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1 Geographic Response Plan Map: VI '3W A512 - DAVIS BAY BEACH CARAMBOLA BEACH RESORT) Maroon Hole Annaly Hams Bluff A511 CANE BAY XXX ^7 XXX # ^ 5 4 Cane 17 45'N 17 45'N Butler Hams Caribbean Sea XX 19 XXX 18 ^ # 18 5 B513 - FREDERIKSTED BEACHES NORTH OF FREDERIKSTED PIER) S B516 WESTEND SALTPOND 155 S al n We ste Point r S C - Protect after B Areas - Lower Priority Natural Collection Areas Collection/Recovery Points General Booming Strategy Length in Feet Staging Areas Oil Spill Risk Locations Equipment Sites Power Plants Long Point 65 # 4 Bir Sanctuary Boat Ramp Coast Guar Coral Reef Historical Site Manatees Mangrove Marina ` û q r j v Pelican Nesting Area Acropora Priority Sites Archaeological Site Phosphorescent r s ^ e h Map Continue on VI-1S S R E B - Protect after A Areas - Meium Priority # # A - Protect First - Highest Priority Long PointXXX ^ USFWS Sany Point National Willife Refuge XXX XX X 45 1 Priority of Protection - Summer 64 52'3W Environmentally Sensitive Areas A518 - LONG POINT BAY BEACHES AND SALT POND 325 FREDERIKSTED A519 MANNING BAY 16 XXX Sany Level A - Protect First Level B - Protect Secon State Manage Areas Feeral Manage Areas PR Municipalities/USVI Districts Sea Bir Nesting Area US Coast Guar Sector San Juan Turtle Nesting µ Water Intake Willife Refuge/Nature Reserve National Park NERR Miles Mangroves Coral Reef Turtle Nesting Fish an Willife Research Institute B515 FREDERIKSTED PIER t po n XX 13 Pier XX # A517 SANDY POINT Map Continue on VI-2 A514 - WEST END REEF SPRATT HALL) # Enfiel Homes Water access point) A52 LAGOON/REN CHANNEL

2 CANE BAY Protection Priority Season): DPNR Area of Particular Concern Latitue DMS): 17 46' N Longitue DMS): 64 49' W Latitue DD): Longitue DD): ESI Map: VI-1 ESI FREDERIKSTED, V.I. NOAA Chart: CHART VIRGIN ISLANDS-VIRGIN GORDA TO ST THOMAS AND ST CROIX USGS Qua: 1764-G7 QUAD Baron Bluff Manage Area if applicable): St. Croix Coral Reef System Area of Particular Concern Northcentral Contacts: V.I. DPNR -Commissioner- 34) ; V.I. State Historic Preservation Office SHPO) - Lorna Thomas - 34) ; Contact shoreline stakeholers; NOAA - Bra Benggio ; DOI - Greg Hogue Shoreline Type: Fine to meium graine sany beach A511 Fine to meium graine sany beach, coral reef. Acropora habitat. Sea turtle nesting beaches, fishery an feeing seabirs, Acropora, Elkhorn coral. Threaten/Enangere Species: Leatherback, Hawksbill an Green sea turtles, Brown Pelicans an Acropora, Elkhorn Coral. Recreational area beach an iving area). Hotel + restaurants + private resiences an salt water intake for hotels. High probability of encountering pre-historic resources in the entire Cane area. Contact SHPO at the above number. Vehicle: Take Route 69 to Northshore Roa Rt. 8), or take Route 73 Belveere R) to Route 8. Carombola. Boat: Use Christianste Harbor or Salt River marina. Trailerable boats at Cane. boat/vehicle Tial Range FT): Average Current KTS): Ease of Protection: Min. Boom Length FT): Boom Type: Booming Metho: Nearshore protection strategies are not normally feasible in this area. Consier iversion booming when weather conitions permit. Friay, May 27, 211 For aitional information, please contact FWC-FWRI Center for Spatial Analysis 727)

