# Conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms; herring for industrial purposes

European Parliament procedure 2012/0158(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 7th term, committee PECH). Stage: Procedure completed. 30 committee amendments tabled by 13 Members between 2012-09-25 and 2012-09-25.

## What the amendments focus on

Legislative dossier on conserving fishery resources through technical measures to protect juveniles of marine organisms, including herring for industrial purposes. The amendments set technical conservation measures based on advice from ICES and STECF, covering minimum landing and mesh sizes for the Black Sea turbot fishery, protection of cod, haddock and whiting in the Celtic and Irish Seas, rules on trammel, gill and entangling nets, and return of undersized organisms.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Struan STEVENSON | United Kingdom | ECR | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4546.md |
| Diane DODDS | United Kingdom | NI | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96951.md |
| Ian HUDGHTON | United Kingdom | Verts/ALE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2338.md |
| Alain CADEC | France | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96849.md |
| Maria do Céu PATRÃO NEVES | Portugal | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96902.md |
| Rareș-Lucian NICULESCU | Romania | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39714.md |
| Isabelle THOMAS | France | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/114279.md |
| Luis Manuel CAPOULAS SANTOS | Portugal | S&D | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28311.md |
| Luís Paulo ALVES | Portugal | S&D | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96976.md |
| Peter van DALEN | Netherlands | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96809.md |
| Bas BELDER | Netherlands | ECR | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4507.md |
| João FERREIRA | Portugal | GUE/NGL | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96706.md |
| Carmen FRAGA ESTÉVEZ | Spain | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1993.md |

## Official source documents

- PE496.424: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-496.424+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2012-0158-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2012-0158-COD.json

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