. whereas fishermen carry out environmental work by extracting from the sea, along with their catches, waste that is caught in their nets, and thus help to clean up the seabed, as demonstrated by initiatives such as ‘Upcycling the Oceans’; |
France Jamet, António Tânger Corrêa
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentKa. whereas the proliferation of invasive species is exacerbating fisheries management problems in the Mediterranean; |
Nora Junco García, Kristoffer Storm, Stephen Nikola Bartulica, Sander Smit
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| Motion for a resolutionL. whereas the fishing sector needs to be made more attractive if it is to secure generational renewal, improve its competitiveness and ensure its viability; | AmendmentL. whereas the fishing sector needs to be made more attractive if it is to secure generational renewal, improve its competitiveness and ensure its viability; whereas the first STECF social report notes a downward trend in employment in EU extractive fishing, pointing to income uncertainty, a high administrative and bureaucratic burden, the physical hardship of the work, and a shortage of training and business succession mechanisms as factors that make it difficult for new generations to join the industry; whereas, without specific training policies, regulatory simplification and support for business succession, generational renewal in the Mediterranean will be seriously compromised; |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Susana Solís Pérez, Francisco José Millán Mon, Fredis Beleris, Marco Falcone
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| Motion for a resolutionL. whereas the fishing sector needs to be made more attractive if it is to secure generational renewal, improve its competitiveness and ensure its viability; | AmendmentL. whereas the fishing sector needs to be made more attractive, particularly among the younger generation, if it is to secure generational renewal, improve its competitiveness and ensure its viability; taking into account, furthermore, the importance of supporting the diversification of fishing activities with a view to boosting the sector’s profitability and fully harnessing the economic potential of the Mediterranean; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolutionL. whereas the fishing sector needs to be made more attractive if it is to secure generational renewal, improve its competitiveness and ensure its viability; | AmendmentL. whereas the fishing sector needs to be made more attractive, in particular by rebuilding fish stocks, if it is to secure generational renewal, improve its competitiveness and ensure its viability; |
Nicolás González Casares, Leire Pajín, Alicia Homs Ginel, Sandra Gómez López, Javi López, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Marcos Ros Sempere, Idoia Mendia, Lina Gálvez
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| Motion for a resolutionL. whereas the fishing sector needs to be made more attractive if it is to secure generational renewal, improve its competitiveness and ensure its viability; | AmendmentL. whereas the fishing sector needs to be made more attractive if it is to secure generational renewal, improve its competitiveness and ensure its viability and the viability of connected sectors; |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Susana Solís Pérez, Francisco José Millán Mon, Fredis Beleris, Marco Falcone
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentLa. whereas the current common fisheries policy (CFP) methodology does not sufficiently integrate socio-economic effects and is predominantly focused on biological criteria, which may have a disproportionate impact on fishers, the processing industry and the livelihoods of coastal communities; |
Nora Junco García, Kristoffer Storm, Piotr Müller, Stephen Nikola Bartulica, Sander Smit
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| Motion for a resolutionM. whereas the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund is essential for improving the sustainability and competitiveness of the fisheries and aquaculture sector, for supporting fisheries local action groups and for fostering the development of coastal communities, and should therefore remain a dedicated fund with proper funding; | AmendmentM. whereas the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) is essential for improving the sustainability and competitiveness of the fisheries and aquaculture sector, for supporting fisheries local action groups and for fostering the development of coastal communities, and should therefore remain a dedicated, autonomous fund with proper funding under the 2028-2034 multiannual financial framework; whereas any cut to its budget allocation would directly undermine the capacity of the Mediterranean fleet to modernise, improvements to gear selectivity and the socio-economic compensation measures required under the multiannual plan itself; |
Nicolás González Casares, Leire Pajín, Alicia Homs Ginel, Sandra Gómez López, Javi López, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Marcos Ros Sempere, Idoia Mendia, Lina Gálvez
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| Motion for a resolutionM. whereas the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund is essential for improving the sustainability and competitiveness of the fisheries and aquaculture sector, for supporting fisheries local action groups and for fostering the development of coastal communities, and should therefore remain a dedicated fund with proper funding; | AmendmentM. whereas the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund is essential for safeguarding the sustainability and competitiveness of the fisheries and aquaculture sector, for supporting fisheries local action groups and for fostering the development of coastal communities; whereas it should remain a separate dedicated fund, with sufficient and proper funding, commensurate with the challenges facing the sector, in particular the modernisation, renewal and decarbonisation of the fleet; |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Susana Solís Pérez, Francisco José Millán Mon, Fredis Beleris, Marco Falcone
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| Motion for a resolutionM. whereas the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund is essential for improving the sustainability and competitiveness of the fisheries and aquaculture sector, for supporting fisheries local action groups and for fostering the development of coastal communities, and should therefore remain a dedicated fund with proper funding; | AmendmentM. whereas the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund (EMFAF) provides crucial support for fleet modernisation, the adoption of more selective fishing gear, fisheries local action groups (FLAGs) and fleet compensation for temporary cessations, and it is essential to maintain it independently and with sufficient resources to safeguard the sustainability and socio-economic viability of the sector; |
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| Motion for a resolutionM. whereas the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund is essential for improving the sustainability and competitiveness of the fisheries and aquaculture sector, for supporting fisheries local action groups and for fostering the development of coastal communities, and should therefore remain a dedicated fund with proper funding; | AmendmentM. whereas the dedicated European funding such as under the current European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund is essential for improving the sustainability and competitiveness of the fisheries and aquaculture sector, for supporting fisheries local action groups and for fostering the development of coastal communities, and should therefore remain a dedicated fund with proper funding; |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Susana Solís Pérez, Francisco José Millán Mon, Fredis Beleris, Marco Falcone
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentMa. whereas concern is growing about the possible disappearance of a specific instrument for fisheries in the next multiannual financial framework (MFF), and the reduction and dilution of financial resources for the sector into other generic funds in the national and regional plans (NRPs), which could seriously jeopardise its future; |
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentMa. whereas a persistent imbalance between fishing capacity and fishing opportunities can undermine stock recovery and economic efficiency; whereas long-term competitiveness requires a recovered resource base and, where necessary, fair and permanent capacity adjustment accompanied by diversification, retraining and support for coastal communities; |
France Jamet, António Tânger Corrêa
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentMa. whereas fishing on its own cannot do everything that is needed to restore the ecosystems of the Mediterranean Sea; |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Susana Solís Pérez, Francisco José Millán Mon, Fredis Beleris, Marco Falcone
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentMb. whereas management and conservation of marine biological resources is one of the European Union's few exclusive competences; whereas this responsibility requires the EU institutions, particularly the Commission, to maintain a permanent dialogue with the sector and to respond effectively to the concerns raised by the individuals and communities that depend on fishing activity; |
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentMb. whereas European hake remains severely overfished in the western Mediterranean and evidence of undersized hake entering the market points to enforcement gaps that undermine recovery; |
France Jamet, António Tânger Corrêa
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentMb. whereas the degradation of the ecosystems in the Mediterranean has many causes, including industrial pollution from the countries along its southern shore; |
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentMc. whereas marine heatwaves are increasing in the Western Mediterranean Sea due to the effects of climate change and are threatening marine biodiversity; whereas healthy and resilient fish populations and ecosystems are a precondition to tackle the effects of climate change; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolutionReforming the multiannual plan for the western Mediterranean | AmendmentEvaluating the multiannual plan for the western Mediterranean |
Nicolás González Casares, Leire Pajín, Alicia Homs Ginel, Sandra Gómez López, Javi López, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Marcos Ros Sempere, Idoia Mendia, Lina Gálvez
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment-1. Highlights the efforts made by the sector to adapt to the requirements of the multiannual plan and which have resulted in a significant reduction in fishing mortality, a significant recovery of assessed stocks, increases in biomass levels and a significant move towards maximum sustainable yield; stresses that these measures have had a high social cost, with a reduction of more than 40 % in trawling effort between 2020 and 2024 and a decrease in both employment and average wages, especially for the small-scale fleet (1 a); deplores the lack of flexibility shown by the Commission in the implementation of the multiannual plan and calls for a change of attitude to ensure the viability of the sector and of the coastal communities concerned; |
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment1 a First report on the implementation of the Multiannual Plan for the fisheries exploiting demersal stocks in the Western Mediterranean Sea. COM(2024) 322 final |
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| Motion for a resolution1. Urges the Commission to present, by 1 December 2026, a legislative proposal for an overhaul of Regulation (EU) 2019/1022, incorporating the following changes: | Amendment1. Urges the Commission to continue implementing the objectives of the Western Mediterranean in order to effectively restore fish populations, following a comprehensive scientific, environmental, climate-related, animal welfare and socio-economic impact assessment that recognises the intrinsic value of marine animals and contributes to progressively reducing avoidable killing and suffering caused by fishing activities, by: |
Nicolás González Casares, Leire Pajín, Alicia Homs Ginel, Sandra Gómez López, Javi López, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Marcos Ros Sempere, Idoia Mendia, Lina Gálvez
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| Motion for a resolution1. Urges the Commission to present, by 1 December 2026, a legislative proposal for an overhaul of Regulation (EU) 2019/1022, incorporating the following changes: | Amendment1. Urges the Commission to present, by 1 December 2026, and taking into account the input of stakeholders in the public consultation on multiannual management plans, a legislative proposal for an overhaul of Regulation (EU) 2019/1022, incorporating the following changes: |
