DEM biologists measure lobsters to determine size, frequency and distribution of dead lobsters.

Tracey Collier of NMFS dissects a flounder and removes bile to document exposure to oil.

Tracey Collier of NMFS dissects a flounder and removes bile to document exposure to oil.

Tracey Collier of NMFS deploys a skiff at Point Judith Pond to collect flounder samples.

A worker takes samples at the oil spill site.

Hauling in a seine used to sample flounder to determine exposure to oil.

Point Judith Pond, RI DEM worker retrieves a lobster pot used to sample lobsters and determine their exposure to oil.

Tracey Collier of NMFS collects sediment samples using a Smith Macentyre Sediment Grab.

The port at Point Judith Pond.

Fyke net sampling to determine flounder and other finfish exposure to oil.

RI DEM collects stranded lobsters on Moonstone Beach after the oil spill.

Tracey Collier of NMFS seines for finfish to determine oil exposure.

Tracey Collier of NMFS deploys a fish trap to sample for finfish exposure to oil

Trustom Pond, RI. Collecting fish to sample for exposure to oil.

Point Judith Pond, retrieving a fyke net used to sample fish for exposure to oil.

Point Judith Pond, Tracey Collier deploys a fish trap to sample fish and their exposure to oil.

Dead surf clams and other invertebrates after the spill. Sampling to determine mortality and other information about the animals killed during the spill lasted 4-5 months.

Dead surf clams and other invertebrates after the spill. Sampling to determine mortality and other information about the animals killed during the spill lasted 4-5 months.

NMFS scientists open a surf clam to determine exposure to oil.

Point Judith Pond, RI.

Trustom Pond, RI.

Point Judith Pond, RI.

Trustom Pond shoreline.

Sunset over the Bay.

Seagulls feed on stranded lobsters and surf clams after the oil spill incident.

Nekton collection using fyke nets for Phragmites and Spartina project.

Fyke net sampling.

Fyke net sampling.

An oiled beach north of Blind Pass, Treasure Island

Oiled mangrove habitat on Elenor Island, Pinellas County

Oiled mangrove habitat on Elenor Island, Pinellas County

Oiled mangrove habitat near John's Pass, Pinellas County

Oiled mangrove habitat near John's Pass, Pinellas County

Oiled mangrove habitat near John's Pass, Pinellas County

Oiled mangrove habitat near John's Pass, Pinellas County