US COAST GUARD Baseline Sampling

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Hillary Noble, intern, sorts through and identifies baseline samples at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Fish and Wildlife Research Institute in St. Petersburg June 10, 2010. The baseline samples were collected by the crew of the R/V Weatherbird II May 6-12, 2010, and were taken in order to obtain baseline data of sea life prior to a potential environmental impact. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nick Ameen.