In establishing its proposal, the Commission has been guided by the available scientific advice. This has been provided by the Advisory Committee on Fisheries Management (ACFM) of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) and by its own Scientific Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF).
En élaborant sa proposition, la Commission s'est appuyée sur les avis scientifiques disponibles, émanant du comité consultatif de la gestion des pêches (ACFM) du Conseil international pour l'exploration de la mer et de son propre comité scientitifique, technique et économique de la pêche (CSTEP).