Fisheries control

The plan makes long-term environmental considerations overriding and requires strong legislation and economic instruments against overexploitation of natural resources. Stricter controls and stricter penalties for misreporting of catches are precisely such regulation to protect fish stocks. However, the plan does not address penalty levels as such, so the conclusion is derived.

• environmental consideration overridingdecisive»de långsiktiga miljöhänsynen måste vara överordnade« (party programme ↗)“long-term environmental considerations must be overriding”
• strong environmental legislation»Därför behövs en kraftfull lagstiftning, ekonomiska styrmedel, långsiktig samhällsplanering, klimatinvesteringar« (party programme ↗)“Therefore, strong legislation, economic instruments, long-term societal planning, climate investments are needed”
• stop overexploitation of nature»Ett ständigt överutnyttjande av naturens resurser leder till kraftig utarmning av den biologiska mångfalden och växthusgasutsläpp.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Constant overexploitation of nature's resources leads to severe depletion of biological diversity and greenhouse gas emissions.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan is based on natural resources and ecosystems already being used today beyond the boundary for long-term sustainability and requires that biological diversity is protected and that fisheries policy is overturned. Stricter monitoring and stricter sanctions against misreported catches are a direct means to achieve this. The plan also establishes that cheating shall not pay.

• sustainable use of ecosystemsdecisive»naturtillgångar och ekosystem utnyttjas i dag över gränsen för det långsiktigt hållbara« (party programme ↗)“natural resources and ecosystems are used today beyond the boundary for long-term sustainability”
• protect biological diversity»biologiska mångfalden måste skyddas« (party programme ↗)“biological diversity must be protected”
• reoriented fisheries policy»en omläggning av jordbruks- och fiskeripolitiken« (party programme ↗)“a reorientation of agricultural and fisheries policy”
• cheating shall be combated»Skattefusk, välfärdsbrottslighet och penningtvätt ska stoppas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Tax cheating, welfare crime and money laundering shall be stopped.”

The party programme requires responsible fishing that rebuilds overfished stocks and that strict requirements are imposed on companies that use the shared fish resource. The election manifesto wishes to let ecosystems set the limits for extraction. Tightened control and tightened sanctions against deliberate misreporting are a direct prerequisite for these commitments to take effect, which is why the plan supports the counter-proposal's requirements.

• responsible fishing within stock limitsdecisive»ska vara pådrivande inom EU och globala organisationer för ett ansvarsfullt fiske som återuppbygger utfiskade bestånd och inte tar ut mer än« (party programme ↗)“shall be driving within the EU and global organisations for responsible fishing that rebuilds overfished stocks and does not take out more than”
• ecosystem-based marine management»låt ekosystemen i haven sätta gränserna för hur mycket fisk som får fångas, inför en ekosystembaserad havsförvaltning och gå över till skonsamma fiskemetoder.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“let ecosystems in the oceans set the limits for how much fish may be caught, introduce ecosystem-based marine management and switch to gentle fishing methods.”
• sustainability requirements for fishing rights»Fiskerätter ska fördelas utifrån hållbarhetskriterier.« (party programme ↗)“Fishing rights shall be distributed based on sustainability criteria.”
• save coastal ecosystems»rädda kustens ekosystem — återskapa förstörda miljöer .« (2022 manifesto ↗)“save coastal ecosystems — restore destroyed environments.”

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The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The election manifesto commits to saving lakes, watercourses and seas and that harmful fishing should not be allowed to destroy either the marine environment or the small-scale fishing industry. Stricter monitoring and stricter penalties against deliberate misreporting protect both stocks and the conditions of serious fishermen. The party programme's demand for predictable rules supports that fraud is combated.

• protect seas and waterdecisive»Rädda Sveriges sjöar, vattendrag och hav.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Save Sweden's lakes, watercourses and seas.”
• value small-scale fisheries»Skadlig bottentrålning ska inte få förstöra för varken havsmiljön, den småskaliga fiskenäringen eller sportfisket.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Harmful bottom trawling should not be allowed to destroy either the marine environment, the small-scale fishing industry or sport fishing.”
• biological diversity»Att skydda den biologiska mångfalden är nödvändigt för att ekosystemen ska kunna fortleva.« (party programme ↗)“Protecting biological diversity is necessary for ecosystems to continue to exist.”
• equal rules against fraud»Ekonomin ska ha givna och förutsägbara spelregler« (party programme ↗)“The economy should have given and predictable rules”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan explicitly requires clear sanctions for violations of provisions concerning fishing, and that fishing is conducted sustainably within the framework of what stocks can bear. The election manifesto also wants to limit industrial fishing and protect the most valuable sea areas. Stricter control and stronger penalties against misreported catches is thus precisely what the plan demands.

