31.   China also aggressively claims sovereignty over islands and fishing grounds in areas claimed by the Philippines, Vietnam, Brunei and Malaysia.

32.   China has long accused Taiwan of firing at Chinese fishing boats that ply the rich fishing grounds near Taiwanese islands.

33.   China has long accused Taiwan of firing at Chinese fishing boats that ply the rich fishing grounds off the Taiwanese offshore islands.

34.   Each side blamed the other for the sharp escalation of their eight-day confrontation in a rich crab fishing ground that both Koreas claim as their territorial waters.

35.   European fishing companies want to begin working the South Pacific tuna fishing grounds, a region long dominated by Asian and U.S. fishing ships.

36.   He was highly critical of the Australian government and others with a stake in the sub-Antarctic fishing grounds.

37.   In Kenya, for instance, the normally sedentary Luo fishermen are turning nomadic, scouring the lake shore for landing beaches and fishing grounds free of the hyacinth.

38.   In talks with Japan, South Korea has also asked for a similar alternative fishing ground.

39.   In talks with Japan, South Korea is expected to ask for a similar alternative fishing ground.

40.   Islanders say five decades of live bombing have caused environmental damage, contaminated water supplies, stunted tourism, destroyed fishing grounds and led to a high cancer rate.