Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-06-09-Speech-4-012"

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dcterms:Date	"2005-06-09"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Sustainable exploitation of Mediterranean fishery resources2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20050609.5.4-012"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2005-06-09-Speech-4-0132
lpv:speaker	lp:Francesco Musotto2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2008-06-22)3 unknown; Forza Italia (2004-07-20--2008-06-22)3 member; Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (including Libya) (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 substitute; TRAN (2004-07-22--2007-01-14)3 member; REGI (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 substitute; PECH (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	". Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, Mrs Fraga Estévez’s excellent report in terms of its content and how it draws the strands together, describes the specific character of the Mediterranean more effectively than the Council’s proposal. Such a specific character means that, although the objectives of the Community’s management of fisheries must be the same throughout the EU, the means for achieving them must be adapted to the specific features of fishing in the Mediterranean. Doing so would take account both of the various biological, geographical and legal circumstances of the region, and of the aim of utilising the experience and skills of fishermen’s organisations operating in the Mediterranean. One specific feature is small-scale coastal fishing. The majority of fishing vessels in the Italian fleet is less than 12 metres long and therefore we cannot disregard the difficulties that will be faced in converting them for other kinds of fishing – something that is greatly desired by the Community. Small-scale coastal fishing must not only be defined but also safeguarded, and, in the case of reconversion, higher levels of compensation and incentives must be dedicated to it, in order to avoid creating serious socioeconomic problems for the sector as a whole. The proposal also specifies the role of the Regional Advisory Council, a body expressly created to promote the direct involvement of fishermen, and the vehicle for bringing first-hand experiences to the decision-making process, in order that Community legislation is increasingly in line with reality and the problems of the fisheries sector. We greatly welcome the role of the regulation for the Mediterranean in introducing common rules, but for this very reason all the non-European countries bordering the Mediterranean need to adapt their legislation to the stock conservation policy. To this end, it is necessary to strengthen the position of the European Community at the heart of the large organisations regulating fishing, in order to make the main international forums such as GFCM and ICCAT more aware of Europe’s fishing tradition. Finally, Mr President, I would also like to draw attention to the centrality of research, inasmuch as the basis of any good policy consists of the quality and depth of knowledge of the factors in play. From this perspective, the specific character of the Mediterranean has always been a problem: over and above the quantity of research, the problem lies in the discrepancy between research and the specific knowledge requirements of an effective management policy. That is why we need to insist in future on the coordination of scientific research and its applicability to the action plan."@en1

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