# The impact on fisheries of marine litter

European Parliament procedure 2019/2160(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 9th term, committee PECH). Stage: Procedure completed. 233 committee amendments tabled by 29 Members between 2020-11-13 and 2020-11-13.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns the impact on fisheries of marine litter. The amendments cite the MARPOL and Barcelona Conventions and Sustainable Development Goal 14, and describe marine waste from land-based and sea-based sources ranging from nanoplastics and microplastics to lost containers and fishing gear. They address pollution of beaches, the water column and sea beds, effects on fishing communities, outermost regions and islands, and reduction, recycling and reuse of plastics.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine CHABAUD | France | RE | 50 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197505.md |
| Fredrick FEDERLEY | Sweden | RE | 50 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124989.md |
| Pierre KARLESKIND | France | RE | 49 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197585.md |
| Søren GADE | Denmark | RE | 43 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197555.md |
| Pietro BARTOLO | Italy | S&D | 36 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197808.md |
| Francisco GUERREIRO | Portugal | Verts/ALE | 35 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197645.md |
| Clara AGUILERA | Spain | S&D | 32 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125045.md |
| Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES | Spain | S&D | 31 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197718.md |
| Giuseppe FERRANDINO | Italy | RE | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/192634.md |
| Carmen AVRAM | Romania | S&D | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197651.md |
| Ivo HRISTOV | Bulgaria | S&D | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197846.md |
| Rosanna CONTE | Italy | ID | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197616.md |
| Annalisa TARDINO | Italy | ID | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197806.md |
| Massimo CASANOVA | Italy | ID | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197796.md |
| Valentino GRANT | Italy | ID | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197799.md |

## Official source documents

- PE660.312: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PECH-AM-660312_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2019-2160-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2019-2160-INI.json

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