Emma Wiesner, Michal Wiezik
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| Motion for a resolution1. Urges the Commission to present, by 1 December 2026, a legislative proposal for an overhaul of Regulation (EU) 2019/1022, incorporating the following changes: | Amendment1. Urges the Commission to present, by 1 December 2026, legislative and non-legislative proposals to address the challenges identified in Regulation (EU) 2019/1022, addressing in particular the following elements: |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution1. Urges the Commission to present, by 1 December 2026, a legislative proposal for an overhaul of Regulation (EU) 2019/1022, incorporating the following changes: | Amendment1. Calls on the Commission to present an evaluation of Regulation (EU) 2019/1022, including the following topic: |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Susana Solís Pérez, Francisco José Millán Mon, Fredis Beleris, Marco Falcone
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| Motion for a resolution1. Urges the Commission to present, by 1 December 2026, a legislative proposal for an overhaul of Regulation (EU) 2019/1022, incorporating the following changes: | Amendment1. Urges the Commission to present, by 1 December 2026, a legislative proposal for an overhaul of Regulation (EU) 2019/1022, incorporating, at least, the following changes: |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolutionA) replacing the existing effort reduction rules in Article 4(3) with a specific mixed fisheries management approach, as applied in other multiannual plans, dropping the limit on fishing days that was introduced because of ‘choke species’; | Amendmentdeleted |
Nora Junco García, Kristoffer Storm, Piotr Müller, Stephen Nikola Bartulica, Sander Smit
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| Motion for a resolutionA) replacing the existing effort reduction rules in Article 4(3) with a specific mixed fisheries management approach, as applied in other multiannual plans, dropping the limit on fishing days that was introduced because of ‘choke species’; | AmendmentA) deleting the definition of ‘most vulnerable stock’ in Article 2 and replacing the existing effort reduction rules in Article 4(3) with a specific mixed fisheries management approach, as applied in other EU multiannual plans, dropping the limit on fishing days that was introduced based on ‘choke species’ and replacing it with a multispecies management system that weighs all stocks caught simultaneously; |
Nicolás González Casares, Leire Pajín, Alicia Homs Ginel, Sandra Gómez López, Javi López, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Marcos Ros Sempere, Idoia Mendia, Lina Gálvez
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| Motion for a resolutionA) replacing the existing effort reduction rules in Article 4(3) with a specific mixed fisheries management approach, as applied in other multiannual plans, dropping the limit on fishing days that was introduced because of ‘choke species’; | AmendmentA) amending the existing effort reduction rules in Article 4(3) to introduce a specific mixed fisheries management approach, as applied in other multiannual plans, that takes into account the difficulty of exploiting all stocks at maximum sustainable yield simultaneously, in particular where this may lead to a premature closure of the fishery, dropping the limit on fishing days that was introduced because of ‘choke species’; |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Susana Solís Pérez, Francisco José Millán Mon, Fredis Beleris, Marco Falcone
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| Motion for a resolutionA) replacing the existing effort reduction rules in Article 4(3) with a specific mixed fisheries management approach, as applied in other multiannual plans, dropping the limit on fishing days that was introduced because of ‘choke species’; | AmendmentA) replacing the existing effort reduction rules in Article 4(3) with a specific mixed fisheries management approach, as applied in other multiannual plans, dropping the limit on fishing days that was introduced because of ‘choke species’, as the state of the species is not only due to fishing effort but also to exogenous factors, such as rising temperatures caused by climate change and pollution, among others; |
Eric Sargiacomo, Nicolás González Casares, Giuseppe Lupo, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Idoia Mendia, Claire Fita
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| Motion for a resolutionA) replacing the existing effort reduction rules in Article 4(3) with a specific mixed fisheries management approach, as applied in other multiannual plans, dropping the limit on fishing days that was introduced because of ‘choke species’; | AmendmentA) replacing the existing effort reduction rules in Article 4(3) with a mixed fisheries management approach based on the best available scientific advice, taking account of the biological status of all the main exploited stocks, such as a weighted index, while maintaining the objective of achieving the maximum sustainable yield for each stock, and dropping the limit on fishing days that was introduced because of ‘choke species’; |
Amendment: Motion for a resolution and Amendment| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| Motion for a resolutionA) replacing the existing effort reduction rules in Article 4(3) with a specific mixed fisheries management approach, as applied in other multiannual plans, dropping the limit on fishing days that was introduced because of ‘choke species’; | AmendmentA) replacing the existing effort reduction rules in Article 4(3) with a specific mixed fisheries management approach, as applied in other multiannual plans, calculating the fishing effort trend as of year N-1 to better reflect the actual activity, and dropping the limit on fishing days that was introduced because of ‘choke species’ in favour of a composite weighted vulnerability index; |
Emma Wiesner, Michal Wiezik
Amendment: Motion for a resolution and Amendment| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| Motion for a resolutionA) replacing the existing effort reduction rules in Article 4(3) with a specific mixed fisheries management approach, as applied in other multiannual plans, dropping the limit on fishing days that was introduced because of ‘choke species’; | AmendmentA) adjustments to effort reduction rules in Article 4(3) incorporating a specific mixed fisheries management approach, espeacially considering increasing flexibility in relation to fishing days limitations due to ‘choke species’, while continue to ensure proper protection of stocks including the need to improve the situation, in particular, for the most valuable stocks; |
Amendment: Motion for a resolution and Amendment| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| Motion for a resolutionA) replacing the existing effort reduction rules in Article 4(3) with a specific mixed fisheries management approach, as applied in other multiannual plans, dropping the limit on fishing days that was introduced because of ‘choke species’; | AmendmentA) taking into account mixed fisheries management approach, as applied in other multiannual plans; |
Eric Sargiacomo, Giuseppe Lupo, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Claire Fita
Paragraph 1 – point A a (new)
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentAa) ensuring that decisions on fishing effort take into account, where the scientific data allow, the actual catch composition, the selectivity of the gear used and the progress made by fleets in reducing by-catches; call for the specific socio-economic circumstances of the Corsican and Sardinian fleets to be taken into account through a region-specific approach to GSA 8 and GSA 11.2 respectively; |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Susana Solís Pérez, Francisco José Millán Mon, Fredis Beleris, Marco Falcone
Paragraph 1 – point A a (new)
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentAa) Calls, therefore, for the definition of the ‘most vulnerable stock’ set out in Article 2 to be deleted, in order to avoid excessively rigid management approaches and ensure a more balanced application that is adapted to the reality of mixed fisheries in the Mediterranean; |
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| Motion for a resolutionB) with a view to providing long-term predictability for fishers and processing sectors, introducing adaptive flexibility mechanisms, such as the yearly carry-over of at least 10 % of fishing opportunities, and establishing biennial effort management cycles; | AmendmentB) with a view to providing long-term predictability for fishers and processing sectors, introducing adaptive flexibility mechanisms, such as the yearly carry-over of at least 10 % of fishing opportunities, introducing a mechanism to carry over fishing effort that has not been used from year N to year N+1, and establishing biennial effort management cycles, to be accompanied by an early review clause only when justified by a major scientific assessment or exceptional event; |
Eric Sargiacomo, Giuseppe Lupo, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Claire Fita
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| Motion for a resolutionB) with a view to providing long-term predictability for fishers and processing sectors, introducing adaptive flexibility mechanisms, such as the yearly carry-over of at least 10 % of fishing opportunities, and establishing biennial effort management cycles; | AmendmentB) introducing adaptive flexibility mechanisms allowing for multiannual five-year programming of fishing effort management, providing operators with sufficient visibility while preserving the ability to adapt to fit in with the latest scientific advice; ensure that any significant reduction in fishing effort is subject to a prior assessment of its biological, economic and social effects and a consultation with the relevant stakeholders; |
Emma Wiesner, Michal Wiezik
Amendment: Motion for a resolution and Amendment| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| Motion for a resolutionB) with a view to providing long-term predictability for fishers and processing sectors, introducing adaptive flexibility mechanisms, such as the yearly carry-over of at least 10 % of fishing opportunities, and establishing biennial effort management cycles; | AmendmentB) with a view to providing long-term predictability for fishers and processing sectors, introducing adaptive flexibility mechanisms, including proposals for possible year-to-year flexibilities, adapted to the specific situation in the Mediterranean sea basin and its managemet approach to fisheries; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Amendment: Motion for a resolution and Amendment| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| Motion for a resolutionB) with a view to providing long-term predictability for fishers and processing sectors, introducing adaptive flexibility mechanisms, such as the yearly carry-over of at least 10 % of fishing opportunities, and establishing biennial effort management cycles; | AmendmentB) with a view to providing long-term predictability for fishers and processing sectors, apply the available flexibility mechanisms, such as the yearly carry-over of fishing opportunities, and consider establishing biennial effort management cycles based on the best available scientific advice; |
Nicolás González Casares, Leire Pajín, Alicia Homs Ginel, Sandra Gómez López, Javi López, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Marcos Ros Sempere, Idoia Mendia, Lina Gálvez
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| Motion for a resolutionB) with a view to providing long-term predictability for fishers and processing sectors, introducing adaptive flexibility mechanisms, such as the yearly carry-over of at least 10 % of fishing opportunities, and establishing biennial effort management cycles; | AmendmentB) with a view to providing long-term predictability for fishers and processing sectors, introducing adaptive flexibility mechanisms, such as the yearly carry-over of at least 10 % of fishing opportunities in consecutive years, and establishing biennial effort management cycles; |
Amendment: Motion for a resolution and Amendment| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| Motion for a resolutionB) with a view to providing long-term predictability for fishers and processing sectors, introducing adaptive flexibility mechanisms, such as the yearly carry-over of at least 10 % of fishing opportunities, and establishing biennial effort management cycles; | AmendmentB) improving long-term predictability for fishers and processing sectors through multiannual management parameters, provided that any flexibility mechanism remains compatible with conservation objectives and does not delay stock recovery; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolutionC) including stabilisation mechanisms that limit reductions and increases in the number of days to 20 %, provided that a minimum profitability threshold is passed, explicitly including socio-economic impact in decision-making (Article 3); | Amendmentdeleted |
