1.   The Canadians are also watching to see if Alaska decides to cut back on its announced catch levels of chinook salmon.

2.   Tobin said Washington, Oregon, British Columbia and native groups were willing to cut catch levels to conserve salmon runs.

3.   Until the equity dispute is solved, the two countries promise to work out an interim agreement to set catch levels for the Pacific Coast this summer.

4.   He said his office would propose a maximum catch level and the number of fishing vessels each company might operate along with the type of fishing equipment allowed.

5.   The highly-prized southern bluefin tuna will disappear as a species if the fishery is allowed to continue at present catch levels, conservation group Greenpace warned Monday.

6.   The forum will define sustainable catch levels for all fisheries.