European Parliament · 18 January 2024

Impact of illegal fishing on food security – the role of the European Union

Adopted

542 in favour · 5 against · 3 abstained. 550 members voted.

What it asks for, in the Parliament's words

• Urges the Member States to establish and maintain comprehensive databases that collect and record information on the beneficial owners of registered vessels
• Urges the Commission to increase the number of staff working on ocean governance and IUU fishing within the Commission’s Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
• Points out that the Member States must allocate sufficient capacity and resources to ensure the effective implementation of import controls

Quoted from A9-0433/2023, which says more than these lines. Each is a whole paragraph; this site does not rewrite them.

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