31.   Matutes is scheduled to meet the Spanish fishermen later in the day.

32.   Morocco is pushing for more compensation in exchange for the right for mainly Spanish fishermen to cast their nets off the Moroccan coast.

33.   Morocco is pushing for more EU aid in exchange for the right for mainly Spanish fishermen to cast their nets off the Moroccan coast.

34.   Morocco wants more compensation in exchange for the right of mainly Spanish fishermen to cast their nets off the Moroccan coast.

35.   One seriously injured Spanish fisherman was evacuated by helicopter and taken to a hospital in the coastal town of La Rochelle, authorities said.

36.   Portuguese officials expressed doubts that the Spanish fishermen were hit as Spanish authorities claim, saying they want proof the injuries were caused by Portuguese bullets.

37.   Reports that Canadian patrol boats had tried to cut the nets of two Spanish trawlers Wednesday raised the ire of Spanish fishermen, who demonstrated in Madrid Thursday.

38.   Spanish fishermen have held frequent protests, including blocking entry of Moroccan produce in Spanish ports.

39.   Spanish fishermen in the southern region of Andalucia have blocked the entry of Moroccan produce in protest against the lack of a treaty.

40.   Spanish fishermen, using traditional poles and baited lines, claim that drift nets used by French and British boats are destroying tuna stocks and ruining their livelihood.