21. Two years earlier, he had turned down an invitation to photograph near the Yakima Indian Reservation to dramatize the pollution of the Columbia River fishing grounds. 22. Activists committed to ousting the Navy say bombing at the site destroys fishing grounds and endangers residents. 23. Activists committed to ousting the Navy say the bombing destroys fishing grounds and endangers residents. 24. Activists committed to ousting the Navy from Vieques say the bombing destroys fishing grounds and endangers residents. 25. At stake, aside from national pride, are fishing grounds around the islets and a possibility of finding undersea gas deposits. 26. Being home to several marine species such as crabs, shrimp and fish, the mangrove has been used by hundreds of nearby communities as fishing grounds. 27. Both sides are adamant about their claims on the turbot, or Greenland halibut, that can be fished out of the contested Grand Banks fishing grounds. 28. But they are surrounded by prime fishing grounds that are coveted by both nations. 29. Canadian and EU negotiators were hammering out the agreement in Brussels until early Tuesday, trying to reach a compromise on catch quotas and policing of fishing grounds. 30. Canada and the European Union edged closer to a solution of their turbot battle Monday, reporting progress on how disputed fishing grounds off Canada should be policed. |