51.   The vessel cut its net and refused to stop to be boarded.

52.   Tobin said they were considering options that included boarding the vessels, cutting their nets or using other techniques to spoil their fishing.

53.   Under consideration, said Tobin, were options ranging from boarding the vessels, cutting their nets or using other techniques to spoil their fishing, Tobin said.

54.   It then used the moratorium as a justification for arresting the Estai and cutting the nets of another Spanish trawler, prompting accusations of piracy from the EU.

55.   Last month, it arrested one Spanish trawler and cut the nets of another while they were fishing in the disputed area.

56.   Spain accuses Canadian coastguards of trying to board two vessels and cutting the nets from one of them, the Jose Antonio Nores.

57.   Spain accused the coastguards of attempting to board one trawler and cutting the nets of another in the Newfoundland Grand Banks area.

58.   The latest episode of the row came Sunday when Canadian coast guards cut the nets of a Spanish trawler off Newfoundland.

59.   The incident began when Spanish fishermen cut French nets which they argue contravene European regulations.