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Article: NORTH CAPE OIL SPILL TRUSTEES, INDUSTRY SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES NORTH CAPE LOBSTER RESTORATION PROGRAM

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August 10, 2006
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The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management issued the following news release:

Gov. Donald L. Carcieri, Sen. Jack Reed, federal officials, and representatives from the fishing and oil shipping industries gathered today at the Department of Environmental Management's Marine Fisheries Center in Jamestown to celebrate the completion of the North Cape Lobster Restoration Program and to "v-notch" the programs last lobster. The event was the culmination of more than six years of effort to restore Rhode Island's lobster population, which was significantly impacted by the 1996 North Cape oil spill.

The 1996 North Cape oil spill occurred when the 340-foot North Cape oil barge ran aground ...

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