In this Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012 photo,Bill Walker, executive director of the state Department of Marine Resources, speaks about a joint project of the Institute of Marine Mammal Studies and Mississippi State University, in Gulfport, Miss. The partnership was formed to research protected, threatened and endangered species in the Gulf, especially after recent hurricanes and the BP oil spill. (AP Photo/The Sun Herald, TIM ISBELL) TV OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT: MISSISSIPPI PRESS OUT; LOCAL TV OUT WLOX, LOCAL ONLINE OUT; GULFLIVE.COM OUT
