▁in ▁Sand y ▁Point . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁public ▁access ▁for ▁tour ists ▁from ▁shore . ▁ ▁Also ▁off ▁shore ▁and ▁a ▁little ▁more ▁to ▁the ▁north , ▁lies ▁Moore ’ s ▁Island . ▁It ▁has ▁two ▁settlement s ▁" H ard ▁B arg ain " ▁and ▁" The ▁B ight ". ▁H ole - in - the - W all , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁a ▁light ▁house , ▁may ▁seem ▁nearby ▁but ▁should ▁be ▁a ▁trip ▁unto ▁itself ▁and ▁only ▁in ▁a ▁ 4 - w heel - drive ▁vehicle ▁when ▁coming ▁from ▁Marsh ▁Har bour . ▁ ▁Econom y ▁The ▁Ab aco ▁Islands ▁have ▁been ▁long ▁famous ▁for ▁ship building . ▁Their ▁chief ▁exports ▁are ▁l umber , ▁fruit , ▁and ▁p ear l ▁shell s . ▁C raw fish ▁( Car ib bean ▁sp iny ▁lo b ster ) ▁are ▁export ed ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁P ulp wood ▁is ▁sh ipped ▁to ▁a ▁Florida ▁plant ▁for ▁processing . ▁Tour ism ▁is ▁a ▁major ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁economy . ▁ ▁Environment ▁The ▁Ab aco ▁Islands ▁bo ast ▁important ▁natural ▁areas , ▁especially ▁important ▁cor al ▁re ef ▁areas , ▁bar rier - is land ▁terrest rial ▁habit ats ▁and ▁large ▁for ests ▁of ▁Bah am ian ▁p ine ▁( P inus ▁car ib ae a ▁var . ▁b ah am ensis ), ▁some ▁of ▁which ▁still ▁contain ▁old - g row th ▁trees . ▁As ▁development ▁exp ands ▁in ▁the ▁Ab ac os , ▁local ▁groups