11.   Fishing quotas can then be set.

12.   Fishing quotas established in the Pacific Salmon Treaty have expired, although Canada maintains the overall treaty is still in effect.

13.   It also disputes fishing quotas assigned to it by the North Atlantic Fisheries Organization, and Spanish and Portuguese boats continue to trawl the fishing grounds.

14.   High-level talks between Canadian and European Union officials were continuing here this weekend on a heated dispute over North Atlantic fishing quotas, Canadian officials said Saturday.

15.   EU commissioner for fisheries Emma Bonino is fighting a hard struggle to have the member nations reduce their fishing quotas.

16.   The European Union earlier Wednesday offered concessions to Canada in the dispute over declining fish stocks, agreeing to reduce its fishing quotas for North Atlantic turbot.

17.   The European Union on Wednesday offered concessions to Canada in a dispute over declining fish stocks by agreeing to reduce its fishing quotas for North Atlantic turbot.