BAYOU LA BATRE, Ala.- Petty Officer 2nd Class Lauren Thomas, a reserve member from Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville, Fla., holds a small crab found in the sand on Coffee Island during a beach assessment patrol in support of the Deepwater Horizon Response, Sept. 10, 2010. Workers sweep Alabama beaches and sensitive wetland areas daily in a search for hazards and potential signs of oil. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Annie R. B. Elis.