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AK. whereas, despite this, it has shown a downward trend, with the vast majority of incidents being the result of human factors (62.4(62,4 %) with system/equipment failures being the second most common cause (23.2(23,2 %); whereas the three most frequently reported factors contributing to accidents on fishing vessels related to human actions are a lack of safety awareness, a lack of knowledge and inadequate working methods among on board personnel; whereas all these factors cannot be addressed separately from the profitability of the fishing sector, which needs to be secured in order for it to be able to invest further in safe working conditions;

CC. whereas combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing helps ensure a level playing field forfairfor fair competition between the EU and certain foreign fleets with lower social and environmental standards that potentially undermine the competitiveness of EU producers when selling their products on the EU market; whereas, however, anti-IUU legislation alone cannot ensure a level playing field;

– the landing obligation should be effectively controlled and enforced and, at the same time made more attractive to improve ownership by operators and thereby compliance, notably through incentives, for example to encourage the use of artificial intelligence tools to improve selectivity and species identification, as well as making adequate improvements and adaptations to European ports; calls on the MembersMember States to make full use of EMFAF’s possibilities and support for this purpose;

82. Calls on the Commission to further increase science-based knowledge on the welfare of farmed aquatic animals and to take this research into consideration in future policy developments in fisheries and aquaculture; stresses that, any future policy developments should also take practical feasibility into account in fisheries and aquaculture management and should notthe addpotential economic and operational burdenimpact toon operators’ and activities, and should also consider the need to ensure an international level playing field;

90. Stresses the need for an amendment to Council Regulation (EC) No 1967/2006 concerning management measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea, also known as the ‘Mediterranean Regulation’, which lays down rules on the technical characteristics of fishing gears and their uses and which is unfortunately outdated and as such presents an obstacle to fulfilling the main goals of the Common Fisheries Policy, particularly those related to small-scale fisheries;

150.151. Stresses the urgency and need to improve the collection of data from recreational fisheries catches; urges the Commission and the Member States to include in the European Data Collection Framework, established by Regulation (EU) 2017/1004, all species subject to TACs and quotas, in addition to those included in multi-annual management plans (MAPs) and under the landing obligation;