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Five mechanical oil recovery devices and siz oil containment barriers were evaluated in the vicinity of St. John's, Newfoundland, during March and April of 1980. Testing was conducted in a refinery settling pond, in St. John's Harbour, and in the coastal waters immediately beyond the harbour entrance. The performance of a sixth skimmer was assessed during March in Mulgrave, Nova Scotia, while evaluation of one of the six oil booms originally tested was resumed in October of the same year in a test tank in the United States. Operational handling characteristics were determined and effectiveness was qualitatively assessed.