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| Motion for a resolutionC) including stabilisation mechanisms that limit reductions and increases in the number of days to 20 %, provided that a minimum profitability threshold is passed, explicitly including socio-economic impact in decision-making (Article 3); | AmendmentC) including stabilisation mechanisms that limit reductions and increases in the number of fishing days to 8 %, provided that a minimum profitability threshold is passed, explicitly including socio-economic impact in decision-making (Article 3) and factors outside fisheries (pollution, climate change and other maritime uses) in a genuine ‘ecosystem’ approach, and ensuring the stability of compensation mechanisms throughout the management cycle, as well as allowing for them to be adjusted during the year, when the biological conditions allow; |
Nora Junco García, Kristoffer Storm, Piotr Müller, Stephen Nikola Bartulica, Sander Smit
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| Motion for a resolutionC) including stabilisation mechanisms that limit reductions and increases in the number of days to 20 %, provided that a minimum profitability threshold is passed, explicitly including socio-economic impact in decision-making (Article 3); | AmendmentC) including stabilisation mechanisms that limit annual reductions and increases in the number of fishing days to 20 %, provided that a minimum profitability threshold – defined according to the break-even revenue indicator used by STECF in its Annual Economic Report on the EU Fishing Fleet – is passed, explicitly including socio-economic impact – measured in terms of employment, fishers' income and business viability – in decision-making (Article 3); |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Susana Solís Pérez, Francisco José Millán Mon, Fredis Beleris, Marco Falcone
Amendment: Motion for a resolution and Amendment| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| Motion for a resolutionC) including stabilisation mechanisms that limit reductions and increases in the number of days to 20 %, provided that a minimum profitability threshold is passed, explicitly including socio-economic impact in decision-making (Article 3); | AmendmentC) including stabilisation mechanisms that limit reductions and increases in the number of days to 20 %, provided that a minimum profitability threshold is passed, explicitly including socio-economic impact in decision-making (Article 3), including employment, business profitability, the supply of fishery products, and food security in the EU; |
Emma Wiesner, Michal Wiezik
Amendment: Motion for a resolution and Amendment| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| Motion for a resolutionC) including stabilisation mechanisms that limit reductions and increases in the number of days to 20 %, provided that a minimum profitability threshold is passed, explicitly including socio-economic impact in decision-making (Article 3); | AmendmentC) including stabilisation mechanisms that limit reductions and increases in fishing opportunities, providing better stability and long-term predictability for the sector; |
Nicolás González Casares, Leire Pajín, Alicia Homs Ginel, Sandra Gómez López, Javi López, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Marcos Ros Sempere, Idoia Mendia, Lina Gálvez
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| Motion for a resolutionC) including stabilisation mechanisms that limit reductions and increases in the number of days to 20 %, provided that a minimum profitability threshold is passed, explicitly including socio-economic impact in decision-making (Article 3); | AmendmentC) including automatic stabilisation mechanisms that limit reductions and increases in the number of fishing days to 20 %, provided that a minimum profitability threshold is passed, explicitly including socio-economic impact in decision-making (Article 3); |
Amendment: Motion for a resolution and Amendment| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| Motion for a resolutionC) including stabilisation mechanisms that limit reductions and increases in the number of days to 20 %, provided that a minimum profitability threshold is passed, explicitly including socio-economic impact in decision-making (Article 3); | AmendmentC) addressing the findings of the Commission’s 2024 implementation report, in particular structural overcapacity, catches of juvenile fish and shortcomings in control and enforcement; |
Eric Sargiacomo, Giuseppe Lupo, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Claire Fita
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| Motion for a resolutionC) including stabilisation mechanisms that limit reductions and increases in the number of days to 20 %, provided that a minimum profitability threshold is passed, explicitly including socio-economic impact in decision-making (Article 3); | AmendmentC) including mechanisms geared towards limiting excessive annual variations in fishing effort where these could undermine the economic viability of businesses, while fully upholding conservation objectives; |
Nora Junco García, Kristoffer Storm, Piotr Müller, Stephen Nikola Bartulica, Sander Smit
Paragraph 1 – point C a (new)
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentCa) strengthening technical measures for the protection of juveniles, including the closure of scientifically identified nursery areas, the strengthening of minimum conservation reference size controls and the reduction of discards, in order to ensure the future recruitment of stocks without needing to resort to generalised reductions in fishing effort; |
Eric Sargiacomo, Nicolás González Casares, Giuseppe Lupo, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Idoia Mendia, Chloé Ridel, Claire Fita
Paragraph 1 – point C a (new)
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentCa) including in the regulation a permanent compensation mechanism for technical selectivity measures, ensuring legal certainty, regulatory stability and sufficient visibility for investment made by fishing businesses; |
Paragraph 1 – point C a (new)
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentCa) improving gear selectivity, control and monitoring and introducing and effectively implementing spatial and temporal closures, in particular in spawning and nursery areas; |
Paragraph 1 – point C a (new)
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentCa) including half-days of fishing in the calculation of fishing effort; |
Nora Junco García, Stephen Nikola Bartulica
Paragraph 1 – point C b (new)
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentCb) reviewing the method for allocating fishing effort to ensure a more balanced distribution across the different fleet segments that catch the same demersal stocks, assessing the appropriateness of extending a harmonised management framework at EU level to the artisanal and small-scale gear segments where their contribution to the fishing mortality of those stocks is significant, and updating the criteria for the internal allocation of days across trawl fleet length segments, currently based on historical activity from the 2019-2020 period, to reflect the current operational reality of the fleet; |
Eric Sargiacomo, Nicolás González Casares, Giuseppe Lupo, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Idoia Mendia, Claire Fita
Paragraph 1 – point C b (new)
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentCb) ensuring that substantial changes to technical measures or compensation mechanisms are preceded by a sufficient scientific assessment period in order to measure the biological, economic and social effects of the changes before any subsequent review takes place; |
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendmentdoing away with effort groups segmented by vessel length and merging them into a single group by GSA (geographical sub-area); |
Eric Sargiacomo, Nicolás González Casares, Giuseppe Lupo, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Idoia Mendia, Claire Fita
Paragraph 1 – point C c (new)
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentCc) calls on the Commission to review the conditions for applying the plan to vessels using pelagic gear if they do not exert significant pressure on demersal stocks; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment1a. Highlights the intrinsic value of the ocean and all species depending on it; stresses that while the Mediterranean Sea covers less than 1 % of the global ocean, it is one of the planet’s greatest sources of marine and coastal biodiversity that is facing multiple pressures, including overfishing, pollution, habitat destruction, acidification, and is warming approximately 20 % faster than the global average due to climate change; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment1a. defining the following term: ‘mixed fishery’; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment1b. introducing a principle of proportionality among Member States based on their actual contribution to fishing mortality; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment1c. making the compensation mechanism a permanent fixture, diversifying it and setting a minimum duration of three years for measures providing entitlement to additional fishing days; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment1d. clarifying the treatment of vessels engaged in pelagic trawling (OTM); |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment1e. carrying out a regular scientific, technical and socio-economic assessment of the technical measures applicable in the western Mediterranean, with a view to adapting or doing away with measures that have not been shown to be biologically effective or measures in respect of which the socio-economic consequences appear disproportionate; |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Susana Solís Pérez, Francisco José Millán Mon, Fredis Beleris, Marco Falcone
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| Motion for a resolution2. Welcomes both the call for evidence for an impact assessment on the multiannual plan, published by the Commission on 26 May 2026, and the Commission’s commitment to assessing the socio-economic effects of measures taken; | Amendment2. Welcomes both the call for evidence for an impact assessment on the multiannual plan, published by the Commission on 26 May 2026, and the Commission’s commitment to assessing the socio-economic effects of measures taken since 2019, with a particular focus on developing employment and the fleet, on the economic and social resilience of coastal communities and on the effectiveness of compensatory measures; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution2. Welcomes both the call for evidence for an impact assessment on the multiannual plan, published by the Commission on 26 May 2026, and the Commission’s commitment to assessing the socio-economic effects of measures taken; | Amendment2. Welcomes both the call for evidence for an impact assessment on the multiannual plan, published by the Commission on 26 May 2026, and the Commission’s commitment to assessing the socio-economic effects of measures taken; stresses that this assessment should build on the 2018 impact assessment, the 2024 implementation report, relevant STECF advice, and updated environmental and socio-economic data; |
Siegbert Frank Droese, Volker Schnurrbusch
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| Motion for a resolution2. Welcomes both the call for evidence for an impact assessment on the multiannual plan, published by the Commission on 26 May 2026, and the Commission’s commitment to assessing the socio-economic effects of measures taken; | Amendment2. Takes note of both the call for evidence for an impact assessment on the multiannual plan, published by the Commission on 26 May 2026, and the Commission’s commitment to assessing the socio-economic effects of measures taken; regrets that such an assessment comes only after more than five years of cumulative effort reductions imposed on the fleet; |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Susana Solís Pérez, Francisco José Millán Mon, Fredis Beleris, Marco Falcone
