Changes between two versions
What changed between the plenary report and the adopted text
From · plenary report· 3 Mar 2026
on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2017/2107 laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Convention area of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), Regulation (EU) 2018/975 laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) Convention Area, Regulation (EU) 2019/833 laying down conservation and enforcement measures applicable in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation, Regulation (EU) 2021/56 laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Convention, Regulation (EU) 2022/2056 laying down conservation and management measures applicable in the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Area, Regulation (EU) 2022/2343 laying down management, conservation and control measures applicable in the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) Area of Competence, and Regulation (EU) 2023/2053 establishing a multiannual management plan for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean
To · adopted text· 15 Sept 2026
Implementation into Union law of measures adopted by regional fisheries management organisations
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).
+1,635 added · −584 removed · 2 changed paragraphs, packaging included.
Part 35 of 38: Paragraphs 2012–2071
Added:1. An objective
Added:2. Scope:
Added:Description of its application with respect to:
Added:− Vessel types
Added:− AFAD numbers and/or AFAD beacon numbers to be deployed (per AFAD type)
Added:− reporting and/or recording procedures for AFAD deployments
Added:− plans for monitoring and retrieval of lost AFADs
Added:− statement or policy on “AFAD ownership”
Added:3. institutional arrangements for management of the AFAD Management Plans:
Added:− institutional responsibilities
Added:− regulations applicable to the setting and use of AFADs
Added:− at-sea AFAD repairs, maintenance rules and replacement policy
Added:− data collection system
Added:− reporting obligations
Added:4. AFAD construction specifications and requirements:
Added:− AFAD design characteristics (a description)
Added:− AFAD markings and identifiers, including AFAD beacons, if any
Added:− lighting requirements, if any
Added:− radar reflectors, if any
Added:− radio buoys, if any (requirement for serial numbers)
Added:− satellite transceivers, if any (requirement for serial numbers)
Added:− echo sounder, if any
Added:5. Applicable areas:
Added:− details of any closed areas e.g. shipping lanes, marine protected areas, reserves, etc.
Added:6. Means for monitoring and reviewing implementation of the AFAD–MP.
Added:7. Methodologies for recording and reporting data specified in Annex 3.’;
Added:(2) Annex 3 is replaced by the following:
Added:‘ANNEX 3 Data collection for drifting fish aggregating devices (DFADs) and their instrumented buoys
Added:(a) For each activity on a DFAD, floating object and/or instrumented buoy, whether followed by a set or not, each fishing, supply vessel shall report the following information:
Added:(b) If the visit is followed by a set, the results of the set in terms of catch and bycatch, whether retained or discarded dead or alive shall be recorded according to the table below. Member States shall report these data aggregated per vessel at 1 latitude degree per 1 longitude degree (where applicable) to the Commission.
Added:(c) Classification of floating objects:
Added:(d) Classification of activities with floating object:
Added:(e) Classification of activities with instrumented buoys
Added:(f) Classification of outcome of DFADs deployed:
Added:Data collection for anchored fish aggregating devices (AFADs)
Added:(a) Any fishing activity around an AFAD including catch and bycatch, whether retained or discarded dead or alive.
Added:(b) For each activity on an AFAD (including repair, intervention consolidation, etc.), whether followed or not by a set or other fishing activities, the;
Added:(i) Position (as the geographic location of the event (Latitude and Longitude) in degrees and minutes)
Added:(ii) Date (as DD/MM/YYYY, day/month/year)
Added:(iii) AFAD identifier (namely AFAD national identification number, beacon ID or any information allowing to identify the owner).’;
Added:(3) the following annexes are inserted:
Added:‘ANNEX 3a Design and construction of drifting FADs
Added:Examples for the design and deployment of DFADs
Added:(a) The surface structure of the DFAD shall not be covered, or shall be covered only with non-meshed material. No shade cloth or other entangling materials such as netting shall be used in the construction of the raft. The sub-surface structure of DFADs shall not exceed a length of 50 metres.
Added:(b) If a sub-surface component is used, it shall not be made from netting, but from non-meshed materials such as ropes or canvas sheets.
Added:Legend:
Added:- Instrumented buoy
Added:- Surface Raft
Added:- Biodegradable frame
Added:- Float
Added:- Biodegradable main rope
Added:- Non-meshed and biodegradable attractors
Added:- Weight
Added:- Sub-surface raft
Added:- GPS and echosounder buoy
Added:- Non-meshes and biodegradable cover
Added:- Cube
Added:- Floats
Added:- Biodegradable rope
Added:- Jelly-FAD