State Scientists Collecting Fish and Shellfish Samples in Preparation for Any Potential Effects from
June 24, 2010
June 24, 2010
RALEIGH, N.C., June 24 -- The North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources issued the following news release:
State fisheries scientists are collecting samples of fish and shellfish to use for baseline background comparisons for seafood harvested in North Carolina if contaminants from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico reach North Carolina waters.
"We still believe there is a very low probability that our state will see any significant effect . . .
State fisheries scientists are collecting samples of fish and shellfish to use for baseline background comparisons for seafood harvested in North Carolina if contaminants from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico reach North Carolina waters.
"We still believe there is a very low probability that our state will see any significant effect . . .