Eksekutivkomitéen tog helt tydeligt ikke hensyn til de seneste udtalelser fra ICES om, at kulmulebestanden vil komme helt ud af farezonen, hvis dødeligheden som følge af fiskeri fastholdes i de næste 5-8 år.
Clearly, the executive Committee did not take account of the latest opinions of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES), according to which the hake stock will reach a level of total safety if over the next five to eight years the level of mortality from fishing is maintained.