1.   Accounts differed as to whether the trawlers were also seized.

2.   Canada seized the trawler Estai in the Grand Banks off Newfoundland last week and charged its captain with unlawful fishing.

3.   Canada seized the trawler Estai in the Grand Banks off Newfoundland last week saying it wants to stop overfishing of endangered fish.

4.   The French Navy seized the trawler in the Caribbean Sea with the help of the U.S. Coast Guard and British Special Services.

5.   The government claims it is enforcing the law and seizing trawlers that fish in the prohibited zone.

6.   The trawlers were seized by Irish authorities Tuesday after a random check determined they might be exceeding quotas.

7.   The Spanish trawlers refused to recognise the moratorium, prompting Canadian coastguards to seize one trawler and cut the nets from another.

8.   Three weeks ago, four South Korean trawlers were seized in the Indian Ocean by Indonesian seamen over back-pay and forced to sail to Indonesia.

9.   Three weeks ago, four South Korean trawlers were seized in the Indian Ocean by Indonesian seamen over back wages and forced to sail to Indonesia.

10.   Under the agreement Canada has cancelled an amendment to the law to protect coastal resources which gave Canadian coastguards the power to seize trawlers working in international waters.