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment2a. Stresses that the transitional phase provided for in Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 2019/1022, based on a progressive reduction of fishing effort over the 2020-2024 period, has come to an end; considers, therefore, that the management of the WestMed Plan must enter a new phase focused on consolidating the results achieved, dropping the systematic reductions in fishing days and allowing, where scientific data supports it and the sustainability of stocks is ensured, fishing opportunities to be progressively increased in order to restore the economic and social viability of the Mediterranean fleet; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment2a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to enhance the availability and quality of data regarding age and size criteria for the stocks concerned in preparation of fisheries management decisions for the area under the multiannual plan for the western Mediterranean; highlights that improved data collection on these parameters should support the integration of MSFD Descriptor 3 Criterion 3 (D3C3) as required as required by Article 3(4) of the plan; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment2b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that the management of fish stocks under the multiannual plan for the western Mediterranean includes targets for the restoration of natural size and age distributions within populations in line with Article 2(5)(j) of the CFP that refers to Article 1(1) of the MSFD, recognising that healthy population structures contribute to reproductive capacity, stock resilience and ecosystem stability; encourages the development of monitoring indicators and more selective fishing practices developed in cooperation with the sector that can reduce the systematic removal of larger and older fish and better protect the recruitment potential of the stock; |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Susana Solís Pérez, Francisco José Millán Mon, Fredis Beleris, Marco Falcone, Isabelle Le Callennec
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment2b. Takes note of the major technical adaptations and investment efforts pursued by the trawl fleet with a view to making its fishing practices more sustainable, by incorporating measures to improve gear selectivity and reduce the impact of fishing activity, such as the use of 40 mm square or 50 mm diamond meshes, selection grids for juveniles, larger mesh panels and flying doors; whereas, moreover, in Spain some 60 % of the fleet has already incorporated these and other technical improvements in recent years; |
Eric Sargiacomo, Nicolás González Casares, Giuseppe Lupo, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Idoia Mendia, Claire Fita
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| Motion for a resolution3. Calls on the Commission, before it adopts further restrictions, to hold mandatory consultations with all relevant stakeholders, in particular, the Mediterranean Advisory Council, regional scientific bodies, fishers’ organisations and processing industries; | Amendment3. Calls on the Commission, before it adopts further restrictions or amends existing technical measures, to hold mandatory consultations with all relevant stakeholders, in particular the Mediterranean Advisory Council, regional scientific bodies, fishers’ organisations, organisations representing small-scale fisheries such as Cofradias, Prud’homies and Italian cooperatives, trade unions representing workers in the sector, environmental organisations, and the processing industries; |
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| Motion for a resolution3. Calls on the Commission, before it adopts further restrictions, to hold mandatory consultations with all relevant stakeholders, in particular, the Mediterranean Advisory Council, regional scientific bodies, fishers’ organisations and processing industries; | Amendment3. Calls on the Commission, when preparing management measures affecting fishing opportunities, to ensure timely and meaningful consultation with all relevant stakeholders, in particular the Mediterranean Advisory Council, regional scientific bodies, environmental NGOs, fishers’ organisations and processing industries; stresses that such consultation should improve transparency, proportionality and practical implementation, while remaining consistent with the best available scientific advice; |
Nora Junco García, Kristoffer Storm, Piotr Müller, Stephen Nikola Bartulica, Sander Smit
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| Motion for a resolution3. Calls on the Commission, before it adopts further restrictions, to hold mandatory consultations with all relevant stakeholders, in particular, the Mediterranean Advisory Council, regional scientific bodies, fishers’ organisations and processing industries; | Amendment3. Calls on the Commission, before it adopts further restrictions, to hold mandatory consultations, with at least eight weeks' notice, with all relevant stakeholders, in particular, the Mediterranean Advisory Council, regional scientific bodies, fishers’ organisations and processing industries; calls, further, on the Commission to provide written reasons for any decision that deviates substantially from the positions expressed by those stakeholders during the consultation process; |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Susana Solís Pérez, Francisco José Millán Mon, Fredis Beleris, Marco Falcone
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| Motion for a resolution3. Calls on the Commission, before it adopts further restrictions, to hold mandatory consultations with all relevant stakeholders, in particular, the Mediterranean Advisory Council, regional scientific bodies, fishers’ organisations and processing industries; | Amendment3. Calls on the Commission, before it adopts further restrictions, to hold mandatory consultations with all relevant stakeholders, in particular, the Mediterranean Advisory Council, regional scientific bodies, fishers’ organisations, social partners and processing industries, with a particular focus on the artisanal sectors; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution3. Calls on the Commission, before it adopts further restrictions, to hold mandatory consultations with all relevant stakeholders, in particular, the Mediterranean Advisory Council, regional scientific bodies, fishers’ organisations and processing industries; | Amendment3. Calls on the Commission to allow inclusive consultations with all relevant stakeholders, in particular, the Mediterranean Advisory Council in its structure and functioning as foreseen in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1575, regional scientific bodies, fishers’ organisations, environmental NGOs, and processing industries; |
Emma Wiesner, Michal Wiezik
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| Motion for a resolution3. Calls on the Commission, before it adopts further restrictions, to hold mandatory consultations with all relevant stakeholders, in particular, the Mediterranean Advisory Council, regional scientific bodies, fishers’ organisations and processing industries; | Amendment3. Calls on the Commission, before it presents fisheries management proposals, to ensure proper consultations with all relevant stakeholders, in particular, the Mediterranean Advisory Council, regional scientific bodies, fishers’ organisations and processing industries; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment3a. Recalls the EU’s commitments and targets in terms of area coverage and effectiveness of marine protected areas (MPAs); encourages the proper implementation of effective management measures in current MPAs in the area under the multiannual plan for the western Mediterranean, as well as the designation of additional MPAs in line with EU commitments; highlights that this designation should be based on scientific assessments showing critical habitats or spawning grounds; points out the need for effective management measures combined with pilot projects for selective and low-impact fishing gear inspired by successful initiatives in other EU sea basins; |
Eric Sargiacomo, Nicolás González Casares, Giuseppe Lupo, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Idoia Mendia, Chloé Ridel, Claire Fita
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment3a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to involve, as a matter of course, producer organisations, scientific institutes, advisory councils and representatives of coastal communities in assessing the impact of the multiannual plan for the western Mediterranean; |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Susana Solís Pérez, Francisco José Millán Mon, Fredis Beleris, Marco Falcone, Isabelle Le Callennec
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| Motion for a resolution4. Calls on the Commission to review, as a matter of urgency, the specific conditions faced by the red shrimp fishery, the only fishery subject simultaneously to two restrictive management measures – a quota system and limits on fishing days – with a view to doing away with a dual regulatory burden that has severely undermined the economic and operational viability of this fishery in the western Mediterranean; | Amendment4. Calls on the Commission to review, as a matter of urgency, the specific conditions faced by the red shrimp fishery, the only fishery subject simultaneously to two restrictive management measures – a quota system and limits on fishing days – with a view to doing away with this TAC, which imposes a dual regulatory burden that has severely undermined the economic and operational viability of this fishery in the western Mediterranean; considers, therefore, that its management must be based exclusively on the fishing effort regime provided for in the WestMed Plan, abolishing the current TAC system; |
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| Motion for a resolution4. Calls on the Commission to review, as a matter of urgency, the specific conditions faced by the red shrimp fishery, the only fishery subject simultaneously to two restrictive management measures – a quota system and limits on fishing days – with a view to doing away with a dual regulatory burden that has severely undermined the economic and operational viability of this fishery in the western Mediterranean; | Amendment4. Calls on the Commission to assess the management measures applicable to the red shrimp fishery, in line with the best available scientific advice, with a view to reducing fishing mortality and enabling stock recovery; calls for that assessment to cover the interaction between fishing-effort limits, catch limits, technical measures and their environmental and socio-economic impacts; stresses that any adjustment must maintain the measures necessary to reduce fishing mortality and support stock recovery; |
Emma Wiesner, Michal Wiezik
Amendment: Motion for a resolution and Amendment| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| Motion for a resolution4. Calls on the Commission to review, as a matter of urgency, the specific conditions faced by the red shrimp fishery, the only fishery subject simultaneously to two restrictive management measures – a quota system and limits on fishing days – with a view to doing away with a dual regulatory burden that has severely undermined the economic and operational viability of this fishery in the western Mediterranean; | Amendment4. Calls on the Commission to review, as a matter of urgency, the specific conditions faced by the red shrimp fishery, the only fishery subject simultaneously to two management measures – a quota system and limits on fishing days – with a view to establish a regime to ensure better predictability, economic stability and operational viability of this fishery in the western Mediterranean; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution4. Calls on the Commission to review, as a matter of urgency, the specific conditions faced by the red shrimp fishery, the only fishery subject simultaneously to two restrictive management measures – a quota system and limits on fishing days – with a view to doing away with a dual regulatory burden that has severely undermined the economic and operational viability of this fishery in the western Mediterranean; | Amendment4. Calls on the Commission to review, as a matter of urgency, the specific conditions faced by the red shrimp fishery, with a view to improving the management based on the best available scientific advice and taking into account interactions between the currently applied management measures without undermining the targets and objectives of the plan; |
Nicolás González Casares, Leire Pajín, Alicia Homs Ginel, Sandra Gómez López, Javi López, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Marcos Ros Sempere, Idoia Mendia, Lina Gálvez
