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"Mr President, regarding this request from the Council in respect of a Commission proposal for a Council regulation establishing specific access requirements and associated conditions applicable to fishing for deep-sea stocks, I would like to say that I have consulted with the rapporteur, and I call on the House to reject this request.
Deep-sea stocks are fished stocks caught in waters beyond the main fishing grounds of continental shelves. They are distributed on the continental slopes or around sea mounts. These species are slow growing and they are particularly vulnerable to over-exploitation. Since fisheries for these species have developed in recent years, it is necessary to establish a management system to ensure that their exploitation is sustainable. The scientific advice that we have received indicates that the most appropriate conservation measures for these species would be based on effort limitation and, in certain cases, on reduction.
This proposal introduces elements of a system for the management of fishing effort directed at these deep-sea species. It also includes elements for the collection of data and support of scientific assessment and appropriate management. Under this proposal, fishing effort will be limited to recent levels and improved data will be made available for scientific assessment. The Commission intends to propose further elements of an effort management system, as required by scientific advice in due course.
The proposal is complemented by a separate Commission proposal to restrict catches by means of quota management. This is an urgent and important matter, but it is one on which, until now, no Community action has been taken. It therefore requires very careful consideration by our Fisheries Committee. The Council's request for urgency was received on the 3 May, while our first exchange of views on this is only scheduled for 22 May. Given the lack of action by the Commission to date, I do not think it seems unreasonable to allow a few months for parliamentary scrutiny. It also seems to me bizarre that the Council should request urgency in this matter when our understanding is that the President-in-Office of the Council has himself been involved in attempts to derail the timetable of publication of the CFPE reform proposals.
Therefore, I call on the House to vote against this request for urgent procedure."@en1
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