Fisheries management approaches for safeguarding sensitive species, tackling invasive species and benefiting local economies

Wording as published by the EP, in English.

1. Amendment 1Adopted

   Recital Z a (new)

   Tabled by Anja Hazekamp, César Luena, Sirpa Pietikäinen +81 · Members

   Added: Za. whereas during a public consultation organised by the Commission, 94 % of all respondents indicated that they were against or strongly against the placing of seal products on the market, rejecting it as a fisheries management measure; whereas 89 % of respondents indicated that seal hunting raises significant moral concerns1a; 1a European Commission, ‘Trade in seal products – fitness check of EU rules’, European Commission website.

2. Amendment 2Rejected

   Paragraph 16

   Tabled by Anja Hazekamp, César Luena, Petras Auštrevičius +82 · Members

   … size, the status and trends of species and the potential impacts that Removed: unbalanced Added: overfishing and unbalanced fish populations can have on Added: sensitive species such as whales and dolphins, and on the viability of fishing activities, to ensure ecosystem-based management of fisheries, including measures to protect …

3. Amendment 3Rejected

   Paragraph 17

   Tabled by Anja Hazekamp, César Luena, Petras Auštrevičius +80 · Members

   … Directive to better facilitate active and effective population management and support ecosystem-based Removed: management; Added: management, while fully upholding the EU ban on trade in seal products in line with Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009 and Regulation (EU) 2015/17751a, which were introduced to address serious concerns from members of the public and governments regarding animal welfare considerations, owing to the suffering these animals endured when being killing; ___________________ 1a Regulation (EU) 2015/1775 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 October 2015 amending Regulation (EC) No 1007/2009 on trade in seal products and repealing Commission Regulation (EU) No 737/2010 (OJ L 262, 7.10.2015, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2015/1775/oj).