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| Motion for a resolution4. Calls on the Commission to review, as a matter of urgency, the specific conditions faced by the red shrimp fishery, the only fishery subject simultaneously to two restrictive management measures – a quota system and limits on fishing days – with a view to doing away with a dual regulatory burden that has severely undermined the economic and operational viability of this fishery in the western Mediterranean; | Amendment4. Calls on the Commission to review, as a matter of urgency, the specific conditions faced by the red shrimp fishery, the only fishery subject simultaneously to two restrictive management measures – a quota system and limits on fishing days – with a view to doing away with a dual restriction that has severely undermined the economic and operational viability of this fishery in the western Mediterranean; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment4a. Encourages the Commission and the Council to ensure that TAC- and effort setting is transparent and based on the best available scientific advice and knowledge according to the objectives of the multiannual plan for the western Mediterranean and the CFP, and according to ecosystem-based multi-species advice, and takes into account interactions between fisheries and the long-term socio-economic stability of coastal communities; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment4a. Calls for safeguard measures to be targeted, proportionate and tailored to suit local circumstances, prioritising specific conservation measures rather than effort reduction across the board, while tightening Member States’ obligations in terms of coordination between the WestMed plan, spatial restrictions and maritime planning, through an assessment of the cumulative effects of regulations; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment4a. Reiterates its call on the Commission to draw on the successful example of bluefin tuna by studying the introduction of total allowable catches (TACs) in the long term for some species; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment4b. Calls for effective climate change mitigation and adaptation measures to address climate-related risks in a timely manner and avoid the escalating risks and costs of delayed action in the region; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment4b. Calls for fishing to be recognised as an activity of major public interest and as a priority use in maritime planning; |
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| Motion for a resolution5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up coordination of scientific fisheries research, using the most up-to-date data at European, national and regional level, and to improve interoperability and exchange between EU, GFCM and national technical institutes’ databases; | Amendment5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up coordination of scientific fisheries research, using the most up-to-date data at European, national and regional level, and to improve interoperability and exchange between EU, GFCM and national technical institutes’ databases by stepping up the resources allocated to improving data sets, monitoring insufficiently documented stocks, carrying out specific assessments of the actual effectiveness of measures already in place, implementing specific measures that are tailored to suit the various local and regional circumstances, taking into account factors outside fisheries that affect the state of resources, introducing regular reviews of the plan based on transparent indicators with a view to adjusting the measures, and making empirical and local ecological knowledge part of the processes of data collection, assessment and fisheries management; |
Nicolás González Casares, Leire Pajín, Alicia Homs Ginel, Sandra Gómez López, Javi López, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Marcos Ros Sempere, Idoia Mendia, Lina Gálvez
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| Motion for a resolution5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up coordination of scientific fisheries research, using the most up-to-date data at European, national and regional level, and to improve interoperability and exchange between EU, GFCM and national technical institutes’ databases; | Amendment5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up coordination of scientific fisheries research, using the most up-to-date data at European, national and regional level, and to improve interoperability and exchange between EU, GFCM and national technical institutes’ databases; calls, in particular, on the Commission to ensure that annual decisions on fishing opportunities and fishing effort are based on the best available scientific knowledge, published in a transparent and accessible manner prior to the adoption of those decisions; calls, also, on the Commission and the Member States to include a specific assessment of the effects of climate change on the distribution, abundance and productivity of Mediterranean fish stocks; |
Eric Sargiacomo, Nicolás González Casares, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Idoia Mendia, Claire Fita
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| Motion for a resolution5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up coordination of scientific fisheries research, using the most up-to-date data at European, national and regional level, and to improve interoperability and exchange between EU, GFCM and national technical institutes’ databases; | Amendment5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up coordination of scientific fisheries research, using the most up-to-date data at European, national and regional level, and to improve interoperability and exchange between EU, GFCM and national technical institutes’ databases; emphasises that this scientific cooperation should also make it possible to develop an ecosystem-based approach, bringing in the effects of climate change, oceanographic changes, interactions between species, the availability of essential habitats and other anthropogenic pressures on fisheries resources, such as recreational fishing; |
Nora Junco García, Kristoffer Storm, Stephen Nikola Bartulica, Sander Smit
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| Motion for a resolution5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up coordination of scientific fisheries research, using the most up-to-date data at European, national and regional level, and to improve interoperability and exchange between EU, GFCM and national technical institutes’ databases; | Amendment5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up coordination of scientific fisheries research, in particular through independent scientific campaigns such as the MEDITS campaign coordinated by institutes such as the Spanish Institute of Oceanography, using the most up-to-date data at European, national and regional level; calls for improved interoperability and exchange between EU, GFCM and national technical institutes’ databases, and for the publication, on an annual basis, of a consolidated and publicly available report on the state of stocks and catches in the western Mediterranean; |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Susana Solís Pérez, Francisco José Millán Mon, Fredis Beleris, Marco Falcone
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment5a. Stresses the need to strengthen the collection of scientific data on Mediterranean fish stocks, given that, in the most recent assessment, only 13 of the 20 stocks considered could be analytically assessed due to insufficient data; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to increase resources for scientific research, stock monitoring and data collection to improve the scientific basis for decision-making; |
Eric Sargiacomo, Nicolás González Casares, Giuseppe Lupo, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Idoia Mendia, Claire Fita
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment5a. Calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the STECF, the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) and national scientific institutes, to draw up a specific scientific programme focusing on the effects of climate change on western Mediterranean fisheries, including recruitment, species distribution, natural mortality and changes in marine habitats; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment5a. Calls on the Commission to develop, in cooperation with independent scientists, animal welfare experts and fisheries stakeholders, species-specific indicators for the welfare of fish and crustaceans during capture, retrieval, handling, storage and killing; calls for those indicators to be integrated into fisheries management, technical measures and Union funding criteria; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment5a. Calls on the Commission and on Member States to improve the implementation of mixed-fisheries management under the existing multiannual plan for the western Mediterranean, including through better use of selectivity measures, spatial-temporal closures, avoidance measures, remedial measures and the compensation mechanism, while maintaining safeguards for depleted stocks; |
Emma Wiesner, Michal Wiezik
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment5a. Highlights the need for proper data collection as a corner stone for any proper scientific assessments; reminds that proper scientific advice is key to enable a proper implementation of an ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management; |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Susana Solís Pérez, Francisco José Millán Mon, Fredis Beleris, Marco Falcone
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment5b. Urges the Commission to fully recognise the scientific assessments prepared by the GFCM’s Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) when formulating the WestMed Plan management measures, on an equal footing with those issued by STECF; calls, furthermore, for a review of the reference points and assessment models applicable to hake, in order to ensure that management decisions adequately reflect the biological reality observed and the most up-to-date scientific data; |
Eric Sargiacomo, Nicolás González Casares, Giuseppe Lupo, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Idoia Mendia, Claire Fita
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment5b. Calls on the Commission to come up with harmonised indicators that make it possible to assess the cumulative impact of fisheries management measures, marine protected areas, strictly protected areas, recreational fishing, renewable marine energy projects and other uses of maritime space on the activity of professional fishing fleets; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment5b. Calls for the progressive phase-out of fishing practices and gear that cause particularly severe or prolonged suffering, high mortality of non-target animals or significant habitat destruction, and for targeted support to enable affected fishers and workers to transition to less harmful practices; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment5c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish and effectively manage an ecologically coherent network of marine protected areas, including strictly protected and no-take zones covering spawning grounds, nursery areas, climate refugia, vulnerable marine ecosystems and areas of particular importance for protected species; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment5d. Calls for the assessment of the multiannual plan to include indicators on habitat condition, seabed integrity, trophic structure, genetic diversity, population age and size structure, by-catch mortality, abundance of protected species and the resilience of marine ecosystems to climate change; |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Susana Solís Pérez, Francisco José Millán Mon, Fredis Beleris, Marco Falcone
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| Motion for a resolution6. Is deeply concerned about reports of IUU fishing by third countries in Mediterranean waters, including in Member States’ exclusive economic zones; stresses the need to establish a European import control office with a view to preventing IUU products from entering the internal market; | Amendment6. Is deeply concerned about reports of IUU fishing by third countries in Mediterranean waters, including in Member States’ exclusive economic zones; urges the Commission and the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) to monitor the activities of the non-EU-flagged fleet in the Mediterranean basin more closely and to consider market measures against the states that allow these practices; stresses the need to establish a European import control office with a view to preventing IUU products from entering the internal market; is particularly concerned about certain third-country-flagged vessels in the Alboran Sea using driftnets, a banned practice that poses a serious threat to marine biodiversity and fair competition in the Mediterranean; |
Nora Junco García, Kristoffer Storm, Stephen Nikola Bartulica, Sander Smit
