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A WEAR ABC 3 crew recently went to Gulf Islands National Seashore in Florida to check on the state of the beaches in the wake of the Gulf oil spill.
Reporter Dan Thomas brought a shovel to check for oil underneath the sand, but was promptly stopped by Pat Gonzalez of U.S. Fish and Wildlife who told him he needed a permit to dig. When Gonzalez asked if Thomas was digging for “oil product,” Thomas said, “Not necessarily. I just want to see what’s there…”
Gulf Spill Pictures: Toxic Oil Found Just Under Beaches, National Geographic Photos Gallery
More on Oil Hidden Under Beaches, National Geographic
Fed rules limit oil dig on Pensacola Beach:Cleanup can’t go deeper than 6 inches in sand, Png
Oiled sediment. This photo shows the swash zone at USGS sampling location MS-39 on East Ship Island, MS. Waves have cut a steep section into the sand, revealing alternating layers of clean and sticky organic-rich sand that are visible after low tide. (The swash zone is the zone that is alternately covered and exposed by waves.) Captions and Photo source: Shane Stocks / USGS
