This map designed in ESRI ArcMap shows the environmental sensitivity to an oil spill for creatures and beaches in St. Joseph Point Florida, Quad 4744. This long thin peninsula is primarily a park surrounded by St. Joseph Bay Aquatic Preserve so the area is essentially protected land.....at least until the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster.
The map is very busy with terrestrial mammals, reptiles and birds all at risk sharing a small piece of land. The surrounding waters are filled with crabs, shrimp and bivalves that are also at risk. Note: The overlays are difficult to pick out on a jpeg image of the map and the at risk shorelines show up better in ArcMap or a PDF file.
It appears that the booms installed on the north end of the island will protect the inland bay to the east but the western coast of the point is flush with the incoming oil slick.
I picked this Quad for the above reason and also the fact that I have visited the park.
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