boat with us and he says he used to enter the water in a normal dive suit but last time he went diving a couple weeks ago he saw a chemical cloud under the water and wasn't going to take any chances anymore. so he says because he doesn't have hazmat training, now he can't enter the water to do his research on corals and fish to see what type of effect this oil crude dispersant mixture is having on the gulf. kiran, drew? >> if you guys have to suit up to that extent to get in the water, did felipe cousteau give you any indication of what he thinks, what effect that is having on the marine life out there obviously without suits on? >> reporter: yeah, well that's a really good point, kiran. because felipe and i felt very lucky to be under there. you almost felt a little guilty wearing such a protective suit when you'd see -- we saw sharks swimming around us, they didn't have anything to protect them and other fish. i think that's what bothers felipe the most, is that there is dispersed oil hanging there in the water column in about the first 30 feet of water in some