Man benyttede de viden­skabelige henstillinger fra det rådgivende udvalg for administrering af fiskeri under Det internationale Havundersøgelsesråd (ICES) som grundlag for aftalen om TAC i 1982 for de tre parter.
The scientific recommendations of the Advisory Committee on the Administration of Fisheries of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) were used as a basis for the agreement between the three parties on the TACs for 1982.