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Fishing for deep-sea stocks *

P5_TA(2002)0465

A5-0307/2002

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on establishing specific access requirements and associated conditions applicable to fishing for deep-sea stocks (COM(2002) 108 – C5&nbhy;0135/2002 – 2002/0053(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

– having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2002) 108)(1),

– having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 37 of the EC Treaty (C5-0135/2002),

– having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

– having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A5-0307/2002),

1. Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

2. Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 250(2) of the EC Treaty;

3. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

4. Asks to be consulted again if the Council intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially;

5. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

Text proposed by the Commission

Amendments by Parliament

Amendment 12
Recital 5

(5) Accurate information about fishing operations is a prerequisite for provision of high quality scientific advice, and such information can best be collected by trained and independent scientific observers.

(5) Accurate and up-to-date information about fishing operations is a prerequisite for provision of high quality scientific advice, and such information can best be collected by trained and independent scientific observers in collaboration with the fishing industry and other interested parties.

Amendment 13
Recital 6

(6) Appropriate information for scientific advice about fisheries should be made available to the relevant scientific and management bodies as soon as possible.

(6) Appropriate, verifiable and up-to-date information for scientific advice about fisheries and the marine environment should be available to the relevant scientific and management bodies prior to taking and implementing management decisions.

Amendment 1
Article 3, paragraph 2

2. It shall be prohibited to catch, retain on board, tranship or to land any aggregate quantity of the deep-sea species other than ling or tusk in excess of 50 kg, or any aggregate quantity of ling and tusk in excess of 1 tonne, unless the vessel in question holds a deep-sea fishing permit.

2. It shall be prohibited to catch, retain on board, tranship or to land any aggregate quantity of the deep-sea species in excess of 50 kg unless the vessel in question holds a deep-sea fishing permit.

Amendment 2
Article 4, paragraph 1, subparagraph 1

1. Member States shall calculate the aggregate power and the aggregate capacity of its vessels which, in any one of the years 1998,1999 or 2000, have landed more than 10 tonnes of any mixture of the deep-sea species with the exception of ling and tusk, or more than 100 tonnes of any mixture of ling and tusk.

1. Member States shall calculate the aggregate power and the aggregate capacity of their vessels which, in any one of the years 1998, 1999 or 2000, have landed more than 10 tonnes of any mixture of the deep-sea species.

Amendment 10
Article 4, paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Each year, on the basis of scientific advice and in consultation with the industry, the Commission shall designate areas for seasonal or full-year closures to conserve particularly vulnerable stocks.

Amendment 4
Article 7, paragraphs 1 and 2

1. It shall be prohibited to land any quantity of any mixture of deep-sea species other than ling and tusk in excess of 50 kg or any aggregate quantity of ling and tusk in excess of 1 tonne at any place other than the ports which have been designated for landing deep-sea species.

1. It shall be prohibited to land any quantity of any mixture of deep-sea species in excess of 50 kg at any place other than the ports which have been designated for landing deep-sea species.

2. Each Member State shall designate ports into which any landing of deep-sea species other than ling and tusk in excess of 50 kg and any landing of any mixture of ling and tusk in excess of 1 tonne shall take place and shall determine the associated inspection and surveillance procedures, including the terms and conditions for recording and reporting the quantities of deep-sea species within each landing.

2. Each Member State shall designate ports into which any landing of deep-sea species in excess of 50 kg shall take place and shall determine the associated inspection and surveillance procedures, including the terms and conditions for recording and reporting the quantities of deep-sea species within each landing.

Amendment 16
Article 7, paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Enforcement of the designated ports system shall not risk the safety of vessels and their crew. Where a vessel lands deep-sea species as defined under paragraph 1 at an undesignated port owing to safety reasons or force majeure, the master of the vessel shall immediately inform the relevant authorities of the catch landed and provide justification for landing at an undesignated port.

Amendment 5
Article 9, paragraph 1

In addition to the obligations laid down in Articles 15 and 19i of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, Member States, on the basis of the information recorded in logbooks and reports presented by the scientific observers, shall communicate for each half calendar year within three months of the expiry of that half calendar year to the Commission the information about catches of deep-sea species and fishing effort deployed, expressed as kilowatt-fishing days, broken down by quarter of the year, by type of gear, by species and by ICES statistical rectangle or CECAF subdivision.

In addition to the obligations laid down in Articles 15 and 19i of Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93, Member States, on the basis of the information recorded in logbooks, including full records of fishing days out of port and reports presented by the scientific observers, shall communicate for each half calendar year within three months of the expiry of that half calendar year to the Commission the information about catches of deep-sea species and fishing effort deployed, expressed as fishing days out of port, broken down by catch area and identification of vessel concerned.

Amendment 6
Article 9 a (new)

Article 9a
Review
A general review of the progress made in achieving the aims of this Regulation shall be undertaken, in the light of the latest available scientific evidence, no later than three years after its entry into force.

Amendment 8
Article 9 b (new)

Article 9b
Economic and operational impact
The Commission shall conduct a thorough investigation into the expected loss of revenue and effort displacement resulting from the reduction in fishing effort implied by this Regulation. The outcome of this investigation shall be reported to the Council together with recommendations to mitigate any adverse impact on the conservation of stocks or the viability of affected fishing enterprises.

Amendment 7
Annex I

Scientific name	Common name	Scientific name	Common name
Aphanopus carbo	Black scabbardfish	Aphanopus carbo	Black scabbardfish
Apristuris spp.	Iceland catshark	Apristuris spp.	Iceland catshark
Argentina silus	Greater silver smelt	Argentina silus	Greater silver smelt
Beryx spp.	Alfonsinos	Beryx spp.	Alfonsinos
Brosme brosme	Tusk	Deleted
Centrophorus granulosus	Gulper shark	Centrophorus granulosus	Gulper shark
Centrophorus squamosus	Leafscale gulper shark	Centrophorus squamosus	Leafscale gulper shark
Centroscyllium fabricii	Black dogfish	Centroscyllium fabricii	Black dogfish
Centroscymnus coelolepis	Portuguese dogfish	Centroscymnus coelolepis	Portuguese dogfish
Coryphaenoides rupestris	Roundnose grenadier	Coryphaenoides rupestris	Roundnose grenadier
Dalatias licha	Kitefin shark	Dalatias licha	Kitefin shark
Deania calceus	Birdbeak dogfish	Deania calceus	Birdbeak dogfish
Etmopterus princeps	Greater lanternshark	Etmopterus princeps	Greater lanternshark
Etmopterus spinax	Velvet belly	Etmopterus spinax	Velvet belly
Galeus melastomus	Blackmouth dogfish	Galeus melastomus	Blackmouth dogfish
Galeus murinus	Mouse catshark	Galeus murinus	Mouse catshark
Hoplostethus atlanticus	Orange roughy	Hoplostethus atlanticus	Orange roughy
Molva dypterigia	Blue ling	Molva dypterigia	Blue ling
Molva molva	Ling	Deleted
Pagellus bogaraveo	Red Seabream	Pagellus bogaraveo	Red Seabream
Phycis spp.	Forkbeards	Phycis spp.	Forkbeards

(1)	OJ C 151 E, 25.6.2002, p. 184.

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