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We're here in mississippi. got a lot of fish behind us here. >> yes. >> bagged and tagged. >> yes, they are. know where they come from. >> this is part of the process. dr. john stein is head of noah's seafood safety testing program. you go around the country, john, and talk to people about what's happened here in the gulf. the question always comes up, is the seafood safe. >> yes. >> and you say? >> yes. we have an extensive program in place between noaa, fda, epa, the gulf states and we're all working together to ensure that the seafood is safe. >> reporter: but no one can be sure. that's bec...

Behind these doors, huge decisions are being made, tests that determine whether or not the seafood in the gulf is safe for us to eat. it looks like a scene straight out of a crime scene show. what you're looking at is a chain of custody record. that's because the fish that are being tested are literally treated like evidence. you've got to keep track of where it's been and who has handled it. this is the testing facility. these are fish over here that are being tested, trying to figure out if, indeed, they are safe, aluminum foil, special instruments, workers wearing gloves. they want to be ve...