Dr. Joye finishes her opening statement talking about the difficulties involved in sampling oil laden water. Dr. Richard Haut delivers his testimony which discusses research projects to minimize delays in response time to oil spills and valuate ecosystems. Nancy Kinner delivers her testimony talking about the lack of "funding for oil spill research", "coordination between stakeholders in the oil clean up community", and "robust peer review for research projects".

Speakers: Richard Haut, Houston Advanced Research Center, Senior Research Scientist; Dr. Samantha Joye, University of Georgia, Marine Sciences Professor; Nancy Kinner, University of New Hampshire, Coastal Response Research Center, Co-Director