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Vessel. that's good news. but both they and the spill management team handling this situation say there is a light sheen coming from the vessel. so that's a little bit of oil coming off the vessel. the team has been working to contain that. here is what gallagher marine systems says are some of the risks considering where we are with the sound here. >> we know there's manatees in the area. turtles nesting areas in the area. some bird activity in the area. all of those concerns for us. so the environmental unit will make recommendations for operations on how to best clean the area, where to kee...

Visual is to identify their prey. >> you say also to avoid areas that attract bait fish. how do you know what that area looks like. >> if you see a lot of bird activity and bay fish jumping it's common sense then to get out of the water at that point. even blue fish that will be chasing those fissures will bite you also. >> how about swimming oceanside or bay side? is there a better side to be swimming on? >> the realities of the attacks and quantity of people, we are not on the menu really. yeah, if you want to be a little more protected if you want to have your kids a little more protected t...

Tacoma airport. >> reporter: we have seen how birds and planes do not mix well, and now the radar system, the first in the country's, being tested here. they could ultimately give pilots a warning before they hit the birds. each year anywhere between 10,000 and 80,000 bird strikes occur in the u.s., and there is damage to planes in about 10% of the cases. so radar systems being tested here would give pilots a 24/7 view of the bird activity, and also possibly a way to forecast when birds are going to be around airports. jon? jon: on the job hunt today at a college job fair where only students a...