# Towards a sustainable and competitive European aquaculture sector: current status and future challenges

European Parliament procedure 2017/2118(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 8th term, committee ENVI / PECH). Stage: Procedure completed. 473 committee amendments tabled by 42 Members between 2018-01-31 and 2018-03-06.

## What the amendments focus on

Own-initiative dossier on a sustainable and competitive European aquaculture sector. Amendments debate whether and how to increase EU aquaculture production while weighing quality, sustainability, environmental impact, food safety, feed sustainability and animal welfare. They invoke the Birds, Habitats and Marine Strategy Framework Directives and the Maximum Sustainable Yield, raise sea lice and invasive alien species, and call for reducing pesticides, antibiotics and GMO feed.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ | Spain | GUE/NGL | 84 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125049.md |
| Nicola CAPUTO | Italy | S&D | 64 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124851.md |
| José BLANCO LÓPEZ | Spain | S&D | 63 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125044.md |
| Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS | Portugal | S&D | 61 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124741.md |
| António MARINHO E PINTO | Portugal | ALDE | 54 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124742.md |
| Nils TORVALDS | Finland | RE | 49 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/114268.md |
| Renata BRIANO | Italy | S&D | 48 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124787.md |
| Norica NICOLAI | Romania | ALDE | 33 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96825.md |
| Sylvie GODDYN | France | EFDD | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/21331.md |
| Lynn BOYLAN | Ireland | GUE/NGL | 24 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124984.md |
| Anja HAZEKAMP | Netherlands | GUE/NGL | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125023.md |
| Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK | Netherlands | PPE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125030.md |
| Norbert ERDŐS | Hungary | PPE | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124711.md |
| France JAMET | France | PfE | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/189065.md |
| John FLACK | United Kingdom | ECR | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/188623.md |

## Official source documents

- PE616.868: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-616868_EN.pdf
- PE619.124: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PECH-AM-619124_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2017-2118-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2017-2118-INI.json

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