3 DAVIS BAY BEACH CARAMBOLA BEACH RESORT) Protection Priority Season): DPNR Area of Particular Concern Latitue DMS): 17 46'.1 N Longitue DMS): 64 5' 12.1 Latitue DD): Longitue DD): ESI Map: VI-1 ESI FREDERIKSTED, V.I. NOAA Chart: CHART VIRGIN ISLANDS-VIRGIN GORDA TO ST THOMAS AND ST CROIX USGS Qua: 1764-G7 QUAD Baron Bluff Manage Area if applicable): Northwest Contacts: V.I. DPNR - Commissioner- 34) ; V.I. State Historic Preservation Office SHPO) - Lorna Thomas - 34) ; Carambola Beach Resort - 34) , FAX) ; NOAA - Bra Benggio ; DOI - Greg Hogue Shoreline Type: Fine to meium graine sany beach A512 Fine to meium graine sany beach, coral reef. Acropora, Elkhom an Staghom coral. Sea turtle nesting beaches, fishery an feeing seabirs, Acropora - Elkhorn an Staghorn Threaten/Enangere Species: Leatherback, Hawksbill an Green Sea Turtles an Brown Pelicans, Acropora - Elkhorn an Staghorn Recreational beach,commercial hotel, water intake an ischarge off beach. High probability of encountering prehistoric resources in the marke areas. Contact SHPO at the above number. Vehicle: Go north on Route 69 an west on Route 8, Prosperity roa to Carambola, Davis on property. Boat: Christianste Harbor, or Salt River marina, are the closest evelope access areas. Small trailerable boats may use the boat ramp at Cane. boat/vehicle Recreational beach,commercial hotel, water intake an ischarge off beach. Tial Range FT): Average Current KTS): Ease of Protection: Min. Boom Length FT): 24 Boom Type: Booming Metho: Deflection Consier eployment of eflection booming along beach. Friay, May 27, 211 For aitional information, please contact FWC-FWRI Center for Spatial Analysis 727)

4 WEST END REEF SPRATT HALL) Protection Priority Season): Area of Particular Concern Latitue DMS): 17 43' N Longitue DMS): 64 54' W Latitue DD): Longitue DD): ESI Map: VI-1 ESI FREDERIKSTED, V.I. NOAA Chart: CHART VIRGIN ISLANDS-VIRGIN GORDA TO ST THOMAS AND ST CROIX USGS Qua: 1764-F8 QUAD Freerikste Manage Area if applicable): Northwest Contacts: V.I. DPNR - Commissioner- 34) ; V.I. State Historic Preservation Office SHPO) - Lorna Thomas - 34) ; TNC - Jeanne Brown - Recreational beaches; DPNR - Jen Valiulis - Swimming beaches; NOAA - Bra Benggio ; DOI - Greg Hogue Shoreline Type: Sensitive reef habitat, Acropora A514 Sensitive reef habitat, Acropora Reef inhabitants, Acropora Elkhorn an Staghorn Coral) Threaten/Enangere Species: Foraging Green, Leather Back an Hawksbill turtles,acropora. Recreational iving area, swimmable beaches,commercial businesses. High probability of encountering historical resources in the marke areas. Contact SHPO. Recreational iving area, swimmable beaches, commercial businesses Boat: Use facilities at Freerikste, Hovensa, MSRC, NRC. Helicopter: Baseball Staium. boat/vehicle/helicopter VING Full Hazmat team at north of Spratt Hall. Cruzan Dwers Inc. commercial boat an ive GPS. Tial Range FT): Average Current KTS): Ease of Protection: Min. Boom Length FT): Boom Type: Booming Metho: Nearshore protection strategies are not feasible in the reef area. Conuct containment booming an open water recovery before the reef is impacte. Dispersant use shoul be consiere. Deep water offshore. Friay, May 27, 211 For aitional information, please contact FWC-FWRI Center for Spatial Analysis 727)

5 LONG POINT BAY BEACHES AND SALT POND Protection Priority Season): DPNR Latitue DMS): 17 41'. N Longitue DMS): 64 5' 48.1 Latitue DD): Longitue DD): ESI Map: VI-1 ESI FREDERIKSTED, V.I. NOAA Chart: CHART VIRGIN ISLANDS-VIRGIN GORDA TO ST THOMAS AND ST CROIX USGS Qua: 1764-F7 QUAD Long Point Manage Area if applicable): Southwest Contacts: V.I. DPNR - 34) , FAX) ; NOAA - Bra Benggio ; DOI - Greg Hogue ; A518 Shoreline Type: Course graine beach, shallow salt pon with Black Mangroves across a small opening shallow soft bottom coral reef, eep reef an seagrass bes in the bay. Course graine beach, shallow salt pon with Black Mangroves across a small opening shallow soft bottom coral reef, eep reef an seagrass bes in the bay. Herons, Egrets, shorebirs, sea turtles an fishery. Threaten/Enangere Species: Leatherback, Hawksbill an Green sea turtles, Brown Pelicans, Feeing an nesting Least Terns from April to Sept., Great-blue Heron, Great Egret, Snowy Egret, Black-crowne Night Heron, White-cheeke Pintail an Fisherman Bat. Private resiences near shoreline. Potential archaeological resources. Vehicle: Take Melvin Evans Highway Rt. 66) to 667 Carlton an go south. Use seconery roas along shoreline. Boat: Freerikste pier is the closest commercial vessel facility. Hovensa an ol Molasses ock ramp. boat/vehicle Two freshwater guts empty into pon. Tial Range FT): Average Current KTS): Ease of Protection: Min. Boom Length FT): 3 Boom Type: Booming Metho: Deflection The beach is naturally protecte from the prevailing easterly wins. Consier eploying 3, ft. of iversion boom along the beach. If the marsh is breache an subject to tial influences construct a berm across the opening. Beach is eroing, protecting salt pon is important. Friay, May 27, 211 For aitional information, please contact FWC-FWRI Center for Spatial Analysis 727)

