PORTUGUESE COMMUNIST PARTY

Parliamentary Group

Resolution Project No. 403 /XIII/1ª

By the guarantee of the navigability and safety of the fishing port of the

Pole of Varzim and the realization of a technical study that resolves

the structural problem of assorting

The fishing port of the Pole of Varzim, being one of the most important structures of

support for the very important fishing activity in the north of the country, takes on a particular

importance to the region. In fact, in the concelhos of the Pole of the Varzim and Vila do

Conde, and particularly in the Caxinas, resides one of the largest, otherwise the largest,

fishing community of the country that uses this fishing port. Thus, this port of fishing

of Varzim's Pole cannot have levels of assorting and disinvestment by

part of the Government that undermines their navigability and the safety of the

fishermen.

Serving in a particular way the fishing communities of the Pole of Varzim and

Village of the Count, this fishing port is not only laden with symbolism, but

also of a vital function for fishermen in the region, so it is important

ensure a follow-up and permanent intervention by the

Government.

Recently, due to non-deassoration due to the time of the fishing port of the

Polt of Varzim, from the responsibility of the previous PSD/CDS Government, the sand

has accumulated and created an authentic beach within the fishing port. To this joined the

accumulation of a gigantic sandbank, which seriously threatened the

vessels that use this fishing port. Accumulation sand has created serious

struggles with fishing activity, forcing several days of closure of the port

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of fishing and had implications in the city itself, as it prevented the passage of the

rainwater, prompting flooding in the center of the city of Varzim's Pophy.

Not being an exclusive problem of the fishing port of the Pole of Varzim, the truth is

that the levels of assorting in this fishing port have become unsustainable.

After a lot of struggle, attention calls, denunciations and discussion of the Project of

CFP resolution on this matter, the PSD/CDS Government has been forced to move forward with the

dredging.

It turns out that reality has been demonstrating that, in the matter of assorting,

punctual interventions do not solve the problem. The proof of this is the situation in the Pole

from Varzim where only if they promote de-assorting operations when the

problem already jeopardizes the safety of fishermen. Hence, the CFP has advocated for

existence of planning in this matter, in particular through the definition of a

national dredging plan, which promotes navigability in bar safety and

ports of fishing, in a medium / long term perspetive.

On the other hand, the CFP was a pioneer in placing the need to promote a study

that, involving the scientific community and the fishing community, find the

technical solutions to mitigate the effect of assorting that, systematically, if

checks in this fishing port.

Thus, the CFP advocates that, in addition to a planned and proper action of

deassorting of the fishing port of the Póvoa de Varzim, the Government shall promote the

realization of a study to find, if possible, technical solutions capable of

prevent, or at least mitigate, this structural problem of the chronic assorting of the

fishing port of the Pole of Varzim.

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Thus, pursuant to Article 156 (b) of the Constitution and (b) of paragraph 1

of Rule 4 of the Rules, the Deputies of the Parliamentary Group of the CFP propose that

the Assembly of the Republic adopt the following resolution:

Resolution

The Assembly of the Republic resolves, in accordance with Article 166 (5) of the Constitution

of the Republic, it recommends to the Government that:

1-Define, as a matter of urgency, a national dredging plan that promotes the

navigability in safety of bars and fishing harbours, in a perspetive of

medium / long term, notably from the fishing port of the Pole of Varzim.

2-Establish a calendar that guarantees the deassorting actions

necessary to ensure the safety and navigability of the port of Fisheries of the

Povoa of Varzim.

3-Promoting the realization of a study to find, if possible, solutions

techniques that prevent or at least mitigate the assoration of this port of

fisheries and proceed to their implementation.

Assembly of the Republic, June 30, 2016

The Deputies,

JORGE MACHADO; ANA VIRGINIA PEREIRA; DIANA FERREIRA; PAULO SÁ; FRANCISCO

LOPES; RITA RATO; ANA MOSQUE; PAULA SANTOS; JOÃO OLIVEIRA