# Community action in relation to whaling

European Parliament procedure 2008/2101(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 6th term, committee ENVI / PECH). Stage: Procedure completed. 34 committee amendments tabled by 6 Members between 2008-10-20 and 2008-11-18.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on Community action in relation to whaling. The amendments support maintaining the IWC moratorium on commercial whaling and the ban on international trade in whale products, address special-permit and aboriginal subsistence whaling under IWC Scientific Committee quotas, marine protected areas, animal-welfare and humane-killing concerns, and threats such as bycatch, ship strikes, pollution and underwater noise.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paulo CASACA | Portugal | PSE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4447.md |
| Carl SCHLYTER | Sweden | Verts/ALE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28139.md |
| Mojca DRČAR MURKO | Slovenia | ALDE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28305.md |
| Elspeth ATTWOOLL | United Kingdom | ALDE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4547.md |
| Daciana Octavia SÂRBU | Romania | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33989.md |
| Duarte FREITAS | Portugal | PPE-DE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28403.md |

## Official source documents

- PE414.184: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-414.184+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE415.183: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-415.183+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-2101-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-2101-INI.json

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