91.   Meanwhile, Greenpeace, the international environmental activist group, said it had dispatched its own trawler to the disputed Grand Banks fishing grounds to harass Spanish trawlers.

92.   South Korea has mounted military drills around the islets, which has strategic importance and rich fishing grounds, as civilian groups stage daily anti-Japanese protests.

93.   The French operators called on the European Commission to withdraw all fishing licences granted to Spanish fishermen who attacked others, along with better surveillance of fishing grounds.

94.   The islands, which sit on fishing grounds, are claimed by China, Taiwan and Japan.

95.   The islands, which are valuable fishing grounds and thought to be rich in mineral deposits, are claimed by Japan, Taiwan and China.

96.   The isles, considered rich fishing grounds, are located between the two countries in the Sea of Japan.