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Fisheries management approaches for safeguarding sensitive species, tackling invasive species and benefiting local economies

Effect
Adopted
Result
528 for · 21 against · 62 abstained roll call
Date
10 March 2026, 14:11–14:13
Kind
Resolution
More facts (9)
Margin
by an overwhelming majority
Text
Report A-10-2026-0018
Dossier
2025/2011(INI)
Source
Committee report by André Franqueira Rodrigues
Topics
Agriculture, food & fisheriesClimate & environment Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
Votes
10 votes · 6 roll calls · 3 amendments
Requested by
The Left (1 roll call) · Members (1 roll call, 2 split votes)
Sitting
Tuesday 10 March 2026
Final vote
186407
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Votes on this decision
Members on the final vote

Result

The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.

Final vote: 528 for, 21 against, 62 abstained (roll call).

Adopted by an overwhelming majority.

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 3 amendments (1 adopted, 2 rejected) and 6 parts of the text voted on separately (4 adopted, 2 rejected).

Backed by Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR and Patriots; opposed by The Left; ESN mostly abstained.

Groups

Members' votes, each counted in the group they belonged to on the day. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Majority line: the most common position. Clear line: a position with at least two thirds of the group's votes (at least 10 members voting), otherwise Divided. Cohesion: Agreement Index, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all voted the same (method).
GroupForAgainstAbst.No voteMajority lineClear lineCohesionBar
The LeftFor 9Against 16Abst. 13No vote 8 of 46Majority line AgainstClear line Divided Cohesion 0.13
GreensFor 47Against 0Abst. 0No vote 6 of 53Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
S&DFor 123Against 0Abst. 0No vote 12 of 135Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
RenewFor 65Against 0Abst. 0No vote 11 of 76Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
EPPFor 161Against 0Abst. 0No vote 25 of 186Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 1.00
ECRFor 61Against 2Abst. 5No vote 11 of 79Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.85
PatriotsFor 44Against 0Abst. 19No vote 21 of 84Majority line ForClear line For Cohesion 0.55
ESNFor 3Against 1Abst. 19No vote 5 of 28Majority line AbstainedClear line Abstained Cohesion 0.74
No groupFor 15Against 2Abst. 6No vote 8 of 31Majority line —Clear line No line Cohesion —

Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Branko GRIMS changed group, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group, Jessika VAN LEEUWEN changed group, Lukas SIEPER changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Sander SMIT changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.

Voted against their group, 30

Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast, at least 10 members voting) of the group they sat in that day. A group without a clear line is divided and not counted.

Countries

The final vote by national delegation.

Votes by country (27 delegations)
Members' votes by country. No vote: in office that day, no position recorded. Cohesion: Agreement Index of the delegation, 0 = evenly split, 1 = all the same; it reflects the mix of groups (method).
CountryForAgainstAbst.No voteCohesion
Austria190011.00
Belgium182020.85
Bulgaria90350.63
Cyprus5001—
Czechia181110.85
Germany67411130.73
Denmark140011.00
Estonia5002—
Spain3824160.80
Finland113010.68
France5517180.81
Greece141420.61
Croatia100021.00
Hungary150061.00
Ireland120021.00
Italy5231560.61
Lithuania100100.86
Luxembourg5001—
Latvia9000—
Malta5001—
Netherlands221530.68
Poland3922100.86
Portugal191100.86
Romania260071.00
Sweden160320.76
Slovenia8001—
Slovakia70530.38

Members

Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call, in the group they sat in that day. Filter by country, group, position or name.

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Debate speakers and how they voted

Members who spoke in the plenary debate on the dossier. Speeches: how many times they took the floor. Final vote: their recorded position on this decision's final roll call.
MemberGroupSpeechesSpokeFinal vote
Katarina BARLEY GermanyS&DSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) No vote recorded
André FRANQUEIRA RODRIGUES PortugalS&DSpeeches110 Mar 2026 (verbatim report, official site) For