• clear sanctions for fishing violationsdecisive»sanktioner vid överträdelser av bestämmelser gällande utsläpp, vattenrening, transportsäkerhet« (party programme ↗)“sanctions for violations of provisions concerning emissions, water purification, transport safety”
• long-term sustainable fishing»Fisket måste bedrivas på ett långsiktigt hållbart sätt« (party programme ↗)“Fishing must be conducted in a long-term sustainable manner”
• limit industrial fishing»industrifisket ska begränsas och de mest värdefulla havsområdena skyddas som marina reservat« (2022 manifesto ↗)“industrial fishing shall be limited and the most valuable sea areas protected as marine reserves”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The party programme stipulates that an excessively extensive fishery harvest does not benefit anyone and that fishing shall occur within the stewardship framework, which bears the requirement for better monitoring of the fishing industry. Justice policy also requires that all crimes are effectively and without exception prosecuted, which speaks for stricter controls and penalties for intentional misreporting. The goal of a long-term viable fishing industry points in the same direction.

• sustainable fishery harvestdecisive»Ett alltför omfattande fiskeuttag gynnar ingen« (party programme ↗)“An excessively extensive fishery harvest does not benefit anyone”
• consistent prosecution of crime»Alla brott ska effektivt och utan undantag beivras« (party programme ↗)“All crimes shall be effectively and without exception prosecuted”
• viable fishing industry»Den svenska fiskerinäringen måste ges förutsättningar att även i framtiden vara livskraftig.« (party programme ↗)“The Swedish fishing industry must be given conditions to be viable also in the future.”
• stewardship of natural resources»att vi förvaltar och inte på ett ansvarslöst sätt förbrukar ändliga resurser och naturvärden.« (party programme ↗)“that we steward and do not in an irresponsible manner consume finite resources and natural values.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan states that fish stocks have declined and that this development must be reversed, and it is prepared to use strong national tools to protect stocks. The counter-proposal's demands for better monitoring of the fishing industry and stricter controls and penalties for intentional misreporting are in line with both stock protection and the plan's general line to sharpen penalties for environmental crimes.

• reverse stock declinedecisive»Fiskerinäringen har drabbats hårt av minskade bestånd på senare år inte minst på grund av det kustnära trålfisket – den utvecklingen måste brytas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The fishing industry has been hard hit by declining stocks in recent years not least because of coastal trawling – that development must be reversed.”
• strict fishing regulations»Stävja minskningen av sill-/strömmingsbestånden i Östersjön genom att flytta gränsen för trålfiske från fyra till tolv nautiska mil« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Check the decline of herring/sprat stocks in the Baltic by moving the limit for trawling from four to twelve nautical miles”
• stiffer penalties for environmental crimes»Skärpa straffen för miljöbrott och nedskräpning och ge ordningsvakter befogenhet att dela ut böter för småskräp« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Stiffen penalties for environmental crimes and littering and give order keepers authority to issue fines for small-scale littering”
• overfishing threatens marine environment»utfiskning slår mot en levande havsmiljö« (party programme ↗)“overfishing strikes against a living marine environment”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan establishes that marine and water environments shall be prioritised clearly before overly intensive fishing and wants to increase the pace of work to restore the Baltic Sea's marine environment. The counter-proposal's demand for better monitoring and tightened controls and penalties for intentional misreporting of catches serves precisely that purpose. The plan also generally establishes that fraud and systems that encourage fraud shall be countered.

• marine environment before intensive fishingdecisive»Vår havs- och vattenmiljö måste prioriteras tydligare framför ett allt för intensivt fiske och omfattande vindkraftsutbyggnad.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Our marine and water environments must be prioritised clearly before overly intensive fishing and extensive wind power expansion.”
• restore the Baltic Sea's marine environment»Öka takten i arbetet med att återställa havsmiljön i Östersjön« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase the pace of work to restore the marine environment in the Baltic Sea”
• counter fraud and corruption»Både fusk och sådana system som tenderar att locka till fusk och korruption ska motverkas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Both fraud and systems that tend to encourage fraud and corruption shall be countered.”
• measures against food fraud»öka åtgärderna mot de problem som lantbrukare drabbas av, som t.ex. stora vildsvinsstammar och livsmedelsbedrägerier« (2022 manifesto ↗)“increase measures against problems farmers suffer from, such as large wild boar populations and food fraud”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.