71.   They were charged with illegally entering Philippine territory, illegal fishing using sodium cyanide, possession of dynamite and violation of Philippine environmental laws.

72.   Three days earlier the Irish seized two other Spanish vessels, and their captains have been ordered to stand trial on charges of illegal fishing.

73.   Two lawmakers demanded retribution Saturday against the prosecutors who sent eight fishermen to jail for reporting illegal fishing by their employer.

74.   Under Malaysian law, illegal fishing is punishable by fines but the Thai fishermen are usually unable to pay the large sums and are jailed instead.

75.   Upton said the illegal fishing threatened the fragile Antarctic ecosystem.

76.   Yusuf is chairman of the Somali Salvation Democratic Front, which in the past has used speedboats to capture foreign vessels accused of illegal fishing in Somali territorial waters.

77.   Gonzalez was charged under Canadian law with illegal fishing, refusal to comply with a summons and dumping the catch while trying to elude Canadian authorities.

78.   He recalled that Canada breached international laws when it arrested a Spanish trawler on the hgih seas last year for alleged illegal fishing of Canadian turbot.

79.   He said the fishery around South Georgia opened on Friday and there had been no illegal fishing and no increase in tensions.

80.   If convicted of illegal fishing, the Japanese captains face big fines and confiscation of their fishing gear by Irish courts.