31.   On Saturday, Philippine police said their patrol boats chased away a Chinese fishing vessel off Patag, one of the six islands claimed by Manila.

32.   So the government is gradually reducing the number of fishing vessels it licenses and is encouraging fishermen to opt for the better incomes and more stable livelihood aquaculture provides.

33.   Stricter supervision of shipping and fishing vessels off the Fujian coast has also been enforced, Xinhua said.

34.   The French fishermen could be charged under a law forbidding firearms aboard fishing vessels.

35.   The Irish Coastguard, fishing vessels in the area and French aircraft were searching the waters.

36.   U.S. Navy officers met Friday with local officials to explain possible disciplinary action facing the skipper of a submarine that sank a Japanese high school fishing training vessel.

37.   Vietnam said at the time that two Thai ships attacked after its patrol boats seized Thai fishing vessels.

38.   Wen Wei Po reported that it was the first time civilian fishing vessels took part in military drills in the southern Fujian province facing Taiwan.

39.   Wen Wei Po reported that it was the first time civilian fishing vessels took part in military drills in southern Fujian province facing Taiwan.

40.   With Italy apparently hardening its line, shots were fired Monday from an Albanian fishing vessel at an Italian coast guard cutter, officials said.