Much oil never got to surface

MOBILE, Ala. - Much of the oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010 never made it to the surface and instead become suspended in the water column, suggests research presented at a scientific conference in Mobile. One of the emerging themes among scientists was that many sea creatures appeared to be doing better than expected. The 40th annual Benthic Ecology Meeting attracted about 600 scientists from around the nation who study the creatures that live along the seafloor. The meeting was sponsored by the Dauphin Island Sea Lab and the University of South Alabama. (Source: Mobile Press-Register, 03/20/11)