# Fish stock conservation: removal of fins of sharks on board vessels

European Parliament procedure 2011/0364(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 7th term, committee ENVI / PECH). Stage: Procedure completed. 20 committee amendments tabled by 11 Members between 2012-03-08 and 2012-07-25.

## What the amendments focus on

Legislative proposal on removing the fins of sharks on board vessels for fish-stock conservation. Amendments stress the vulnerability of Elasmobranchii (sharks, skates and rays) to overexploitation and the threat to many stocks including blue shark and shortfin mako classed by the IUCN, and reference special fishing permits under Regulation (EC) No 1185/2003, Regional Fisheries Management Organisations' preference for landing fins attached, and the Commission's impact assessment.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julie GIRLING | United Kingdom | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96956.md |
| Kriton ARSENIS | Greece | S&D | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97009.md |
| Chris DAVIES | United Kingdom | RE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4554.md |
| Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA | Spain | Verts/ALE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28409.md |
| Kartika Tamara LIOTARD | Netherlands | GUE/NGL | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28182.md |
| Sirpa PIETIKÄINEN | Finland | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/40599.md |
| Maria do Céu PATRÃO NEVES | Portugal | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96902.md |
| Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU | Romania | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96847.md |
| Daciana Octavia SÂRBU | Romania | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33989.md |
| Corinne LEPAGE | France | ALDE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97076.md |
| Jim HIGGINS | Ireland | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28117.md |

## Official source documents

- PE483.835: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-483.835+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE494.505: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-494.505+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2011-0364-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2011-0364-COD.json

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