ML12104A236

March 2012 FPL Marine Turtle Removal Monthly Report

ML12104A236
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Site:	Saint Lucie
Issue date:	04/06/2012
From:	Weege S Inwater Research Group
To:	Bresette M, Frehafer K, Gless J, Hollowell E, Koperski M, Munne V, Niebch D, Norton S Florida Power & Light Co, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, US Dept of Commerce, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Admin, National Ocean Service
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From: Stephen Weege To: Meghan Koperski Cc: Dave Niebch; Dave Clark; RidsNrrDlr Resource; Ed Hollowell; Jodie Gless; Ken Frehafer; Mike Bresette; Shelley Norton; Vince Munne

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March 2012 FPL Marine Turtle Removal Monthly Report Date: Friday, April 06, 2012 11:34:47 AM Attachments: FPL St. Lucie Capture Summary 2012.xls March 2012 Marine Turtle Captures.rtf Monthly Report Notes 2012.xls Mrs. Meghan Koperski Tequesta Field Laboratory 19100 SE Federal Highway Tequesta, FL 33469

Subject:

Marine Turtle Removal Monthly Summary March 2012

Dear Meghan,

Attached, please find the monthly summary of marine turtle removals for March 2012. This month, we captured twelve (12) Caretta caretta, two (2) Chelonia mydas, and one (1)

Dermochelys coriacea in the intake canal of the St. Lucie power plant on Hutchinson Island.

There were no mortalities or sea turtles sent for rehabilitation in March.

The scheduled power plant outage that began in the end of November 2011 continued through the end of March. Throughout the month, the 5 barrier net experienced negligible to light loads of algae that entered into the intake canal and jellyfish entrainment was negligible. The temporary barrier net has performed as designed and no turtles have been observed beyond the 5-inch net. To date, Florida Power & Light and Morgan & Eklund, Inc. continue to work together on the installation of a permanent 5-inch barrier net.

The tag numbers and morphometric data for all turtles are attached. Also included is a spreadsheet for all captures, mortalities, injuries, and causal events delineated by species and by month for 2012. This spreadsheet also tracks fresh scrapes incurred on captured turtles for the current month, as well as the entire year.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

Sincerely, Steve Steve Weege Sr. Environmental Specialist Inwater Research Group, Inc.

4160 NE Hyline Dr.

Jensen Beach, FL 34957 sweege@inwater.org (772) 349-7252