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small noaa logo Home | Download Catalog | Shoreline Assessment Forms and Instructions
Forms you can download, print, and use to record your observations during a shoreline survey following an oil spill.

Explanation/instructions (Long form)
(Document format: PDF , size: 8.8K)
Instructions for completing the form.

Explanation/instructions (Tarball form)
(Document format: PDF , size: 8.6K)
Instructions for completing the form.

Explanation/instructions (Wetland form)
(Document format: PDF , size: 9.6K)
Instructions for completing the form.

Shoreline Assessment Form (Long form)
(Document format: PDF , size: 12.3K)
The most complex form, requiring the most training to use.

Short Shoreline Assessment Form
(Document format: PDF , size: 12.9K)
Easier-to-use form; allows you to circle appropriate descriptors, minimizing the need to fill in information. Most useful when oiling is very uniform or simple.

Tarball Shoreline Assessment Form
(Document format: PDF , size: 9.4K)
For use when oiling is primarily in the form of tarballs.

Wetland Shoreline Assessment Form
(Document format: PDF , size: 12.3K)
For use in surveying an oiled wetland.

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