ML12334A020

NRR E-mail Capture - October 2012 FPL Marine Turtle Removal Monthly Report

ML12334A020
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Site:	Saint Lucie, North Anna
Issue date:	11/02/2012
From:	Weege S - No Known Affiliation
To:	Koperski M - No Known Affiliation, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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NRR-PMDAPEm Resource From: Stephen Weege [steveweege@yahoo.com]

Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2012 3:43 PM To: Meghan Koperski Cc: Dave Niebch; Dave Clark; Ed Hollowell; EndangeredSpecies Resource; Jodie Gless; Ken Frehafer; Mike Bresette; MTP@MyFWC.com; SCO@dep.state.fl.us; Shelley Norton; Vince Munne

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October 2012 FPL Marine Turtle Removal Monthly Report Attachments: October 2012 Marine Turtle Captures.rtf; Monthly Report Notes 2012.pdf; FPL St Lucie Capture Summary 2012.pdf Mrs. Meghan Koperski Tequesta Field Laboratory 19100 SE Federal Highway Tequesta, FL 33469

Subject:

Marine Turtle Removal Monthly Summary October 2012

Dear Meghan,

Attached, please find the monthly summary of marine turtle removals for October 2012. This month, we captured fifteen (15) Caretta caretta and seventeen (17) Chelonia mydas in the intake canal of the St. Lucie power plant on Hutchinson Island. There were no mortalities or sea turtles sent for rehabilitation in October.

Both the temporary 5-inch and 8-inch A-1-A barrier nets became partially submerged during the month of October. A 10 to 15-foot span of the A-1-A net was submerged at both the north and south ends due to the combined effects of tidal action and outage conditions; the net was forced underwater by up to 3 inches by the recurring high tides. In addition, the extreme north end of the 5-inch barrier net was submerged by up to one inch during the storm surge from Hurricane Sandy on two successive days.

Throughout the month, the 5 barrier net experienced light loads of algae that entered into the intake canal and jellyfish entrainment was negligible. Beyond the temporary effects of the storm surge, the integrity of the 5-inch barrier net was maintained and no turtles have been observed beyond the 5-inch net. Florida Power &

Light continues to work towards the installation of a permanent 5-inch barrier net as it transitions from the design phase to the selection of a contractor in the coming months.

The tag numbers and morphometric data for all turtles captured during the month have been included (see attachments/addendums). Also included is a spreadsheet for all captures, mortalities, injuries, and causal events delineated by species and by month for the year 2012. In addition, this spreadsheet 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 1

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

4160 NE Hyline Dr.

Jensen Beach, FL 34957 sweege@inwater.org (772) 349-7252 2

Hearing Identifier: NRR_PMDA Email Number: 547 Mail Envelope Properties (1351798972.96115.YahooMailNeo)

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October 2012 FPL Marine Turtle Removal Monthly Report Sent Date: 11/1/2012 3:42:52 PM Received Date: 11/2/2012 6:26:31 AM From: Stephen Weege Created By: steveweege@yahoo.com Recipients:

"Dave Niebch" <david_niebch@fpl.com>

Tracking Status: None "Dave Clark" <dclark@inwater.org>

Tracking Status: None "Ed Hollowell" <Ed_Hollowell@FPL.com>

Tracking Status: None "EndangeredSpecies Resource" <EndangeredSpecies.Resource@nrc.gov>

