NOAA's Ocean Service Office of Response and Restoration | Surface Oil Distribution

Photo examples of different percentages of oil coverage. [Part of the Shoreline Assessment Job Aid.]

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B. Broken Cover

51 to 90 percent cover. Here is an example of broken cover, seen here as brown oil on a tan sand beach.

(08.25.04, unknown)

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Shoreline Assessment Job Aid A supplement to the Shoreline Assessment Manual, containing visual examples of many of the terms you would use during shoreline assessments after an oil spill.