I Deres brev af 19. december 2002 svarede de svenske myndigheder, at der ikke findes statistikker over erhvervsfiskernes indkomst fra fiskeri alene, og at dette særlige spørgsmål derfor ikke kunne besvares.
By letter of 19 December 2002 the Swedish authorities replied that there are no available statistics on the income of professional fishermen derived just from fishing activity, so an answer to this specific question could not be provided.