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| Motion for a resolution6. Is deeply concerned about reports of IUU fishing by third countries in Mediterranean waters, including in Member States’ exclusive economic zones; stresses the need to establish a European import control office with a view to preventing IUU products from entering the internal market; | Amendment6. Is deeply concerned about repeated reports of IUU fishing by third countries in Mediterranean waters by vessels from Morocco and Algeria in the Alboran Sea, whose catches subsequently enter the EU market in conditions of unfair competition with the European fleet; recalls that similar occurrences of unauthorised fishing and unilateral claims by third countries over exclusive economic zones also affect other EU waters, such as those of the Canary Islands archipelago; stresses the need to strengthen the powers and resources of the European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA) regarding import controls, with a view to preventing IUU products from entering the internal market regardless of the sea basin of origin; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution6. Is deeply concerned about reports of IUU fishing by third countries in Mediterranean waters, including in Member States’ exclusive economic zones; stresses the need to establish a European import control office with a view to preventing IUU products from entering the internal market; | Amendment6. Is deeply concerned that IUU fishing continues to pose a significant threat to Mediterranean marine ecosystems, sustainable fisheries and coastal communities; calls for a zero-tolerance approach to IUU fishing through stronger monitoring, control and enforcement mechanisms, enhanced transparency and traceability of seafood products, and the establishment of a European import control office to prevent illegally sourced products from entering the Union market and to ensure that all seafood products placed on the EU market comply with EU conservation and sustainability objectives; |
Siegbert Frank Droese, Volker Schnurrbusch
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| Motion for a resolution6. Is deeply concerned about reports of IUU fishing by third countries in Mediterranean waters, including in Member States’ exclusive economic zones; stresses the need to establish a European import control office with a view to preventing IUU products from entering the internal market; | Amendment6. Is deeply concerned about reports of IUU fishing by third countries in Mediterranean waters, including in Member States’ exclusive economic zones; stresses the need to reinforce the import controls carried out by the Member States and to strengthen coordination among national control authorities and the European Fisheries Control Agency, building on existing structures rather than creating a new Union body, with a view to preventing IUU products from entering the internal market; |
Eric Sargiacomo, Nicolás González Casares, Giuseppe Lupo, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Idoia Mendia, Claire Fita
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| Motion for a resolution6. Is deeply concerned about reports of IUU fishing by third countries in Mediterranean waters, including in Member States’ exclusive economic zones; stresses the need to establish a European import control office with a view to preventing IUU products from entering the internal market; | Amendment6. Is deeply concerned about reports of IUU fishing by third countries in Mediterranean waters, including in Member States’ exclusive economic zones; stresses the need to establish a European import control office with a view to preventing IUU products from entering the internal market and stepping up cooperation on controls among the EFCA, the Member States and the authorities of third countries; |
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| Motion for a resolution6. Is deeply concerned about reports of IUU fishing by third countries in Mediterranean waters, including in Member States’ exclusive economic zones; stresses the need to establish a European import control office with a view to preventing IUU products from entering the internal market; | Amendment6. Is deeply concerned about reports of IUU fishing and persistent violations by third countries in Mediterranean waters, including in Member States’ exclusive economic zones; stresses the need to establish a European import control office with a view to preventing IUU products from entering the internal market; |
Siegbert Frank Droese, Volker Schnurrbusch
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment6a. Stresses that fishery and aquaculture products imported from third countries should meet environmental, health, social and sustainability standards equivalent to those imposed on Union producers; calls on the Commission to ensure genuine reciprocity in market access and to strengthen import controls accordingly, so that Union fishers are not placed at a competitive disadvantage by imports produced to lower standards; |
Nora Junco García, Kristoffer Storm, Stephen Nikola Bartulica, Sander Smit
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment6a. Calls, also, for the establishment of a deterrent penalty regime applicable to importers and operators in the internal market who place IUU products, or make them available, on the market, irrespective of the penalties already applicable to the vessels involved; |
Eric Sargiacomo, Nicolás González Casares, Giuseppe Lupo, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Idoia Mendia, Claire Fita
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| Motion for a resolution7. Urges the Commission to boost regional cooperation by integrating the western Mediterranean multiannual plan into the broader framework of the EU’s neighbourhood policy; welcomes the objectives of the Pact for the Mediterranean to strengthen cooperation on fisheries governance, control, inspection, monitoring and surveillance with a view to addressing IUU fishing; | Amendment7. Urges the Commission to boost regional cooperation by integrating the western Mediterranean multiannual plan into the broader framework of the EU’s neighbourhood policy; welcomes the objectives of the Pact for the Mediterranean to strengthen cooperation on fisheries governance, control, inspection, monitoring and surveillance with a view to addressing IUU fishing; also emphasises the need for more convergence of management rules and control standards among the countries on the Mediterranean in order to ensure a level playing field and make sure that conservation measures remain effective; |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Susana Solís Pérez, Francisco José Millán Mon, Fredis Beleris, Marco Falcone
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| Motion for a resolution7. Urges the Commission to boost regional cooperation by integrating the western Mediterranean multiannual plan into the broader framework of the EU’s neighbourhood policy; welcomes the objectives of the Pact for the Mediterranean to strengthen cooperation on fisheries governance, control, inspection, monitoring and surveillance with a view to addressing IUU fishing; | Amendment7. Urges the Commission to boost regional cooperation by integrating the western Mediterranean multiannual plan into the broader framework of the EU’s neighbourhood policy; welcomes the objectives of the Pact for the Mediterranean to strengthen cooperation on fisheries governance, compliance with international standards and enhanced control, inspection, monitoring and surveillance capabilities with a view to addressing IUU fishing; calls on the Commission to ensure the effective implementation of these commitments and to make fisheries one of the priorities of Euro-Mediterranean cooperation; |
Nicolás González Casares, Leire Pajín, Alicia Homs Ginel, Sandra Gómez López, Javi López, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Marcos Ros Sempere, Idoia Mendia, Lina Gálvez
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| Motion for a resolution7. Urges the Commission to boost regional cooperation by integrating the western Mediterranean multiannual plan into the broader framework of the EU’s neighbourhood policy; welcomes the objectives of the Pact for the Mediterranean to strengthen cooperation on fisheries governance, control, inspection, monitoring and surveillance with a view to addressing IUU fishing; | Amendment7. Urges the Commission to boost regional cooperation in order to make progress in better governance and ensure a level playing field with third countries, by integrating the western Mediterranean multiannual plan into the broader framework of the EU’s neighbourhood policy; welcomes the objectives of the Pact for the Mediterranean to strengthen cooperation on fisheries governance, control, inspection, monitoring and surveillance with a view to addressing IUU fishing; |
France Jamet, António Tânger Corrêa
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| Motion for a resolution7. Urges the Commission to boost regional cooperation by integrating the western Mediterranean multiannual plan into the broader framework of the EU’s neighbourhood policy; welcomes the objectives of the Pact for the Mediterranean to strengthen cooperation on fisheries governance, control, inspection, monitoring and surveillance with a view to addressing IUU fishing; | Amendment7. Urges the Commission and the Member States to boost regional cooperation by integrating the western Mediterranean multiannual plan into the broader framework of the EU’s neighbourhood policy, in particular via the Union for the Mediterranean; to strengthen cooperation on fisheries governance, control, inspection, monitoring and surveillance with a view to addressing IUU fishing and any other activity that is detrimental to fishers; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment7a. Recalls that Fisheries Restricted Areas (FRAs) adopted under the GFCM, when they have a sufficient level of protection, minimise incidental catches, protect fish spawning and nursery areas and juveniles, and reduce impacts on sensitive habitats, in particular the seabed, contributing to the rebuilding of fish populations; calls therefore on the Commission and Member States to work within the GFCM to increase the network of FRAs and improve their level of protection, where necessary; |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Susana Solís Pérez, Francisco José Millán Mon, Fredis Beleris, Marco Falcone
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment7a. Recalls that future spatial management measures and marine protected areas must be adopted on a case-by-case basis, based on the best available scientific knowledge, targeted fishing impact assessments and stakeholder consultations, ensuring fair access to fishing grounds and avoiding disproportionate restrictions incompatible with the objectives of the CFP; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment7a. Calls on Member States to ensure the full and effective implementation of the EU fisheries control regulation, including provisions addressing misreporting of catches and strengthening the accuracy and reliability of catch reporting for the stocks under the multiannual plan for the western Mediterranean; |
Nicolás González Casares, Leire Pajín, Alicia Homs Ginel, Sandra Gómez López, Javi López, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Marcos Ros Sempere, Idoia Mendia, Lina Gálvez
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment7a. Calls on the Commission to strengthen cooperation at local level through direct dialogue with the coastal authorities and fishermen’s guilds in the Mediterranean, which are key players in the sustainable management of resources and in the implementation of conservation measures on the ground; |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Susana Solís Pérez, Francisco José Millán Mon, Fredis Beleris, Marco Falcone
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment7b. Calls on the Commission to establish a specific financial support framework for the removal, management and valorisation of invasive alien species that affect fishing activity, encouraging their exploitation through solutions based on the circular economy; recognises, in particular, the role of fishers as active partners in cleaning up and restoring the marine environment through the removal of species such as Asian seaweed (Rugulopteryx okamurae), and calls for appropriate compensation for the costs arising from these actions; |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Susana Solís Pérez, Francisco José Millán Mon, Fredis Beleris, Marco Falcone
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment7c. Calls on the Commission to adopt a truly holistic approach in the management of the western Mediterranean, by integrating all the pressures affecting the marine ecosystem and not just fishing activity; emphasises, in particular, the impact of climate change, the increase in marine pollution (including plastic waste that is regularly removed from the sea by fishers themselves without any compensation) and the proliferation of invasive alien species, all of which must be fully incorporated into the assessment and management of the plan; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to earmark a ring-fenced budget of at least EUR 7.29 billion for fleet modernisation and renewal (including selective gear, low-emission engines and digital monitoring), temporary cessations and economic diversification programmes; | Amendmentdeleted |
Nora Junco García, Kristoffer Storm, Stephen Nikola Bartulica, Sander Smit
