143. Considers that EMSA, FRONTEX, the Fishe
ries Agency and the Environment Agency have various instruments at their disposal which could usefully be combined to provide effective support to
a European maritime policy; therefore urges the Commission not only to remove obstacles to cooperation between these agencies, but to formalise such cooperation in order to achieve the following: (1) safety at sea and the protection of the marine environment (
including fisheries inspection) ...[+++], protection from terrorism, piracy and criminal acts at sea and illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing; (2) coordinated fisheries inspections and equal enforcement throughout the EU with equal penalties and sanctions being applied in the courts of Member States (3) strict monitoring of compliance with designated shipping routes and prosecution for illegal discharges from ships; rapid, coordinated response in the event of an accident, deploying the necessary measures as soon as possible, including designating places of refuge and ports for emergency use and combating illegal immigration; reiterates its call, included in the final report of the Temporary Committee on improving safety at sea (MARE), for a European coastguard service to be set up and asks the Commission to come forward with the study on its feasibility as soon as possible; 143. is van mening dat EMSA, FRONTEX, het Visserijagentschap en het Milieuagentschap over verscheidene instrumenten beschikken die op een nuttige manier kunnen worden gecombineerd om effectieve ondersteuning te bieden
aan een Europees maritiem beleid; dringt er daarom bij de Commissie op aan niet alleen de belemmeringen voor samenwerking tussen deze agentschappen weg te nemen, maar deze samenwerking ook te formaliseren teneinde het volgende te bereiken: 1)veiligheid op zee en bescherming van het mariene milieu (m.i.v. controle op de visserij), bescherming tegen terrorisme, piraterij en misdrijven op zee en illegale, niet-gereglementeerd
...[+++]e en niet-gemelde (IUU) visserij