ML12338A224
| ML12338A224 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Saint Lucie  |
| Issue date: | 12/02/2012 |
| From: | Weege S - No Known Affiliation |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| Download: ML12338A224 (7) | |
Text
1 NRR-PMDAPEm Resource From:
Stephen Weege [steveweege@yahoo.com]
Sent:
Sunday, December 02, 2012 1:07 PM To:
Meghan Koperski Cc:
Mike Bresette; Dave Clark; EndangeredSpecies Resource; Ken Frehafer; Jodie Gless; Ed Hollowell; MTP@MyFWC.com; Vince Munne; Dave Niebch; Shelley Norton; SCO@dep.state.fl.us
Subject:
November 2012 FPL Marine Turtle Removal Monthly Report Attachments:
November 2012 Marine Turtle Captures.rtf; Monthly Report Notes 2012.pdf; FPL St Lucie Capture Summary 2012 (2).pdf Mrs. Meghan Koperski Tequesta Field Laboratory 19100 SE Federal Highway Tequesta, FL 33469
Subject:
Marine Turtle Removal Monthly Summary November 2012
Dear Meghan,
Attached, please find the monthly summary of marine turtle removals for November 2012. This month, we captured seven (7) Caretta caretta and twenty-three (23) Chelonia mydas in the intake canal of the St. Lucie power plant on Hutchinson Island. One sea turtle was sent for rehabilitation and there was also one mortality for the month of November.
On November 12th, a juvenile green turtle with fibropapillomatosis was captured in the tangle nets at the intake canal. The turtle had large tumors in both eyes. The animal was transported the following day to the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center in Boca Raton by the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) stranding coordinator for rehabilitation. This incident was considered to be non-causal to power plant operations.
On November 26th, a dead juvenile green turtle was found tangled in the 5-inch barrier net below the waterline during the morning net check. This turtle had two fishing hooks with line embedded in its left front flipper (pompano rig with a 3-ounce pyramid weight). The animal was held on ice and delivered by the FWC stranding coordinator to Nancy Mettee, DVM for necropsy. After consultation with FWC, this incident was considered to be causal to power plant operations (pending necropsy).
The integrity of the 5-inch barrier net was maintained throughout the month of November. However, a juvenile green turtle was observed west of the temporary barrier net on November 2nd. IRG biologists redoubled their efforts and proactively hand captured the turtle the same day. Even though canal monitoring efforts were increased in response to this event, no additional turtles have been observed beyond the first barrier net to date.
The planned power plant outage is now over and Florida Power & Light is continuing to work towards the installation of a permanent 5-inch barrier net.
The entrainment of algae and jellyfish into the intake canal has been negligible throughout the month. On November 29th, Underwater Engineering Services (UESI) performed quarterly net inspections on the barrier nets within the intake canal system (specifically, the temporary 5-inch; 8-inch A-1-A; and the Underwater Intrusion Detection System, or 10-inch U.I.D.S. nets). No holes were found and the nets were reported to be in good condition. On November 30th, UESI began cleaning the 5-inch barrier net, including the removal of sediment and debris.
2 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 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
Hearing Identifier:
NRR_PMDA Email Number:
548 Mail Envelope Properties (1354471608.48007.YahooMailNeo)
Subject:
November 2012 FPL Marine Turtle Removal Monthly Report Sent Date:
12/2/2012 1:06:48 PM Received Date:
12/2/2012 1:06:56 PM From:
Stephen Weege Created By:
steveweege@yahoo.com Recipients:
"Mike Bresette" <mbresette@inwater.org>
Tracking Status: None "Dave Clark" <dclark@inwater.org>
Tracking Status: None "EndangeredSpecies Resource" <EndangeredSpecies.Resource@nrc.gov>
Tracking Status: None "Ken Frehafer" <Ken_Frehafer@FPL.com>
Tracking Status: None "Jodie Gless" <Jodie_Gless@FPL.com>
Tracking Status: None "Ed Hollowell" <Ed_Hollowell@FPL.com>
Tracking Status: None "MTP@MyFWC.com" <MTP@MyFWC.com>
Tracking Status: None "Vince Munne" <Vince_Munne@fpl.com>
Tracking Status: None "Dave Niebch" <david_niebch@fpl.com>
Tracking Status: None "Shelley Norton" <Shelley.Norton@NOAA.gov>
Tracking Status: None "SCO@dep.state.fl.us" <SCO@dep.state.fl.us>
Tracking Status: None "Meghan Koperski" <Meghan.Koperski@MyFWC.com>
Tracking Status: None Post Office:
web122605.mail.ne1.yahoo.com Files Size Date & Time MESSAGE 3347 12/2/2012 1:06:56 PM November 2012 Marine Turtle Captures.rtf 100593 Monthly Report Notes 2012.pdf 59460 FPL St Lucie Capture Summary 2012 (2).pdf 113458 Options Priority:
Standard Return Notification:
No Reply Requested:
No Sensitivity:
Normal Expiration Date:
Recipients Received:
MARINE TURTLE REMOVALS ST. LUCIE PLANT INTAKE CANAL NOVEMBER 2012 Date Species Note Tag #'s SMCL SSCL CSCL CMCW SMCW SMPL Weight Method (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm)
(kg) 11/1/2012 Chelonia mydas BBR440/BBR441 35.6 35.9 37.9 31.9 27.4 28.6 5.3 South net 11/2/2012 Chelonia mydas 982000167791553 26.8 27.4 29.0 25.9 23.2 22.5 2.6 Hand capture 11/2/2012 Chelonia mydas BBR442 30.6 31.3 33.0 28.0 24.3 26.6 3.6 South net 11/2/2012 Caretta caretta BBR443/BBR444 70.8 72.1 78.0 70.8 58.4 54.1 49.9 South net 11/3/2012 Chelonia mydas BBR445/BBR446 46.9 47.7 50.8 43.9 38.1 39.2 14.8 South net 11/3/2012 Chelonia mydas BBR447 30.8 31.2 32.3 29.8 26.2 26.0 3.8 Dip net 11/4/2012 Chelonia mydas 982000167771842 27.6 28.2 29.6 25.1 22.8 22.7 2.4 South net 11/4/2012 Caretta caretta BBR448/BBR449 62.8 64.1 68.6 64.8 52.1 50.1 33.0 North net 11/6/2012 Chelonia mydas 982000167823138 27.0 27.4 28.9 24.6 22.1 22.4 2.3 Dip net 11/12/2012 Chelonia mydas 1 JRG121112-01 39.1 39.5 42.2 37.0 31.9 32.9 8.6 North net 11/14/2012 Chelonia mydas BBR450/BBR452 54.8 55.3 58.4 52.2 44.3 46.2 20.7 Dip net 11/16/2012 Chelonia mydas BBR451 30.5 30.9 31.8 26.1 22.9 23.3 3.1 Dip net 11/19/2012 Chelonia mydas BBR453/BBR454 43.1 43.2 45.8 39.9 34.6 36.3 11.2 North net 11/20/2012 Chelonia mydas 982000167771449 25.4 26.2 27.6 23.0 20.5 21.3 2.2 South net 11/21/2012 Caretta caretta BBR455/BBR456 67.3 68.2 73.5 70.5 57.3 54.1 44.0 South net
Date Species Note Tag #'s SMCL SSCL CSCL CMCW SMCW SMPL Weight Method (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm)
(kg) 11/21/2012 Caretta caretta BBR457/BBR458 66.6 67.7 72.6 71.6 58.0 52.2 43.7 South net 11/21/2012 Chelonia mydas BBR459/BBR460 39.4 40.0 41.5 37.0 31.0 34.0 8.0 South net 11/21/2012 Caretta caretta BBR461/BBR462 74.6 75.7 80.0 75.7 60.5 58.1 58.7 North net 11/24/2012 Chelonia mydas 982000190553070 28.3 28.3 30.0 25.2 22.1 23.5 3.1 Dip net 11/24/2012 Chelonia mydas BBR463 31.1 31.2 33.0 27.5 23.4 26.4 3.9 Dip net 11/24/2012 Chelonia mydas BBR464/BBR465 39.2 39.4 41.8 36.5 31.2 32.7 8.1 Dip net 11/25/2012 Chelonia mydas 982000167773976 26.6 27.0 28.4 23.7 21.0 22.2 2.4 Barrier net 11/25/2012 Chelonia mydas BBR466 34.3 34.5 36.4 32.0 27.7 28.1 5.3 North net 11/26/2012 Chelonia mydas BBR467 30.6 31.0 32.7 28.6 25.2 25.4 3.8 South net 11/26/2012 Caretta caretta BBR468/BBR469 59.1 59.8 65.4 61.5 50.3 45.9 27.3 North net 11/26/2012 Chelonia mydas 2 STW121126-01 29.8 30.1 32.6 27.4 23.5 24.1 3.5 Barrier net 11/28/2012 Chelonia mydas 982000167774509 28.8 29.2 30.6 26.0 23.3 24.1 3.0 Dip net 11/28/2012 Chelonia mydas BBR470 30.7 31.2 34.7 27.3 24.1 24.6 3.3 Dip net 11/28/2012 Caretta caretta BBR471/BBR472 79.1 80.4 85.9 80.0 59.1 62.1 64.0 North net 11/29/2012 Chelonia mydas 982000167774696 27.3 27.7 29.5 27.0 23.3 23.0 3.1 North net
NOTES
- 1. REHAB (NON-CAUSAL). Stranding #JRG121112-01. PAPILLOMAS (Tumor Score = 32). Very large tumors in both eyes. Transported by the Florida Fish & Wildlife (FWC) stranding coordinator to the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center in Boca Raton the following day.
- 2. DEAD (CAUSAL MORTALITY). Stranding# STW121126-01. Two fishing hooks with line embedded in left front flipper (pompano rig with a 3oz pyramid weight). Turtle found tangled in the 5-inch barrier net below the waterline during the morning net check. Held on ice and delivered by the FWC stranding coordinator to Nancy Mettee, DVM for necropsy. Preliminary determination by IRG biologists was causal due to drowning.
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
Nov-12 Year to Date Nov-12 Year to Date Nov-12 Year to Date Nov-12 Year to Date Nov-12 Year to Date Nov-12 Year to Date Captures 7
204 23 93 0
1 0
2 0
0 30 300 Causal Mortalities 0
0 1
1 0
0 0
0 0
0 1
1 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 1
1 0
0 0
0 0
0 1
8 Fresh Scrapes Nov-12 Year to Date Nov-12 Year to Date Nov-12 Year to Date Nov-12 Year to Date Nov-12 Year to Date Nov-12 Year to Date None 0
41 2
14 0
0 0
0 0
0 2
55 Minor 4
143 18 71 0
0 0
2 0
0 22 216 Moderate 3
20 3
8 0
1 0
0 0
0 6
29 Severe 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 Percent with mod/sev scrapes 42.9%
9.8%
13.0%
8.6%
N/A 100.0%
N/A 0.0%
N/A N/A 20.0%
9.7%
Overall Totals Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii)
(Eretmochelys imbricata)
(Dermochelys coriacea)
Hawksbills Leatherbacks Loggerheads Green turtles (Caretta caretta)
(Chelonia mydas)