1.   Although the US side would remain closed, opponents say a spill on the Canadian side could be swept by the currents to US fishing grounds.

2.   And with government restrictions to conserve fishing grounds, each season means fewer fishing days.

3.   Atlantic swordfish fleets have also come to rely on satellite pictures released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that reveal sea-surface temperatures around fishing grounds.

4.   All around the world, once-rich fishing grounds have been depleted.

5.   But among American fishing grounds it is without rival.

6.   But, four years ago, the historically even more abundant cod fishing ground on Georges Bank collapsed, forcing closures and other restrictions that continue today.

7.   Day boats make the round trip to fishing grounds in one day.

8.   Each group blames the other for causing major damage to fishing grounds.

9.   For generations, the waters off New England have been the richest fishing grounds in the world.

10.   He said the council was studying a plan to rotate scallop fishing grounds, opening closed areas in exchange for closures of others.