Photo Slideshow: R/V Weatherbird, St. Petersburg

Scientists from USF's College of Marine Science as well as state and federal researchers remain busy analyzing data collected from trips into the Gulf of Mexico to measure damage from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

The information gathered by crews aboard the R/V Weatherbird and the R/V Bellows will be used to help the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration determine the impact on marine organisms and where the oil will go next.

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