# Multiannual recovery plan for Mediterranean swordfish

European Parliament procedure 2018/0109(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 8th term, committee ENVI / PECH). Stage: Procedure completed. 80 committee amendments tabled by 12 Members between 2018-06-19 and 2018-10-01.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier establishes a multiannual recovery plan for Mediterranean swordfish. Amendments revise provisions implementing ICCAT recommendations, closure periods, minimum conservation reference size and discards, authorised vessels and records, scientific observers on longline vessels, electronic logbooks and landings, derogations for small vessels, recreational fisheries, inspection, and a recital on swordfish ingesting plastic.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renata BRIANO | Italy | S&D | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124787.md |
| Rosa D'AMATO | Italy | Verts/ALE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124835.md |
| Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET | Spain | PPE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125006.md |
| Marco AFFRONTE | Italy | Verts/ALE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124797.md |
| Linnéa ENGSTRÖM | Sweden | Verts/ALE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/128588.md |
| Ruža TOMAŠIĆ | Croatia | ECR | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/119431.md |
| Elisabetta GARDINI | Italy | PPE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/58758.md |
| Mireille D'ORNANO | France | EFDD | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124750.md |
| Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR | Portugal | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124734.md |
| Werner KUHN | Germany | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96767.md |
| Norica NICOLAI | Romania | ALDE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96825.md |
| Sylvie GODDYN | France | EFDD | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/21331.md |

## Official source documents

- PE623.803: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-623803_EN.pdf
- PE628.471: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PECH-AM-628471_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2018-0109-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2018-0109-COD.json

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