# Marine knowledge 2020: seabed mapping for promoting sustainable fisheries

European Parliament procedure 2013/2101(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee PECH). Stage: Procedure completed. 30 committee amendments tabled by 4 Members between 2013-07-23 and 2013-07-23.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report concerns Marine Knowledge 2020 and seabed mapping for promoting sustainable fisheries. The amendments call for integrating fishing-activity data held by public and private bodies into a multi-resolution digital seabed map, referencing the Data Collection Framework, the Joint Research Centre, the STECF, vessel monitoring systems and logbooks. They address access to fisheries data, financing, data protection, the Aarhus Convention, and coordination by the Commission and Member States.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kriton ARSENIS | Greece | S&D | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97009.md |
| Gesine MEISSNER | Germany | ALDE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96870.md |
| Maria do Céu PATRÃO NEVES | Portugal | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96902.md |
| Nils TORVALDS | Finland | RE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/114268.md |

## Official source documents

- PE516.650: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-516.650+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2013-2101-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2013-2101-INI.json

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