1.   In past years, Norwegian whalers have slipped quietly out of port in their small fishing trawlers to avoid protests by conservationists.

2.   In past years, Norwegian whalers have slipped quietly out of port in small fishing trawlers to avoid protests by conservationists.

3.   Tamil rebels in a small fishing trawler laden with explosives entered the Colombo harbor early Friday, but their vessel was destroyed by naval gunboats.

4.   Bonino proposed that small trawlers less than seven metres long should be exempted from her plan because they were less involved in over-fishing and provided many jobs.