1.   The dispute between Canada and Spain began in February when they disagreed on how to share the turbot fishing quota.

2.   A tentative agreement, reached last week, gives the EU and Canada an equal turbot quota each.

3.   An international turbot quota was set for the first time this year to protect fast-dwindling stocks.

4.   Canadian and EU officials had yet to agree on how turbot quotas should be divided and how the policing of disputed fishing grounds off Canada should be strengthened.

5.   Canadian and EU officials had yet to settle details on how turbot quotas should be divided and how the policing of disputed fishing grounds off Canada should be strengthened.

6.   Now, he is one of several thousand people whose livelihoods are threatened by the conflict between Canada and the European Union over turbot quotas in the Northwest Atlantic.

7.   Turbot quotas have been the subject of recent controversy for the Canadian government.

8.   Hours earlier, Canada released the Estai and said it was ready to seek a negotiated settlement to a row over turbot quotas.

9.   A previous bid to settle the row failed in talks in Brussels Friday, with the parties remaining at odds over the distribution of turbot catch quotas.

10.   A previous bid to settle the row failed in talks here Friday, with the parties at odds over the distirbution of turbot catch quotas.