The current proposed quota for 2011 is 35.5m lbs.

Rufe Dodson wasn't worrying about the current quota of strangers.

Outfitters and others say the current quotas, in place for about two decades, have worked well.

The current quota for American boats is 20,500 incidental killings of dolphins each year.

Some economists also note that the operating rate of these mills would be lower without the current quotas on imported steel.

The new limit is more than the current quota of 15.8 million barrels and equal to the group's planned third-quarter output.

As the second quarter approaches, the cartel is trying to persuade Moscow to keep to its current quotas.

"In nine months, the current quotas will be gone," he said.

That Japan would strike a compromise on the current quotas was widely viewed as inevitable.

The current annual quota of 2.3 million cars expires March 31.