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Allison Chaillet scoops up a sea turtle in the Gulf of Mexico off Venice, La., July 19, 2010. Chaillet, a staff biologist with Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation, is volunteering to help clean up sea turtles affected by the oil spill in the Gulf.

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Allison Chaillet scoops up a sea turtle in the Gulf of Mexico off Venice, La., July 19, 2010. Chaillet, a staff biologist with Riverhead Foundation for Marine Research and Preservation, is volunteering to help clean up sea turtles affected by the oil spill in the Gulf.

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