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What changed between the plenary report and the adopted text
From · plenary report· 23 Jul 2025
on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 2023/2124 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 October 2023 on certain provisions for fishing in the GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean) Agreement area
To · adopted text· 15 Sept 2026
General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM): fishing in the GFCM Agreement area
These two texts have too little in common to compare paragraph by paragraph: they are different documents rather than versions of one (for example one group’s motion and the joint text that was adopted).
+1,061 added · −243 removed · 4 changed paragraphs, packaging included.
Part 21 of 22: Paragraphs 1201–1260
Added:- 43° 12,873′ N, 15° 52,761′ E
Added:- 43°13,494' N, 15°40,040' E.
Added:E. FRAs in deep-sea sensitive habitats
Added:(1) deep-sea FRA ‘Lophelia reef off Capo Santa Maria di Leuca’ bounded by lines joining the following coordinates:
Added:- 39° 27,72′ N, 18° 10,74′ E
Added:- 39° 27,80′ N, 18° 26,68′ E
Added:- 39° 11,16′ N, 18° 32,58′ E
Added:- 39° 11,16′ N, 18° 04,28′ E;
Added:(2) deep-sea FRA ‘The Nile delta area cold hydrocarbon seeps’ bounded by lines joining the following coordinates:
Added:- 31° 30,00′ N, 33° 10,00′ E
Added:- 31° 30,00′ N, 34° 00,00′ E
Added:- 32° 00,00′ N, 34° 00,00′ E
Added:- 32° 00,00′ N, 33° 10,00′ E;
Added:(3) deep-sea FRA ‘The Eratosthenes Seamount’ bounded by lines joining the following coordinates:
Added:- 33° 00,00′ N, 32° 00,00′ E
Added:- 33° 00,00′ N, 33° 00,00′ E
Added:- 34° 00,00′ N, 33° 00,00′ E
Added:- 34° 00,00′ N, 32° 00,00′ E.’;
Added:(3) the following Annexes are added:
Added:‘ ▌ ANNEX XVII
Added:SPECIES-SPECIFIC ACTIONS FOR ELASMOBRANCHS
Added:For smooth-hound sharks (Mustelus asterias, Mustelus mustelus, Mustelus punctulatus):
Added:- assess the incidental (bycatch) and targeted catch rates of smooth-hound sharks in all fisheries, including pelagic/midwater trawlers targeting small pelagics;
Added:- assess the survival rates of smooth-hound sharks caught as bycatch in the different fisheries;
Added:- identify the critical habitats of smooth-hound sharks;
Added:- identify fishing technology solutions to reduce bycatch and increase post-release survival rates;
Added:- compile any fisheries management measures in place, including spatial measures, that can positively affect the conservation of smooth-hound sharks, if any; and
Added:- assess priority market demand (domestic, export, etc.), if any.
Added:For common thresher (Alopias vulpinus):
Added:- assess the incidental (bycatch) and targeted catch rates of common thresher in all fisheries;
Added:- assess the survival rates of common thresher caught as bycatch in the different fisheries;
Added:- identify the critical habitats of common thresher;
Added:- identify fishing technology solutions to reduce bycatch and increase post-release survival rates;
Added:- compile any fisheries management measures in place, including spatial measures, that can positively affect the conservation of common thresher, if any; and
Added:- assess priority market demand (domestic, export, etc.), if any.
Added:For sandbar shark (Carcharhinus plumbeus):
Added:- assess the incidental (bycatch) and targeted catch rates of sandbar shark in all fisheries;
Added:- assess the survival rates of sandbar sharks caught as bycatch in the different fisheries;
Added:- identify the critical habitats of sandbar shark;
Added:- identify fishing technology solutions to reduce bycatch and increase post-release survival rates;
Added:- compile any fisheries management measures in place, including spatial measures, that can positively affect the conservation of sandbar shark, if any; and
Added:- assess priority market demand (domestic, export, etc.), if any.
Added:For gulper shark (Centrophorus granulosus):
Added:- assess the incidental (bycatch) and targeted catch rates of gulper shark in all fisheries;
Added:- assess the survival rates of gulper sharks caught as bycatch in the different fisheries;
Added:- identify the critical habitats of gulper shark;
Added:- identify fishing technology solutions to reduce bycatch and increase post-release survival rates;
Added:- compile any fisheries management measures in place, including spatial measures, that can positively affect the conservation of the gulper shark, if any; and
Added:- assess priority market’s demand (domestic, export, etc.), if any.
Added:For sharpnose sevengill shark (Heptranchias perlo):
Added:- assess the incidental (bycatch) and targeted catch rates of sharpnose sevengill shark in all fisheries;
Added:- assess the survival rates of sharpnose sevengill sharks caught as bycatch in the different fisheries;
Added:- identify critical habitats of sharpnose sevengill shark;
Added:- identify fishing technology solutions to reduce bycatch and increase post-release survival rates;
Added:- compile any fisheries management measures in place, including spatial measures, that can positively affect the conservation of sharpnose sevengill shark, if any; and
Added:- assess priority market’s demand (domestic, export, etc.), if any.
Added:For piked dogfish (Squalus acanthias):
Added:- assess the incidental (bycatch) and targeted catch rates of piked dogfish in all fisheries;
Added:- assess the survival rates of piked dogfish caught as bycatch in the different fisheries;
Added:- identify critical habitats of piked dogfish;