All votes on this decision, 10

In voting order. Result: for–against–abstained (a show of hands has no count). Requested by: the groups that asked for a roll call, a split vote or a separate vote.
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
1Separate vote on paragraph 8 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Members
2Paragraph 8 — part 2 A10-0018/2026 – André Franqueira Rodrigues – § 8/2 Part voted on: “highlights the EU target of protecting 30 % of EU seas by 2030;”Roll call455 for, 147 against, 12 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Members; split: Members
3Amendment 2 to paragraph 16 A10-0018/2026 – André Franqueira Rodrigues – § 16 – Am 2 Roll call247 for, 334 against, 28 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
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Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
2Paragraph 8 — part 2 A10-0018/2026 – André Franqueira Rodrigues – § 8/2 Part voted on: “highlights the EU target of protecting 30 % of EU seas by 2030;”Roll call455 for, 147 against, 12 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Members; split: Members
3Amendment 2 to paragraph 16 A10-0018/2026 – André Franqueira Rodrigues – § 16 – Am 2 Roll call247 for, 334 against, 28 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
Votes on this decision, continued
No.VoteRecordedResultRequested by
4Amendment 3 to paragraph 17 A10-0018/2026 – André Franqueira Rodrigues – § 17 – Am 3 Roll call217 for, 306 against, 86 abstained RejectedRequested byroll call: The Left
5Paragraph 18 — part 1 A10-0018/2026 – André Franqueira Rodrigues – § 18/1 Part voted on: ‘Urges the Commission to ensure that the EU’s fisheries management approaches are aligned with the CFP, the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and the EU’s international commitments such as the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework;’Roll call444 for, 153 against, 16 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: Members; split: Members
6Separate vote on paragraph 18 Show of hands AdoptedRequested bysplit: Members
7Vote on text inserted after paragraph 19 Counted271 for, 315 against, 22 abstained Rejected
8Vote on text inserted after paragraph 19 Show of hands Rejected
9Amendment 1, adding text after recital Z A10-0018/2026 – André Franqueira Rodrigues – After recital Z – Am 1 Roll call277 for, 246 against, 90 abstained AdoptedRequested byroll call: The Left
10Final vote — text as a whole A10-0018/2026 – André Franqueira Rodrigues – Motion for a resolution (as a whole) Roll call528 for, 21 against, 62 abstained Adopted

Roll calls requested by The Left, Members · split votes by Members (2).

Text

The text voted on.

Report A-10-2026-0018

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Parliament adopted a resolution on fisheries management approaches for safeguarding sensitive species, tackling invasive alien species, and benefiting local economies.

The text urges the Commission and member states to prioritise conservation of sensitive species through robust fisheries management and full implementation of marine protected area goals.

It calls for improved monitoring and harmonised indicators for marine invasive alien species, and for financial support for protection and early warning systems.

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This resolution addresses safeguarding sensitive marine species, tackling invasive alien species (IAS), and supporting local economies. It calls for ecosystem-based fisheries management, better monitoring, and funding.

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Dossier

Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.

2025/2011(INI) · Own-initiative report

Parliament adopted the text on 10 March 2026. This is its final position on the matter.

Show the 5 steps of the dossier
  1. Referred to committee · 23 January 2025 (done)
  2. Committee work · Report adopted 27 January 2026 (done)
  3. Tabled for plenary · 6 February 2026 (done)
  4. Plenary vote · Adopted 10 March 2026 (done)
  5. Parliament’s position · Final (done)

Lead committee: PECH · Author: André FRANQUEIRA RODRIGUES (S&D)

Connections

What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.

Show 6 connections: Running issue: Common Fisheries Policy

Running issue: Common Fisheries Policy

Sources & citation

Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.

Permalink
https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-10/9
Official sources
Data source
Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Retrieved
25 September 2026

Cite as

European Parliament (2026). “Fisheries management approaches for safeguarding sensitive species, tackling invasive species and benefiting local economies”. Decision, 10 March 2026. votingId 186407, document A-10-2026-0018, reference 2025/2011(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-10/9 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 10 March 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-10-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 10 March 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-10-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-03-10, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-03-10/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-decision-2026-03-10-9,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Fisheries management approaches for safeguarding sensitive species, tackling invasive species and benefiting local economies}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-03-10},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-10/9}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-03-10/9},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Decision. votingId 186407, document A-10-2026-0018, reference 2025/2011(INI). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-10-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-03-10-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-03-10 (CC BY 4.0)}
}