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| Motion for a resolution8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to earmark a ring-fenced budget of at least EUR 7.29 billion for fleet modernisation and renewal (including selective gear, low-emission engines and digital monitoring), temporary cessations and economic diversification programmes; | Amendment8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure, within the next European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund under the multiannual financial framework 2028-2034, a specific and ring-fenced budget allocation for the whole of the western Mediterranean basin, reversing the downward trend announced by the Commission with regard to the allocation of the Fisheries Fund for the current 2021-2027 period; insists that this allocation must constitute a specific budget line and not end up diluted into funds with a generic purpose, in order to support fleet modernisation and renewal, temporary cessations and economic diversification programmes; |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Susana Solís Pérez, Francisco José Millán Mon, Fredis Beleris, Marco Falcone
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| Motion for a resolution8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to earmark a ring-fenced budget of at least EUR 7.29 billion for fleet modernisation and renewal (including selective gear, low-emission engines and digital monitoring), temporary cessations and economic diversification programmes; | Amendment8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to earmark a ring-fenced budget of at least EUR 7.29 billion in the next multiannual financial framework for fleet modernisation and renewal (including selective gear, low-emission engines and digital monitoring), temporary cessations, generational renewal, improved safety and working conditions on board, and economic diversification programmes, while ensuring that the EMFAF successor fund serves to boost the renewal, modernisation, decarbonisation and competitiveness of the European fishing fleet; |
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| Motion for a resolution8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to earmark a ring-fenced budget of at least EUR 7.29 billion for fleet modernisation and renewal (including selective gear, low-emission engines and digital monitoring), temporary cessations and economic diversification programmes; | Amendment8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide adequate ring-fenced funding for a socially just transition in Mediterranean fisheries (including independent electronic monitoring, the retrieval and prevention of lost fishing gear, energy efficiency, genuinely zero-emission technologies, temporary and permanent cessation where necessary, retraining, income diversification and the restoration of marine ecosystems), temporary cessations and economic diversification programmes; |
Emma Wiesner, Michal Wiezik
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| Motion for a resolution8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to earmark a ring-fenced budget of at least EUR 7.29 billion for fleet modernisation and renewal (including selective gear, low-emission engines and digital monitoring), temporary cessations and economic diversification programmes; | Amendment8. Recalls it's position on the new MFF and calls on the Commission and the Member States to agree to the proposed ring-fenced budget outlined in parliaments position for fisheries and aquaculture; reminds of the importance of fleet modernisation and renewal (including selective gear, low-emission engines and digital monitoring), temporary cessations and economic diversification programmes; |
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| Motion for a resolution8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to earmark a ring-fenced budget of at least EUR 7.29 billion for fleet modernisation and renewal (including selective gear, low-emission engines and digital monitoring), temporary cessations and economic diversification programmes; | Amendment8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to earmark a ring-fenced budget of at least EUR 7.29 billion, as well as more secure public aid schemes for the modernisation, energy transition and renewal of the fleet (including selective gear, low-emission engines and digital monitoring), temporary cessations and economic diversification programmes; |
Eric Sargiacomo, Nicolás González Casares, Giuseppe Lupo, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Idoia Mendia, Claire Fita
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| Motion for a resolution8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to earmark a ring-fenced budget of at least EUR 7.29 billion for fleet modernisation and renewal (including selective gear, low-emission engines and digital monitoring), temporary cessations and economic diversification programmes; | Amendment8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to earmark a ring-fenced budget of at least EUR 7.29 billion to support the green and energy transition of the fleet, and to support innovation and improved gear selectivity, decarbonisation, safety on board, working conditions, the digitalisation of fishing businesses and generational renewal; |
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| Motion for a resolution8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to earmark a ring-fenced budget of at least EUR 7.29 billion for fleet modernisation and renewal (including selective gear, low-emission engines and digital monitoring), temporary cessations and economic diversification programmes; | Amendment8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to earmark a ring-fenced budget of at least EUR 7.29 billion for fleet modernisation and renewal (including selective gear, low-emission engines and digital monitoring), generational renewal, temporary cessations and economic diversification programmes; |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Susana Solís Pérez, Francisco José Millán Mon, Fredis Beleris, Marco Falcone
Paragraph 8 – subparagraph 1 (new)
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| Motion for a resolution | AmendmentIs concerned about the possible disappearance of a specific instrument for fisheries in the next multiannual financial framework (MFF), and the reduction and dilution of financial resources for the sector into other generic funds in the national and regional plans (NRPs), which could seriously jeopardise its future; |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Susana Solís Pérez, Francisco José Millán Mon, Fredis Beleris, Marco Falcone
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment8a. Stresses the need for the Commission to review and increase the ceiling for de minimis aid applicable to the fisheries sector and for that aid to be set, where appropriate, per vessel, taking into account the increase in energy and fuel costs, and the multifactorial pressures affecting the competitiveness and profitability of the European fleet; considers that, under the next multiannual financial framework, this instrument has to be an essential element of EU support to ensure the resilience, modernisation and economic viability of the fisheries sector; |
Eric Sargiacomo, Nicolás González Casares, Giuseppe Lupo, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Idoia Mendia, Claire Fita
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment8a. Emphasises that the green transition of the fisheries sector must be socially just and economically sustainable; calls for the investments needed to cut energy consumption, improve working conditions and modernise vessels to be given the appropriate financial support, particularly where small and medium-sized fishing businesses are concerned; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment8a. Calls on the Commission and on Member States to support fishers through the transition towards fully sustainable and zero-emission fisheries while making full and effective use of the tools available under the multiannual plan for the western Mediterranean, since long-term profitability, competitiveness and resilience depend on healthy fish stocks; |
Nicolás González Casares, Leire Pajín, Alicia Homs Ginel, Sandra Gómez López, Javi López, Laura Ballarín Cereza, Marcos Ros Sempere, Idoia Mendia, Lina Gálvez
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment8a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to strengthen measures to compensate and incentivise the fisheries sector for the removal of marine litter and for its contribution to the clean-up of the seabed, in the context of supporting the protection and restoration of Mediterranean marine biodiversity and ecosystems; |
Eric Sargiacomo, Nicolás González Casares, Giuseppe Lupo, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Idoia Mendia, Claire Fita
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment8b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to bring in specific measures to make fishing professions more attractive, in particular by supporting vocational training, helping young fishers to set up in business, and supporting gender equality in the sector and the improvement of health and safety at work; |
Emma Wiesner, Michal Wiezik
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| Motion for a resolution9. Urges the Commission to present a legislative simplification package that ensures that the common fisheries policy remains competitive, including a targeted revision of the Regulation on the multiannual plan for demersal stocks in the western Mediterranean, incorporating the changes and adjustments identified in this report; | Amendmentdeleted |
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| Motion for a resolution9. Urges the Commission to present a legislative simplification package that ensures that the common fisheries policy remains competitive, including a targeted revision of the Regulation on the multiannual plan for demersal stocks in the western Mediterranean, incorporating the changes and adjustments identified in this report; | Amendmentdeleted |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution9. Urges the Commission to present a legislative simplification package that ensures that the common fisheries policy remains competitive, including a targeted revision of the Regulation on the multiannual plan for demersal stocks in the western Mediterranean, incorporating the changes and adjustments identified in this report; | Amendmentdeleted |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Susana Solís Pérez, Francisco José Millán Mon, Fredis Beleris, Marco Falcone
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| Motion for a resolution9. Urges the Commission to present a legislative simplification package that ensures that the common fisheries policy remains competitive, including a targeted revision of the Regulation on the multiannual plan for demersal stocks in the western Mediterranean, incorporating the changes and adjustments identified in this report; | Amendment9. Urges the Commission to present a legislative simplification package that ensures that the common fisheries policy remains competitive, including a targeted revision of the Regulation on the multiannual plan for demersal stocks in the western Mediterranean, incorporating the changes and adjustments identified in this report; points out that such a legislative package must also address other priority issues for the sector, such as the revision of certain provisions of the landing obligation, the exclusion of bottom-set longlines from the Deep-Sea Access Regulation 2016/2336 and the correction of problematic elements in the Fisheries Control Regulation, including aspects related to the application of the margin of tolerance and the e-Catch electronic traceability system, in order to ensure a more proportionate, effective regulatory framework that is adapted to the reality of European fleets and ensures their competitiveness at global level; |
Eric Sargiacomo, Nicolás González Casares, Giuseppe Lupo, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Idoia Mendia, Chloé Ridel, Claire Fita
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| Motion for a resolution9. Urges the Commission to present a legislative simplification package that ensures that the common fisheries policy remains competitive, including a targeted revision of the Regulation on the multiannual plan for demersal stocks in the western Mediterranean, incorporating the changes and adjustments identified in this report; | Amendment9. Urges the Commission to present a legislative simplification package that ensures that the common fisheries policy remains competitive, including a targeted revision of the Regulation on the multiannual plan for demersal stocks in the western Mediterranean, incorporating the changes and adjustments identified in this report; points out that administrative simplification measures should under no circumstances result in any weakening of the environmental objectives of the common fisheries policy or in any relaxing of the requirements as regards transparency, control and scientific data collection; |