Tracking Status: None "Jodie Gless" <Jodie_Gless@FPL.com>

Tracking Status: None "Ken Frehafer" <Ken_Frehafer@FPL.com>

Tracking Status: None "Mike Bresette" <mbresette@inwater.org>

Tracking Status: None "MTP@MyFWC.com" <MTP@MyFWC.com>

Tracking Status: None "SCO@dep.state.fl.us" <SCO@dep.state.fl.us>

Tracking Status: None "Shelley Norton" <Shelley.Norton@NOAA.gov>

Tracking Status: None "Vince Munne" <Vince_Munne@fpl.com>

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MARINE TURTLE REMOVALS ST. LUCIE PLANT INTAKE CANAL OCTOBER 2012 Date Species Note Tag #'s SMCL SSCL CSCL CMCW SMCW SMPL Weight Method (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (kg) 10/2/2012 Chelonia mydas BBR417 27.5 28.0 29.5 24.8 22.5 23.7 3.1 Dip net 10/3/2012 Chelonia mydas 1 BBR253/BBR254 40.7 41.5 44.0 36.7 31.7 35.0 9.5 North net 10/5/2012 Caretta caretta BBR424/BBR425 58.4 59.5 62.5 62.0 49.9 45.8 30.2 Hand capture 10/11/2012 Caretta caretta 2 BBP217/BBP218 66.3 67.2 71.0 67.0 54.7 50.2 35.0 Tangle Nets 10/14/2012 Caretta caretta UUG378/UUG381 68.6 69.3 76.1 68.2 54.7 50.9 44.2 North net 10/16/2012 Chelonia mydas UUG391 26.2 27.0 28.5 23.5 21.7 21.9 2.3 Hand capture 10/17/2012 Caretta caretta UUG392/UUG393 57.3 57.8 61.5 61.5 51.2 44.8 28.1 South net 10/19/2012 Chelonia mydas 982000167777103 27.3 28.2 29.6 26.0 22.8 23.4 2.8 Dip net 10/19/2012 Caretta caretta UUG394/UUG395 59.4 60.8 65.1 64.1 53.0 46.3 31.3 South net 10/20/2012 Chelonia mydas 3 BBP244/BBP245 37.3 37.8 40.1 35.4 30.5 31.4 7.2 North net 10/20/2012 Caretta caretta UUG396/UUG397 48.7 48.9 53.4 50.6 41.6 38.5 17.3 Dip net 10/21/2012 Caretta caretta UUG398/UUG399 66.4 67.8 73.3 73.9 56.7 49.3 43.6 Hand capture 10/24/2012 Caretta caretta BBR418/UUG400 59.8 60.4 66.5 64.9 54.5 46.3 32.1 North net 10/24/2012 Caretta caretta BBR419/BBR420 67.0 68.5 73.2 72.2 59.3 51.8 47.2 North net 10/28/2012 Chelonia mydas 982000167775161 25.0 25.6 27.1 22.5 20.5 22.1 2.1 Dip net

Date Species Note Tag #'s SMCL SSCL CSCL CMCW SMCW SMPL Weight Method (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (kg) 10/28/2012 Chelonia mydas 982000167776632 27.1 27.9 29.1 23.9 22.0 22.4 2.5 Dip net 10/28/2012 Chelonia mydas 4 BBR090 44.5 45.1 48.0 42.6 35.5 36.2 12.2 North net 10/28/2012 Caretta caretta BBR421/BBR422 62.1 63.2 66.1 63.2 52.0 48.7 33.4 North net 10/28/2012 Chelonia mydas 5 BBR423 44.7 44.8 47.8 41.8 35.7 38.3 12.3 North net 10/29/2012 Chelonia mydas 982000167840801 28.4 29.2 30.3 26.2 23.1 23.6 2.7 Dip net 10/29/2012 Chelonia mydas 6 BBR417 27.6 28.2 29.7 25.0 22.3 23.5 3.0 Dip net 10/29/2012 Chelonia mydas 7 BBR426/BBR427 41.2 41.3 44.1 39.0 32.0 34.6 10.0 North net 10/29/2012 Caretta caretta BBR428/BBR429 67.0 68.4 71.9 70.7 57.2 51.5 43.4 North net 10/29/2012 Caretta caretta BBR430/BBR431 72.7 74.1 77.8 74.4 58.0 57.3 56.7 North net 10/30/2012 Chelonia mydas 982000167774679 26.9 27.3 29.1 25.5 21.4 22.0 2.6 Dip net 10/30/2012 Chelonia mydas 982000167774963 28.8 29.4 31.1 27.4 22.7 24.0 3.2 North net 10/30/2012 Caretta caretta BBR432/BBR433 66.5 67.6 71.8 71.2 57.3 51.0 41.7 North net 10/30/2012 Caretta caretta BBR434/BBR435 56.9 58.4 64.5 60.9 47.1 43.3 25.0 North net 10/30/2012 Caretta caretta BBR436/BBR437 63.5 65.8 70.7 69.5 54.6 49.8 41.8 North net 10/31/2012 Chelonia mydas 982000167771598 26.8 27.4 28.6 23.3 21.0 22.5 2.2 Dip net 10/31/2012 Chelonia mydas 8 BBR036 46.0 46.6 49.6 44.2 36.7 39.2 12.9 North net 10/31/2012 Chelonia mydas 9 BBR438/BBR439 56.0 56.8 59.7 56.9 47.0 46.1 26.7 North net

