11.   In Canada, seals have been blamed for preventing researchers from restoring the depleted stocks of cod on the Newfoundland coast.

12.   In New England, fishermen who have been struggling for years to make a living off depleted stocks reacted with alarm.

13.   That is when the New England Fisheries Management Council is expected to unveil strict regulations aimed at restoring depleted stocks of cod, haddock and flounder.

14.   The Chinese government is making grain and cotton purchases a top priority to enhance its depleted stocks, according to the Ministry of Internal Trade.

15.   The report said demand is likely to pick up starting in April as refiners replenish depleted stocks and prepare for the summer driving season.

16.   Grain prices have soared in the United States in the face of depleted stocks, harsh winter weather and increased demand worldwide.

17.   Grain prices have soared to record levels in the face of depleted stocks, harsh winter weather and increased demand worldwide.

18.   Experts have blamed pollution and illegal fishing in Iran and the former Soviet republics bordering the Caspian for the depleted stocks of sturgeon from which caviar is derived.

19.   To compensate for depleted stocks, the authorities throw millions of small fish into the Caspian waters each year in the spring.

20.   Major Jean-Guy Plante said the UN mission would resume its two flights daily from Nairobi to rebuild depleted stocks and resume distributing food aid to desperate refugees.