21.   The deal requires strict conservation rules in a bid to protect the dwindling stocks of turbot, or Greenland halibut, in the area.

22.   The government of this Canadian province is scrapping a massive hydroelectric project because of the threat posed to dwindling salmon stocks.

23.   The money will be used to promote conservation of dwindling salmon stocks and buy back fishing licenses to reduce the number of fishermen.

24.   The proposal comes at a time when fishermen are hurting from tougher fishing restrictions designed to boost dwindling stocks.

25.   The quotas for other fish also reflect the dwindling stocks in the Mediterranean and Atlantic Ocean.

26.   Traditional fishermen on the African continent and elsewhere have often blamed high-tech fishing operations from Japan and elsewhere for dwindling stocks of fish.

27.   U.N. officials have said North Korea has cut daily grain rations for adults to divert dwindling stocks to children.

28.   Independent experts have also blamed excessive production for the dwindling stock of sturgeon.

29.   It centers on fishing quotas for dwindling stocks of turbot, or Greenland halibut, in the North Atlantic off Newfoundland.

30.   Canada has accused the Spanish of systematically over-fishing the area, presenting a threat to dwindling stocks of Greenland halibut, or turbot.