Trained Noses Used to Identify Oil-Contaminated Gulf Seafood

As commercial fishing continues in the Gulf of Mexico, the oil continues to spread in the waters. Recently, 40 inspectors were trained at a federal fisheries lab to learn how to properly identify oil-tainted seafood, from oysters to shrimp and fish. "The human nose... is a highly efficient and trustworthy tool" in detecting contamination, said Brian Gorman with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Properly trained noses are really remarkable organs." Here's a video of them at work:

Video: Nose Knows: Seafood Sniffers Smell Out Oily Fish

· Trained noses to sniff out Gulf seafood for oil [AP]