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>> yeah, i am a little surprised. many of the samples we have gotten up to this point were precontaminant samples. i don't know where you took the sample, obviously, it was in high contamination. >> took it off the chandeleur islands near a popular fishing spot near a pelican nesting area. i know you are no marine biologist but this cannot be good for the wildlife. his answer, essentially, was no. t.j., bottom line as we continue to focus what's happening 5,000 feet below the water, the political ramifications of this spill still really unknown. >> brooke baldwin in billoxi. we appreciate you ...

This is the oil. was it potent? >> yeah, it was the highest sample we have gotten. >> the highest sample? >> yes. >> reporter: highest potency? >> yes. >> reporter: are you surprised? >> yeah. i'm a little surprised. many samples to this point were, of course, precontaminant samples. i don't know where you took the sample. obviously it was in high contamination. >> took it off the chandelier islands near a popular fishing spot, near a pelican nesting area, i know you're not a marine biologist, but this cannot be good for the wildlife. >> our crew started to notice in the past few days, billboa...