1.   European Union officials are following tips that Spanish fishermen have sold their banned nets to Moroccans.

2.   It has accused the Spanish fishermen of using undersized nets and catching species protected by fishing bans and keeping secret sets of books.

3.   It has been great television theater watching Fisheries Minister Brian Tobin almost nightly pouncing on Spanish fishermen as the plunderers of undersized fish off the coast of Newfoundland.

4.   Officials of the European Union blasted Canada as a rogue state committing acts of piracy against blameless Spanish fishermen.

5.   The other is a court ruling allowing compensation to Spanish fishermen denied fishing rights in British waters after they bought British fishing licenses to get access under British quotas.

6.   Thousands of Spanish fishermen face the loss of their livelihoods if Madrid agrees to accept strict quotas for turbot.

7.   This was interpreted to mean that the Spanish naval craft might batter bows with Canadian patrol vessels interfering with Spanish fishermen, not that it would open fire.

8.   To satisfy the demand, Spanish fishermen will go to great lengths, literally.

9.   About half a dozen Canadian fisheries and coast guard boats have been shadowing the Spanish fishermen.

10.   Any deal concluded by the EU Commission needs approval from the member nations, and Spain has previously shot down proposed solutions it judged unfair to Spanish fishermen.