21.   Armed Australian sailors rappelled down ropes from helicopters to board and capture the two vessels in howling winds and mountainous seas, and gather evidence of illegal fishing.

22.   Beynon said illegal fishing was seriously jeopardizing the future of toothfish.

23.   But the illegal fishing continues and the stakes are high.

24.   Charges of illegal entry, illegal fishing and illegal possession of explosives will be filed against them, the military said.

25.   Eighty-one Filipino fishermen will be tried in Irian Jaya for illegal fishing in Indonesian waters, the official Antara news agency reported Monday.

26.   Eleven Pakistanis and a Palestinian have been convicted of illegal fishing in Somali waters and sentenced to five years each in prison, a radio station reported Tuesday.

27.   Eight fishermen were set free Tuesday, more than four years after being locked up when they went to authorities to report illegal fishing by their employer.

28.   Environmental groups claim illegal fishing in the region, mainly by Norwegians, South Americans and Spaniards, is at crisis level.

29.   Floresta said prosecutors are, however, conducting an investigation on separate charges of illegal fishing against the Chinese fishermen.

30.   Fisheries Minister Brian Tobin has said Canada would act to prevent illegal fishing.