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| Motion for a resolution9. Urges the Commission to present a legislative simplification package that ensures that the common fisheries policy remains competitive, including a targeted revision of the Regulation on the multiannual plan for demersal stocks in the western Mediterranean, incorporating the changes and adjustments identified in this report; | Amendment9. Urges the Commission to present a legislative simplification package that ensures that the common fisheries policy remains competitive, including a targeted revision of the Regulation on the multiannual plan for demersal stocks, excluding any shift towards management by total allowable catches (TAC) in the western Mediterranean, incorporating the changes and adjustments identified in this report, as well stepping up regulatory clarity via an obligation to specify the calculation methods, the levels of application and the cumulation arrangements of the schemes provided for in the regulations; |
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| Motion for a resolution9. Urges the Commission to present a legislative simplification package that ensures that the common fisheries policy remains competitive, including a targeted revision of the Regulation on the multiannual plan for demersal stocks in the western Mediterranean, incorporating the changes and adjustments identified in this report; | Amendment9. Urges the Commission to present an ambitious, root-and-branch reform of the common fisheries policy, including a targeted revision of the Regulation on the multiannual plan for demersal stocks in the western Mediterranean, incorporating the changes and adjustments identified in this report; |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Susana Solís Pérez, Francisco José Millán Mon, Fredis Beleris, Marco Falcone
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment9a. Calls on the Commission to make the future Vision 2040 for Fisheries and Aquaculture a priority by creating a European blue food plan to boost the production and consumption of European fisheries and aquaculture products, and to raise awareness about their nutritional, environmental and socio-economic value in the seafood industry; urges, further, the Commission and the Member States to put in place specific measures to foster generational renewal, improving young fishers’ access to finance, training, digitalisation, innovation and entrepreneurship in the fisheries sector; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment9a. Urges the Commission to improve the implementation of the common fisheries policy ensuring environmental, climate, animal welfare, transparency and social objectives and standards; recalls, in particular, the need to strengthen the implementation of the landing obligation in order to prevent illegal discarding; stresses that simplification must improve implementation while maintaining or strengthening the precautionary and ecosystem-based approaches and the objectives of restoring fish populations and marine ecosystems; |
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| Motion for a resolution10. Calls on the Commission, before introducing further reductions in fishing opportunities, to allow sufficient time for the measures already adopted to produce measurable results and be subject to a proper assessment of their biological, economic and social effects; | Amendment10. Calls on the Commission to allow sufficient time for the measures already adopted to produce measurable results and be subject to a proper assessment of their biological, economic and social effects, as well as to carry out a scientific cost-benefit analysis and assessment of the biological, economic and social effects of measures already in force before introducing further reductions in fishing opportunities (also via conservation measures), and for alternative measures to be retained if they appear more relevant, in order to ensure that any new decision is based on objectively demonstrated results; |
Nora Junco García, Kristoffer Storm, Piotr Müller, Stephen Nikola Bartulica, Sander Smit
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| Motion for a resolution10. Calls on the Commission, before introducing further reductions in fishing opportunities, to allow sufficient time for the measures already adopted to produce measurable results and be subject to a proper assessment of their biological, economic and social effects; | Amendment10. Calls on the Commission, before introducing further reductions in fishing opportunities or fishing effort, to allow a period of at least two annual management cycles for the measures already adopted to produce measurable results, and for those results to be subject to an independent assessment of their biological, economic and social effects; considers that, in the absence of such an assessment, the existing level of fishing effort must be maintained without further reductions; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution10. Calls on the Commission, before introducing further reductions in fishing opportunities, to allow sufficient time for the measures already adopted to produce measurable results and be subject to a proper assessment of their biological, economic and social effects; | Amendment10. Calls on the Commission, when proposing fishing opportunities for stocks under the multiannual plan for the western Mediterranean, to assess the biological, economic and social effects of measures already adopted, where applicable, while ensuring that, where stocks remain overfished or below precautionary biomass levels, fishing opportunities remain in line with the best available scientific advice and the objectives of the plan and the CFP; |
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| Motion for a resolution10. Calls on the Commission, before introducing further reductions in fishing opportunities, to allow sufficient time for the measures already adopted to produce measurable results and be subject to a proper assessment of their biological, economic and social effects; | Amendment10. Calls on the Commission to regularly assess the biological, ecological, climatic, animal welfare, economic and social effects of management measures; stresses that the absence of complete scientific certainty must not be invoked to delay measures necessary to prevent serious or irreversible harm to marine animals, depleted fish populations, protected species, habitats or wider ecosystem functioning; |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Susana Solís Pérez, Francisco José Millán Mon, Fredis Beleris, Marco Falcone
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| Motion for a resolution10. Calls on the Commission, before introducing further reductions in fishing opportunities, to allow sufficient time for the measures already adopted to produce measurable results and be subject to a proper assessment of their biological, economic and social effects; | Amendment10. Calls on the Commission, before introducing further reductions in fishing opportunities, to allow sufficient time for the measures already adopted to produce measurable results and be subject to a proper assessment of their biological, economic and social effects, with a view to ensuring a stable and predictable regulatory framework that enables companies to plan investments; |
Emma Wiesner, Michal Wiezik
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| Motion for a resolution10. Calls on the Commission, before introducing further reductions in fishing opportunities, to allow sufficient time for the measures already adopted to produce measurable results and be subject to a proper assessment of their biological, economic and social effects; | Amendment10. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, before introducing further measures in relation to fishing opportunities, to consider that measures already adopted are given proper time to produce measurable results and be subject to a proper assessment of their biological, economic and social effects; |
Carmen Crespo Díaz, Isabelle Le Callennec, Paulo do Nascimento Cabral, Susana Solís Pérez, Francisco José Millán Mon, Fredis Beleris, Marco Falcone
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment10a. Recalls that the sustainability of fisheries must be assessed on the basis of the three pillars of the common fisheries policy (environmental, economic and social), which have the same legal status and must be applied in a balanced manner, avoiding a scenario where one of them systematically prevails over the others; recalls that the common fisheries policy is an exclusive competence of the Union under Article 3 TFEU, as one of the Union's key integrated policies, and that its effectiveness, coherence and proper functioning require a fully European approach, avoiding any risk of fragmentation or renationalisation of management decisions; |
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment10a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that any future adjustments on fisheries management in the Mediterranean Sea are based on transparent, science-based and ecosystem-based assessments, allowing sufficient time for recently adopted conservation measures to demonstrate their effectiveness while closely monitoring their impacts on fish stocks, marine ecosystems and fisheries-dependent communities; stresses the need to combine effective conservation measures with support for a just transition towards sustainable, low-impact and zero-emission fisheries; |
Eric Sargiacomo, Nicolás González Casares, Giuseppe Lupo, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Idoia Mendia, Chloé Ridel, Claire Fita
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment10a. Calls on the Commission to submit to the European Parliament, no later than three years after the entry into force of the revised regulation, a report assessing its biological, economic, social and territorial impact, analysing in particular the effects on fishers’ incomes, employment, generational renewal, the resilience of coastal communities, the state of the main fish stocks and the cumulative effects of other EU maritime policies on fishing activity; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment10a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to prohibit mobile bottom-contacting fishing in strictly protected areas and to phase it out in vulnerable marine ecosystems, seagrass meadows, coralligenous and deep-sea habitats, spawning and nursery areas and areas designated for ecological restoration; calls for targeted just-transition support for affected workers and coastal communities; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment10b. Calls for binding, measurable and time-bound measures to prevent and reduce by-catch and mortality of non-target and protected species, including sharks, rays, cetaceans, sea turtles and seabirds; calls for mandatory use of the most effective available mitigation measures, independent monitoring and the temporary closure of high-risk areas where necessary; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment10c. Recalls that Article 13 TFEU requires the Union to pay full regard to the welfare requirements of animals as sentient beings when formulating and implementing fisheries policy; calls on the Commission to support research into and the gradual introduction of capture, retrieval, handling, stunning and killing practices that minimise the duration and severity of suffering of fish and crustaceans; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment10d. Calls on the Commission to assess and reduce the climate footprint of Mediterranean fisheries, including fuel use, damage to blue-carbon ecosystems, refrigerants and supply-chain emissions; stresses that public support should prioritise absolute emission reductions and low-impact fisheries and should not prolong dependence on fossil fuels; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment10e. Stresses that the ecological transition must be socially just; calls for targeted income support, social protection, retraining, occupational safety measures and alternative employment opportunities for affected fishers and workers; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment10f. Calls for Union and national financial support to be conditional on compliance with fisheries, environmental, labour and animal welfare rules; stresses that operators responsible for serious or repeated infringements should be excluded from public support for an effective and proportionate period; |
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| Motion for a resolution | Amendment10g. Calls on the Member States to address the persistent imbalance between fishing capacity and fishing opportunities in the western Mediterranean as a matter of priority through fair, voluntary and permanent capacity-adjustment measures, accompanied by adequate support for affected fishers and fishing communities and by opportunities for diversification to ensure a just transition; stresses that excess capacity must not be transferred to other regions or fisheries; |