# More fish in the seas? Measures to promote stock recovery above the Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY), including fish recovery areas and marine protected areas

European Parliament procedure 2019/2162(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 9th term, committee PECH). Stage: Procedure completed. 218 committee amendments tabled by 31 Members between 2020-09-11 and 2020-09-11.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report concerns measures to promote fish stock recovery above the Maximum Sustainable Yield, including fish recovery areas and marine protected areas. Amendments work on the objectives of the common fisheries policy and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive's good environmental status descriptors, note progress in restoring stocks to sustainable levels and persistent overexploitation, and raise data collection gaps, local management and international fisheries agreements.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriel MATO | Spain | PPE | 49 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96936.md |
| Francisco José MILLÁN MON | Spain | PPE | 49 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28400.md |
| Francisco GUERREIRO | Portugal | Verts/ALE | 46 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197645.md |
| Caroline ROOSE | France | Verts/ALE | 42 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197506.md |
| Grace O'SULLIVAN | Ireland | Verts/ALE | 39 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197889.md |
| Benoît BITEAU | France | Verts/ALE | 39 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197512.md |
| Peter van DALEN | Netherlands | PPE | 30 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96809.md |
| Niclas HERBST | Germany | PPE | 21 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197412.md |
| Isabel CARVALHAIS | Portugal | S&D | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/199996.md |
| Nicolás GONZÁLEZ CASARES | Spain | S&D | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197718.md |
| Anja HAZEKAMP | Netherlands | GUE/NGL | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125023.md |
| Manuel BOMPARD | France | GUE/NGL | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197521.md |
| Manuel PIZARRO | Portugal | S&D | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197732.md |
| Carmen AVRAM | Romania | S&D | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197651.md |
| Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK | Netherlands | PPE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125030.md |

## Official source documents

- PE657.286: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PECH-AM-657286_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2019-2162-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2019-2162-INI.json

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