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Transcript: U.S. RHODE ISLAND ANNOUNCE SETTLEMENT TO REDRESS ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE FROM MASSIVE OIL SPILL
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- Regulatory Intelligence Data
- Article date:
- July 6, 2000
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The agreement requires the defendants to implement a project
to
restock Block Island Sound with 1.25 million female lobsters over
the next
three to five years. Under the project, adult female lobsters will
be purchased
from wholesalers, have their tails marked with a v-shaped notch, and
be
released into Block Island Sound. Because it is illegal to harvest
such
a notched lobster, this project will increase the number of adult
females
in Block Island Sound, boosting the production of offspring and the
overall
lobster population.
"The Nation's coastal areas and residents are the beneficiaries
when
trustees and responsible parties work together to accomplish ...