BP Oil Spill Effects on Siesta Key
and Sarasota County
This is our opinion and research that backs it up
 NO OIL OUR BEACHES SIESTA BEACHCAM
RestoretheGulf
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There is no oil on any beach on the west coast of Florida.We do not believe (and pray) that our beautiful home, Sarasota County, Florida will suffer much if any from the tragic BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Here is a little local logic and some scientific research that backs our opinion.
If you are fishing way out there in the Gulf Stream off Sarasota, Florida, you'll see wooden pallets, bottles, bait boxes and all kinds of assorted trash that has fallen overboard or been washed out to sea from all over the world.
Why don't you ever see the same debris washing up on the beaches of southwest Florida? The powerful current of the Gulf Stream, about 200 mile off Sarasota, catches trash and debris in it's Loop Current and sends it south.
It's the Loop Current in the Gulf Stream that act as a trash conveyer belt and also a protective barrier for the west coast of Florida. The Florida West Coast also has a "Forbidden Zone" which acts as a natural barrier and pushes water away from the coast. This is why our beaches have always been free of debris and are always clean. This is what we believe will also keep the oil spill far off of our beautiful white sand beaches. Link this page to your website or blog for future reference
Florida beach reports by phone call: 941-BEACHES
BP CLAIMS VIDEO
BEACHCAM FROM ST PETE
RESTORE THE GULF
SARASOTA OIL SPILL RESPONSE PAGE
MOTE MARINE'S ONLINE BEACH REPORT
SARASOTA FL HOME AND CONDO PRICES
BEACHCAM FROM SARASOTA SURF & RACQUET
NO OIL OUR BEACHES SIESTA BEACHCAM
Dr. Jeff Masters' WunderBlog
Likely areas of impact once oil gets into the Loop Current
Based on a study of 194 floating probes released into the Northeast Gulf of Mexico during a 1-year study in the 1990s (Figure 2), the west coast of Florida from Tampa Bay southwards to the Everglades is at minimal risk of receiving oil from surface currents. There is a "Forbidden Zone" off the southwest Florida coast where the shape of the coast, bottom configuration, and prevailing winds all act to create upwelling and surface currents that tend to take water away from the cost.
learn more "Forbidden Zone" Sarasota has minimal risk
new info Surface loop current forecast
see more NY TIMES oil spill tracking
more info NOAA oil spill map and info
A WHALE TO THE RESCUE
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bp press releases and responses below
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