# Status of fish stocks and socio-economic situation of the fishing sector in the Mediterranean

European Parliament procedure 2016/2079(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee EMPL / PECH). Stage: Procedure completed. 264 committee amendments tabled by 41 Members between 2016-10-24 and 2017-02-06.

## What the amendments focus on

Own-initiative report on the status of fish stocks and the socio-economic situation of the fishing sector in the Mediterranean. Amendments stress small-scale and artisanal fishing, overfishing and data-poor stocks, the EMFF, working conditions, collective bargaining, ILO Convention 188, the role of women, and agreements with third countries including the EU-Morocco fisheries agreement and Sahrawi rights.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renata BRIANO | Italy | S&D | 37 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124787.md |
| Nicola CAPUTO | Italy | S&D | 36 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124851.md |
| David Maria SASSOLI | Italy | S&D | 26 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96864.md |
| Marco AFFRONTE | Italy | Verts/ALE | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124797.md |
| Isabelle THOMAS | France | S&D | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/114279.md |
| Verónica LOPE FONTAGNÉ | Spain | PPE | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96765.md |
| Ruža TOMAŠIĆ | Croatia | ECR | 22 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/119431.md |
| Gabriel MATO | Spain | PPE | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96936.md |
| Francisco José MILLÁN MON | Spain | PPE | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28400.md |
| Carlos ITURGAIZ | Spain | PPE | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28398.md |
| Flavio ZANONATO | Italy | S&D | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124800.md |
| Sofia RIBEIRO | Portugal | PPE | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124733.md |
| Elena GENTILE | Italy | S&D | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124847.md |
| Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ | Lithuania | S&D | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96681.md |
| Brando BENIFEI | Italy | S&D | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124867.md |

## Official source documents

- PE592.234: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/EMPL-AM-592234_EN.pdf
- PE593.986: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/EMPL-AM-593986_EN.pdf
- PE597.468: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PECH-AM-597468_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2016-2079-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2016-2079-INI.json

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