NOAA's National Ocean Service
Handling Samples
NOAA Administrator Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Fisheries Assistant Administrator Dr. Eric Schwaab, and Council on Environmental Quality Chair Nancy Sutley assess how the sample is processed aboard the Research Vessel Caretta and chain of custody protocol used when handling specimens associated with the oil spill. Credit: NOAA.
As the nation’s leading scientific resource for oil spills, NOAA has been on the scene of the BP spill from the start, providing coordinated scientific weather and biological response services to federal, state, and local organizations.
To learn more about NOAA's role in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, visit:
Office of Response and Restoration Deepwater Horizon Incident page
(Original source: Deepwater Horizon Incident Image Gallery)
Handling Samples
NOAA Administrator Dr. Jane Lubchenco, NOAA Fisheries Assistant Administrator Dr. Eric Schwaab, and Council on Environmental Quality Chair Nancy Sutley assess how the sample is processed aboard the Research Vessel Caretta and chain of custody protocol used when handling specimens associated with the oil spill. Credit: NOAA.
As the nation’s leading scientific resource for oil spills, NOAA has been on the scene of the BP spill from the start, providing coordinated scientific weather and biological response services to federal, state, and local organizations.
To learn more about NOAA's role in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, visit:
Office of Response and Restoration Deepwater Horizon Incident page
(Original source: Deepwater Horizon Incident Image Gallery)