NOTES

1. RECAPTURE. Turtle was removed from the intake canal, tagged and released at Hutchinson Island on 12/4/08, 8/18/09, 9/15/09, 6/20/12 and 10/3/12.

2. RECAPTURE. Turtle was removed from the intake canal, tagged and released at Hutchinson Island on 10/3/11, 11/5/11 and 10/11/12. Moderate fresh scrape in anterior carapace. Turtle was active. Weight estimated at 35kg.

3. RECAPTURE. Turtle was removed from the intake canal, tagged and released at Hutchinson Island on 10/12/11, 4/29/12, 7/7/12 and 10/20/12. Turtle has extra carapacial scutes and an old scar in inguinal area.

4. RECAPTURE. Turtle was removed from the intake canal, tagged and released at Hutchinson Island on 4/2/12 and 10/28/12.

5. PAPILLOMAS (Tumor Score = 57). Carapace slightly indented/concave in left rear quadrant (possible congenital deformity). Turtle active. Eyes and mouth were clear and locomotion not impeded.

6. RECAPTURE. Turtle was removed from the intake canal, tagged and released at Hutchinson Island on 10/2/12 and 10/29/12. Moderate fresh scrapes on head (skull exposed; extra photo taken).

7. RECAPTURE. Turtle was removed from the intake canal, tagged and released at Hutchinson Island on 1/11/10 and 10/29/12.

8. RECAPTURE. Turtle was removed from the intake canal, tagged and released at Hutchinson Island on 2/6/06, 4/3/09, 7/28/09, 12/3/09, 2/11/10, 9/3/10, 5/18/11, 1/9/12 and 10/31/12. Turtle has minor healed flipper damage and two PIT tags.

9. RECAPTURE. Turtle was removed from the intake canal, tagged and released at Hutchinson Island on 9/23/03, 7/25/06, 10/11/07, 11/6/07, 4/27/08, 10/17/08 and 10/31/12. New inconel tags inserted on this capture.

SMCL = Straight Minimum Carapace Length SMCL = Straight Standard Carapace Length CSCL = Curved Standard Carapace Length CMCW = Curved Maximum Carapace Width SMCW = Straight Maximum Carapace Width SMPL = Straight Midline Plastron Length

Loggerheads Green turtles Hawksbills Leatherbacks Kemp's ridley (Chelonia (Eretmochelys (Dermochelys (Lepidochelys (Caretta caretta) mydas) imbricata) coriacea) kempii) Overall Totals Year to Year to Year to Year to Year to Year to Oct-12 Date Oct-12 Date Oct-12 Date Oct-12 Date Oct-12 Date Oct-12 Date Captures 15 197 17 70 0 1 0 2 0 0 32 270 Causal Mortalities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Non-causal Mortalities 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Causal Injuries 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Sent to rehab 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Fresh Year to Year to Year to Year to Year to Year to Scrapes Oct-12 Date Oct-12 Date Oct-12 Date Oct-12 Date Oct-12 Date Oct-12 Date None 4 41 1 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 53 Minor 10 139 15 53 0 0 0 2 0 0 25 194 Moderate 1 17 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 23 Severe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Percent with mod/sev scrapes 6.7% 8.6% 5.9% 7.1% N/A 100.0% N/A 0.0% N/A N/A 6.3% 8.5%