6 FREDERIKSTED BEACHES NORTH OF FREDERIKSTED PIER) Protection Priority Season): Spring: B Summer: B Fall: B Winter: B Historic Site Area of Particular Concern, Public Beaches, swimming beaches Latitue DMS): 17 43' N Longitue DMS): 64 53' Latitue DD): Longitue DD): ESI Map: VI-1 ESI FREDERIKSTED, V.I. NOAA Chart: CHART VIRGIN ISLANDS-VIRGIN GORDA TO ST THOMAS AND ST CROIX USGS Qua: 1764-F8 QUAD Freerikste Manage Area if applicable): Northwest Contacts: V.I. DPNR - Commissioner- 34) ; V.I. State Historic Preservation Office SHPO) - Lorna Thomas - 34) ; TNC - Jeanne Brown - Recreational beaches; DPNR - Jen Valiulis - Swimming beaches; NOAA - Bra Benggio ; DOI - Greg Hogue Shoreline Type: Fine to meium grain sany beach, freshwater wetlan, an La Grange Ghut B513 Fine to meium grain sany beach, coral reef, incluing eep reef, seagrass bes in bay, freshwater wetlan, an La Grange Ghut, juvenile reef fishes nursery. Essential fish habitat. Sea turtle nesting beach, fishery, feeing seabirs, turtle nesting beach, fishery an feeing seabirs. Threaten/Enangere Species: Leatherback, Hawksbill an Green sea turtles an Brown Pelican. Recreational beach, commercial waterfront businesses, Rainbow, Spratt Hall. High probability of encountering prehistoric resources along shoreline of Freerikste beaches. Contact SHPO at the above number. Fort Freerick. Vehicle: A roa runs along the waterfront. Boat : Freerikste Fisherman's boat ramp has boat launching capability. Deploy boom at Freerikste pier->boat. Helicopter: Paul Joseph Staium. boat/vehicle/helicopter Possible future site of Hovensa boom travel site. At Risk: Recreational beach,commercial waterfront businesses. Staging areas: Freerikste Pier an F'ste fisherman's Dock/Boat Ramp Tial Range FT): Average Current KTS): Ease of Protection: Min. Boom Length FT): 5 Boom Type: Booming Metho: Deflection Deflection booming by Grange Ghut. Deploy 5, ft. of iversion boom along the beach an establish a collection point. Freerikste Pier - Containment boom aroun vessel/barge. Friay, May 27, 211 For aitional information, please contact FWC-FWRI Center for Spatial Analysis 727)

7 FREDERIKSTED PIER Protection Priority Season): Spring: B Summer: B Fall: B Winter: B DPNR Area of Particular Concern Latitue DMS): 17 42' N Longitue DMS): 64 53' Latitue DD): Longitue DD): ESI Map: VI-1 ESI FREDERIKSTED, V.I. NOAA Chart: CHART VIRGIN ISLANDS-VIRGIN GORDA TO ST THOMAS AND ST CROIX USGS Qua: 1764-F8 QUAD Freerikste Manage Area if applicable): Freerikste Waterfront Area of Particular Concern Freerikste Contacts: V.I. Port Authority - 34) ; NOAA - Bra Benggio ; DOI - Greg Hogue ; B515 Shoreline Type: Commercial pier for large cruise ship terminal an other commercial vessels. Concrete man-mae shoreline. Commercial pier for large cruise an other commercial vessels. Feeing seabirs, sensitive marine life on pier pilings. Threaten/Enangere Species: Brown Pelican, Foraging Green an Hawksbill Turtles. Waterfront town, popular tourist area an marine benthic community associate with pier pilings. Community is popular ive attraction for locals an commercial ive tours. Historic sites Vehicle: Use the Freerikste Pier. F'man boat ramp, ball fiel Boat: Use the facilities in Freerikste. Helicopter: Baseball Staium. boat/vehicle/helicopter Possible future eployment of Hovensa boom an skim trailer. Tial Range FT): Average Current KTS): Ease of Protection: Min. Boom Length FT): 14 Boom Type: Booming Metho: Protection/Exclusion Diversion boom as appropriate in mooring area shoul be notifie to move an protect vessels Friay, May 27, 211 For aitional information, please contact FWC-FWRI Center for Spatial Analysis 727)

