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What changed between the plenary report and the adopted text
From · plenary report· 23 Apr 2026
on the impact of the implementation of Directive 2014/89/EU, the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive, on fisheries in selected fishing areas and sea basins
To · adopted text· 20 May 2026
The impact of the implementation of the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive 2014/89/EU on fisheries in selected fishing areas and sea basins
AI:What changed, in short
The versions differ only in formal and wording changes: a decimal separator is corrected and a sentence is moved to its own recital.123
0 changes of substance · 1 formal · 2 of wording only
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Changes to the text itself, in document order. Cover page, citations and punctuation-only edits are left out; they are under “Every difference”.
Changes of substance · 0
None: the changes are formal or of wording only.
1 formal change: legal basis, citations, references, corrections
Change 1 Formal
AI summary:Replaces the decimal separator in the percentage from a period to a comma.
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Changed:C. whereas in 2022, the EU’s self-sufficiency in seafood declined to 37.537,5 % and around 80 % of seafood consumed in the EU was imported, which creates a structural dependence on outside sources and weakens the EU’s food sovereignty; whereas at the same time, the EU’s fishing fleet has experienced a significant reduction over the past decade, and is now more than 13 % smaller than in 2014; whereas this contraction, coupled with increasing competition for the use of maritime space, threatens the economic viability of the fisheries sector, generational renewal and the ability of the fleet to contribute to the EU’s food security; whereas ensuring sufficient, balanced and predictable access to maritime space is therefore essential for developing competitive EU fisheries, as recognised by the European Ocean Pact;
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Change 2 Wording
AI summary:Moves the sentence about offshore renewable energy from recital V to a new recital, leaving the rest of recital U unchanged.
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Changed:U. whereas well-managed and effectively protected networks of ecologically connected marine protected areas are an essential tool for conserving marine biodiversity and can contribute to long-term gains through stock recovery, spillover to adjacent areas, and resilience for coastal economies, but their effectiveness and social acceptability depend on how they are designed, managed and coordinated with sustainable fishing activities, in particular through differentiated approaches based on scientific data and the participation of all stakeholders, including fishers and coastal communities;V. whereas offshore renewable energy will only be sustainable if it has no negative impact on the environment and on economic, social and territorial cohesion, especially in fisheries-dependent regions;communities;
Change 3 Wording
AI summary:Adds the sentence about offshore renewable energy as a separate recital V, identical to the one previously in recital U.
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Added:V. whereas offshore renewable energy will only be sustainable if it has no negative impact on the environment and on economic, social and territorial cohesion, especially in fisheries-dependent regions;