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Fisheries

Decisions about fishing, fish stocks, fishing quotas, fisheries agreements or aquaculture.

Decisions
20 on 14 sitting days
Outcomes
18 adopted · 2 rejected
Period
27 Nov 2024 – 17 Sept 2026
Assigned by
A model, not checked by hand
More facts (4)
Roll-call votes
19
By kind
Consent 6 · New laws 3 · Objections 2 · Resolutions 9
Part of
Agriculture, food & fisheries
Key
agriculture/fisheries
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Decisions, 20

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The latest decisions on this subtopic, newest first; the export holds all of them.

Effect: what the decision did. Final vote: for–against–abstained, and how it was recorded.
DateDecisionKindEffectFinal vote
17 Sept 2026The role of social, economic and environmental standards in safeguarding fair competition for all aquatic food products and improving food security ResolutionsAdopted467 for, 92 against, 44 abstained by roll call
17 Sept 2026Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up ResolutionsAdopted368 for, 172 against, 69 abstained by roll call
15 Sept 2026Implementation into Union law of measures adopted by regional fisheries management organisations New lawsPassed559 for, 48 against, 62 abstained by roll call
15 Sept 2026General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM): fishing in the GFCM Agreement area New lawsPassed580 for, 51 against, 39 abstained by roll call
17 Jun 2026Catches of porpoise in the Baltic Sea Objection under Rule 114(3) · delegated actObjectionsObjection failed223 for, 327 against, 24 abstained counted, no names
21 May 2026The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forward ResolutionsAdopted337 for, 178 against, 44 abstained by roll call
20 May 2026EU-Cook Islands Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (2025-2032): Implementing Protocol ConsentConsent given476 for, 101 against, 74 abstained by roll call
20 May 2026EC-São Tomé and Príncipe Fisheries Partnership Agreement (2025–2029): Implementing Protocol ConsentConsent given545 for, 89 against, 15 abstained by roll call
20 May 2026The impact of the implementation of the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive 2014/89/EU on fisheries in selected fishing areas and sea basins ResolutionsAdopted518 for, 31 against, 102 abstained by roll call
28 Apr 2026The role of ocean diplomacy for the competitiveness of EU fisheries and aquaculture ResolutionsAdopted430 for, 107 against, 115 abstained by roll call

All 20 decisions on this subtopic in the register

Dossiers, 12

The dossiers these decisions belong to, the one voted on most recently first.

Decisions: decisions on the dossier counted here. Latest decision: its date and outcome.
DossierDecisionsLatest decision
The role of social, economic and environmental standards in safeguarding fair competition for all aquatic food products and improving food security 2025-2010Decisions117 Sept 2026 · Adopted
Evaluation of the Common Fisheries Policy and follow-up 2026-2778Decisions117 Sept 2026 · Adopted
General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM): fishing in the GFCM Agreement area 2024-0098Decisions115 Sept 2026 · Adopted
Implementation into Union law of measures adopted by regional fisheries management organisations 2025-0106Decisions115 Sept 2026 · Adopted
Catches of porpoise in the Baltic Sea 2026-2633Decisions117 Jun 2026 · Rejected
The multiannual plan for the Baltic Sea and ways forward 2024-2127Decisions121 May 2026 · Adopted
The impact of the implementation of the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive 2014/89/EU on fisheries in selected fishing areas and sea basins 2024-2126Decisions120 May 2026 · Adopted
EC-São Tomé and Príncipe Fisheries Partnership Agreement (2025–2029): Implementing Protocol 2025-0202Decisions120 May 2026 · Adopted
EU-Cook Islands Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreement (2025-2032): Implementing Protocol 2025-0287Decisions120 May 2026 · Adopted
The role of ocean diplomacy for the competitiveness of EU fisheries and aquaculture 2025-2054Decisions128 Apr 2026 · Adopted
Show 2 more dossiers
Decisions: decisions on the dossier counted here. Latest decision: its date and outcome.
DossierDecisionsLatest decision
Fisheries management approaches for safeguarding sensitive species, tackling invasive species and benefiting local economies 2025-2011Decisions110 Mar 2026 · Adopted
Decarbonisation and modernisation of EU fisheries, and the development and deployment of fishing gear 2024-2123Decisions118 Dec 2025 · Adopted

These dossiers in the register

Group lines

How each group voted on the final votes of this subtopic: its clear line or divided.

The last 19 final roll-call votes. Each group’s line on the final votes, with members counted in the group they sat in on the day; a clear line = at least two thirds of the group’s votes with at least 10 members voting (method). For / Against / Abstained: its clear line. Divided: no clear line. With the outcome: votes where its majority line matched the result. Votes: finals the group voted on.
GroupForAgainstAbstainedDividedWith the outcomeVotes
The LeftFor6Against8Abst.2Divided3With outcome8of19
GreensFor11Against4Abst.4Divided0With outcome12of19
S&DFor17Against1Abst.0Divided1With outcome19of19
RenewFor17Against1Abst.0Divided1With outcome19of19
EPPFor18Against1Abst.0Divided0With outcome19of19
ECRFor16Against1Abst.0Divided2With outcome17of19
PatriotsFor7Against5Abst.0Divided7With outcome10of19
ESNFor7Against9Abst.3Divided0With outcome8of19

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https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/topics/agriculture?sub=fisheries
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25 September 2026

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EU Parl Watch Research (2026). “Fisheries”. Topic (model-assigned). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/topics/agriculture?sub=fisheries (retrieved 25 September 2026). Data: European Parliament Open Data, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/ (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX 
@misc{epw-topic-agriculture-fisheries,
  author = {{EU Parl Watch Research}},
  title = {{Fisheries}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/topics/agriculture?sub=fisheries}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/topics/agriculture?sub=fisheries},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Topic (model-assigned). Data: European Parliament Open Data (CC BY 4.0)}
}