1.   B.C. fishermen have long called for a crackdown on foreign fishing.

2.   That embargo got the attention of the foreign fishing fleet.

3.   A fishermen leader, Vijay Bhandarkar, said the protests were called off when the government promised not to issue new licenses for foreign fishing in Indian waters.

4.   New legislation aimed at stemming foreign plundering of fish stocks will allow authorities policing Australian waters to open fire on illegal foreign fishing boats, the government said Wednesday.

5.   The committee also recommended curbing foreign fishing in Canadian waters, decentralizing the Fisheries Department and continuing income support for unemployed fishermen in the Maritime provinces.

6.   The ships were all equipped with permits but they were not the proper ones for foreign fishing vessels, Kushariadi said.

7.   The crew masters on both vessels signed statements admitting they were operating in US territory, which is off limits to foreign fishing vessels, the Coast Guard said.