these ten resource groups and their seasonal occurrence were the following 

 eight of particular relevance (Nos. 9 & 10, parks and dumpsites, not discussed) 



1. Endangered birds, such as the American peragrine falcon, Southern 

 bald eagle, osprey (all seasons), which would be impacted by 

 oiling during feeding activities. 



2. Migratory waterbirds, wildlife management areas, refuges, and 

 concentrations of geese and ducks occur along all the shores and 

 marshes of the Mid Atlantic states (winter, spring, fall); 

 adverse impacts to waterfowl would be immediate if a spill 

 entered such an environment. 



3- Shellfish: areas along the shore and in the major bay mouths 



contain surf clams, bay scallops, northern hard clams, and oysters 

 (all seasons). 



4. Coastal finfish: A strip about 25 miles wide along the entire 

 coast line was identified as critical habitat for egg and larval 

 stages of scup, porgy, and menhaden (summer and fall). In 

 addition, the fisheries for bluefish, Atlantic mackerel, butter- 

 fish, red hake, yellow-tail flounder, and fluke flounder could 

 be seriously impacted by an oil spill (all seasons); in both 

 nearshore and offshore areas. 



5. Estuarine finfish: The Mid Atlantic area contains key estuarine 

 habitat for weakfish, sea trout, whiting, and striped bass (spring, 

 summer, and fall ) . 



6. Wetlands: Large tracts of wetlands lie shoreward of the barrier 

 islands along all of these coastal states and within Delaware 

 and Chesapeake Bays (all seasons). 



7. Wildlife Refuges and Management Areas: Many wildlife refuges and 

 parks lie within a possible oil spill impact zone, such as: 

 Dennis Creek Wildlife Management Area, Bombay Hook National Wild- 

 life Refuge, Assateague Island National Seashore, Island Beach 

 State Park, Cape Henlopen State Park (all seasons). 



8. Beaches with high-intensity use: Sandy Hook, Barnegat, Atlantic 

 City, Cape May County, New Jersey area beaches; Rehoboth Beach, 

 Delaware area beaches; Ocean City, Maryland area beaches; Vir- 

 ginia Beach, Virginia area beaches (all seasons). 



Nearshore spill trajectories were analyzed by M.I.T. (39) for both Mi d - 



and South Atlantic OCS areas. The reader is referred to this source document 



for a complete description of likely trajectories under various conditions. 



However, Figures 6 and 7 show the types of analyses which were completed for 



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