11.  EU Fisheries Commissioner Emma Bonino said Monday that Morocco had rejected its final offer on an agreement to allow mainly Spanish boats to resume fishing in Moroccan waters.

12.  The specific agreement with Morocco will be initialled next week along with a fishing accord that sets out catch quotas for Spanish and Portuguese trawlers in Moroccan waters.

13.  On Tuesday, the negotiators discussed the question of inspecting EU fishing activities carried on in Moroccan waters, she said.

14.  Since the expiration of the previous fishing accord at the end of April, EU fishermen have been unable to fish in Moroccan waters.

15.  Since then EU fishermen, primarily the Spaniards, have not enjoyed access to Moroccan waters.

16.  South Koreans claimed the vessel drifted into Moroccan waters after developing engine trouble.

17.  The EU fleet that previously operated in Moroccan waters consists mainly of Spanish boats.