8 WESTEND SALTPOND Protection Priority Season): Spring: B Summer: B Fall: B Winter: B DPNR Area of Particular Concern Latitue DMS): 17 41' 48.1 N Longitue DMS): 64 53' 3.1 Latitue DD): Longitue DD): ESI Map: VI-1 ESI FREDERIKSTED, V.I. NOAA Chart: CHART VIRGIN ISLANDS-VIRGIN GORDA TO ST THOMAS AND ST CROIX USGS Qua: 1764-F8 QUAD Freerikste Manage Area if applicable): Sany Point Area of Particular Concern, Sany Point Preserve Southwest B516 Contacts: V.I. DPNR - 34) , 34) ; U.S. Fish & Willife - 34) , Mike Evans 34) ; NOAA - Bra Benggio ; DOI - Greg Hogue Shoreline Type: Fine to coarse grain sany beaches, sheltere mangroves an salt marsh. Waing an feeing birs. Threaten/Enangere Species: Brown Pelicans an Least Terns,Black crowne night heron. Popular beach fronting pon an territorial park Stony Groun Pool). Vehicle: SPT NWR roa runs along southsie of pons an north some short istance. Four wheel rive vehicles are recommene for this area. Boat: Freerikste Fisherman's boat ramp, Freerikste Pier, staging at USFWS HQ East En USFWS SPT NWR HQ. vehicle/boats Gate roa contact USFWS for access. Potential for Hovensa trailer. Boom/skim Tial Range FT): Average Current KTS): Ease of Protection: Min. Boom Length FT): 2 Boom Type: Booming Metho: Protection/Exclusion The salt marsh's opening is normally close to the ocean. Breaching normally occurs at the north into Freerikste roas, an at the south into the Caribbean Sea. If the marsh is breache an subject to tial influences construct berms, or eploy 2 ft. of exclusion boom across the openings. Deploy willife control measures to prouct birs. Friay, May 27, 211 For aitional information, please contact FWC-FWRI Center for Spatial Analysis 727)

9 SANDY POINT Protection Priority Season): USFWS National Willife Refuge of Particular Concern Latitue DMS): 17 4' N Longitue DMS): 64 54' Latitue DD): Longitue DD): ESI Map: VI-1 ESI FREDERIKSTED, V.I. NOAA Chart: CHART VIRGIN ISLANDS-VIRGIN GORDA TO ST THOMAS AND ST CROIX USGS Qua: 1764-F8 QUAD Freerikste Manage Area if applicable): Sany Point Area of Particular Concern Contacts: Southwest U.S. Fish an Willife Service - Sany Point National Willife Refuge - Mike Evans, Refuge Manager - 34) ; Cluaia Lonebar \8325 C); V.I. State Historic - Elizabeth Righter - 34) ; Preservation Office SHPO) - FAX ; NOAA - Bra Benggio ; DOI - Greg Hogue Shoreline Type: Coarse to meium grain high energy sany beach. A517 Coarse to meium grain high energy sany beach. Salt Pon in aition to West En Salt Pon). March-Sept peak high ensity sea turtle nesting area. Critical habitat uner ESA for Leatherback Turtles Colonial sea birs, nesting sea turtles, an Least Terns Threaten/Enangere Species: Brown Pelican, Least Tern nesting, Green, Hawksbill, Leatherback sea turtles, fishing bat, an Critical habitat uner ESA for Leatherback Turtles Pigh probability of encountering prehistoric resources in the entire Sany Point area. Popular beach fronting pon an territorial park Stony Groun Pool) on Westsie. Goo Hope School, Health + Safety risk, private school on shoreline. Vehicle: A irt roa runs out to Sany Point. USFWS Sany Point roas to shoreline. Boat: Freerikste an Hovensa piers an fishermen's ramp. vehicle/boat Sany point has the largest Leatherback turtle nesting population in the territorial US. Responers must consult with local F&W personnel prior to taking any actions in this area. Shoreline protection is not usually possible. Cont. See Protection Tial Range FT): Average Current KTS): Ease of Protection: Min. Boom Length FT): Boom Type: Booming Metho: Nearshore protection strategies are not normally feasible in this area. Conuct containment booming at USFWS HQ an open water recovery operations before the beach is impacte. Consier iversion boom at USFWS HQ an eploy willife control to protect the birs. Offshore skimming may also enanger hatchlings. Heavy machinery use for mechanical recovery may not be allowe on beaches. Possible onsite resources: Boom trailers per Hovensa. 6 trailers with 2,' of boom per trailer - Goo Hope School? an Sany Point NWR as staging area. Heavy machinery use for mechanical recovery may not be allowe on beaches. Offshore skimming may also enanger hatchlings. Friay, May 27, 211 For aitional information, please contact FWC-FWRI Center for Spatial Analysis 727)