31.   Cleanup operations at shores by fishermen and volunteers were cancelled Wednesday because of stormy weather, said coast guard spokesman Shinji Sato.

32.   Cleanup operations begun this summer were stepped up in recent days.

33.   Cleanup operations were continuing, he added.

34.   Cleanup operations were still under way Saturday, it said.

35.   He also said it is too early to determine how long cleanup operations will take.

36.   He said initial reports did not indicate a large cleanup operation would be needed.

37.   He said it would be followed by special cleanup operations conducted by the Interior Ministry, which is in charge of police.

38.   However, with cleanup operations hampered by unfavorable weather, there are growing fears the oil slick will still be there when the penguins return home.

39.   However, the government said two weeks ago COGEMA failed to heed proper security during the cleanup operation that started in July.

40.   In a telephone interview from Toronto, Borland said it was too soon to tell how long the cleanup operation would last.