Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-05-23-Speech-3-316"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-05-23"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20070523.22.3-316"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-05-23-Speech-3-3172
lpv:speaker	lp:Marie Anne Isler Béguin2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 chair; Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (2004-09-21--2009-07-13)3 member; G/EFA (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 substitute; AFET (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Les Verts-Europe-Ecologie (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; ENVI (2007-01-31--2009-07-13)3 member; Conference of Delegation Chairs (2004-09-22--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	". Madam President, I should like first of all to thank Mr Gloser and Mrs Ferrero-Waldner for what I was almost tempted to call their reassuring words. However, I received no answer regarding the transparency of votes: I believe that it is crucial for us to know who votes for what within the European Union during this CITES conference. I should like to begin by also expressing my satisfaction with the proposal made by Germany to include two species of shark – the dogfish and the mackeral shark – in Annex II to the CITES, a proposal that has also been endorsed by many associations working to protect these species. In our view, this is a proposal that must gain full support because these two species, which are included in the IUCN Red Book of endangered species, require special attention. However, above and beyond the specific case of these species, we should also give greater consideration to the status of the other species of shark in the waters bordering the countries of the EU, in the Mediterranean, for example, so that, on this issue, the European Union is affected as much as the neighbourhood policy. In general, it must be recognised that the Mediterranean is an endangered sea: the indiscriminate withdrawal of fishery stocks over the last few decades, with the use of drift nets in particular, has resulted in a significant depletion of species. The case of bluefin tuna is one such example, which has been highly publicised recently by Greenpeace. Yet, what do we know, for example, about the sharks in the Mediterranean? What we know overall about sharks is that, throughout the world, they are totally endangered, overfished and that they are suffering from the deteriorating marine balance. That being said, does the European Union have any information or studies enabling it to assess the situation of the sharks in the Mediterranean? That is the question. If it does not have these, can it envisage serious studies being carried out so that, in the long term, it will be in a position to make concrete proposals, on the CITES in particular? Furthermore, we also think it crucial that red coral, which is also overfished in the Mediterranean, be included in Annex II to the CITES."@en1

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