The state of play in the implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy and future perspectives

Wording as published by the EP, in English.

1. Amendment 1Adopted

   Paragraph 89 a (new)

   Tabled by Ladislav Ilčić, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Bert-Jan Ruissen +41 · Members

   Added: 89a. Stresses the need for an amendment to Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 concerning management measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea, also known as the ‘Mediterranean Regulation’, which lays down rules on the technical characteristics of fishing gears and their uses and which is unfortunately outdated and as such presents an obstacle to fulfilling the main goals of the Common Fisheries Policy, particularly those related to small-scale fisheries;

2. Amendment 2Adopted

   Paragraph 82

   Tabled by Ska Keller, Saskia Bricmont, Petras Auštrevičius +72 · Members

   … on the Commission to further increase science-based knowledge on the welfare of Removed: farmed aquatic animals and to take this research into consideration in future policy developments in Added: fisheries and aquaculture; stresses that, any future policy developments should also take practical feasibility into account in Added: fisheries and aquaculture management and Removed: should not add Added: the potential economic and operational Removed: burden to Added: impact on operators’ and activities, and should also consider the need to ensure an …

3. Amendment 5Rejected

   Paragraph 31

   Tabled by Ska Keller · Verts/ALE

   … and long-term certainty for fishers and in line with the MSY principle; Removed: calls on the Commission and the Council to seek the best available scientific advice on the possibility of removing the TACs for certain stocks, while ensuring that the stock concerned remains within safe biological limits in the short and medium term;