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NRR E-mail Capture - January 2014 FPL Marine Turtle Removal Monthly Report

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1 NRR-PMDAPEm Resource From:

Steve Weege [steveweege@gmail.com]

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Tuesday, February 04, 2014 12:12 PM To:

Meghan Koperski Cc:

Audra Livergood - NOAA Federal; Dave Clark; David Niebch; Ed Hollowell; Jodie Gless; John Jones; Ken Frehafer; Marine Turtle Permit; Michael Bresette; EndangeredSpecies Resource; SCO@dep.state.fl.us; Shelley Norton; Vince Munne

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January 2014 FPL Marine Turtle Removal Monthly Report Attachments:

January 2014 Marine Turtle Captures.rtf; Monthly Report Notes 2014.xls; FPL St. Lucie Capture Summary 2014.xls; Power Plant Causal Turtles.xlsx Mrs. Meghan Koperski Tequesta Field Laboratory 19100 SE Federal Highway Tequesta, FL 33469

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Marine Turtle Removal Monthly Summary January 2014

Dear Meghan,

Attached, please find the monthly summary of marine turtle removals for January 2014. This month, we captured thirty-one (31) Caretta caretta, forty (40) Chelonia mydas, one (1) Eretmochelys imbricata and two (2) Lepidochelys kempii in the intake canal of the St. Lucie power plant on Hutchinson Island. There were two mortalities and six sea turtles were sent for rehabilitation during the month of January. As with all sea turtle strandings at the Saint Lucie Plant (alive or dead), the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) was consulted and stranding forms were filed with the state through the Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network. None of the strandings in January were considered causal to power plant operations There were two noncausal mortalities recorded at the Saint Lucie Power Plant during the month of January.

The first was an adult hawksbill that was recovered from the bottom of intake canal during a snorkel survey.

Only the skeletal remains were present. The species was determined from the appearance of the remaining scutes. The straight standard carapace length was estimated at 75.0cm SCL, making it an adult turtle (sex unknown). The animal was likely entrained postmortem. The second mortality was a moderately decomposed juvenile green turtle that was found on the temporary 5-inch barrier net. There were several deep gashes in the ventral surface of the neck, presumably from a predation event such as a shark attack. In both instances, FWC was consulted and neither mortality was considered causal to power plant operations.

There were three loggerhead sea turtles sent for rehabilitation in January. The first two individuals were approximately 60cm SCL and were recovered from the temporary 5-inch barrier net on the same day. Both were emaciated and lethargic. Such turtles are customarily referred to as "Barnacle Bills" due to their tendency to be heavily encrusted with epibiota. Inwater Research Group (IRG) biologists facilitated transfer of these two turtles to rehab by transporting the animals partway to Sea World. The third loggerhead stranding was a subadult that was missing a portion of its posterior carapace due to an apparent old boat strike injury. The wound was open and still bleeding. There were also healing elongate wounds in the axillary region of each of the front flippers. This turtle was transferred by the FWC stranding coordinator to the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center in Boca Raton for rehabilitation. All three loggerhead stranding were deemed noncausal to plant operations.

2 During the month, two juvenile green turtles with heavy fibropapillomas were taken to the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center in Boca Raton for rehabilitation. The first turtle was underweight and had a total tumor score of

37. This individual was transported to rehab by the FWC stranding coordinator. The second green turtle had a total tumor score of 47 and papillomas were coming out of the plastron and the mouth (sometimes indicative of pernicious internal tumors). After consultation with FWC, Inwater Research Group personnel transported this second animal to rehab. Neither of these incidents were considered causal to power plant operations.

One Kemps ridley sea turtle (subadult) was sent to rehab from the power plant intake canal in January. The turtle had extensive carapace damage - there was a large healing crack in right side of the carapace and multiple cracks in the plastron. The body cavity was also exposed by a 4cm x 6cm hole in the plastron. These injuries were not caused by entrainment (noncausal to power plant operations). After consultation with FWC, IRG biologists transported the turtle to the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach for rehabilitation.

Throughout the month, the 5-inch barrier net experienced severe loads of algae that entered into the intake canal system, whereas jellyfish entrainment ranged from light to moderate. The heavy accumulation of algae weighed down the temporary 5-inch barrier net and, consequently, Underwater Engineering Services was called out to inspect and clean the net on three separate occasions. During this time, one small hole was repaired in the net. In addition, Inwater Research Group biologists helped to mitigate the potential impact of the algae events by performing around-the-clock monitoring during periods of heavy debris intrusion. Overall, the integrity of the barrier net system was maintained and no turtles have been observed beyond the 5-inch net.

Bathymetric surveys of the intake canal were completed in January and Florida Power & Light, in cooperation with Orion Marine Construction, has already begun construction on a permanent 5-inch barrier net.

The tag numbers and morphometric data for all turtles captured during the month have been included with this report (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 2014. In addition, this spreadsheet also tracks fresh scrapes incurred on captured turtles for the current month, as well as the entire year. An additional Excel spreadsheet tracks all causal injuries and mortalities incurred by sea turtles at the St. Lucie Plant since 2002.

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

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MARINE TURTLE REMOVALS ST. LUCIE PLANT INTAKE CANAL JANUARY 2014 Date Species Note Tag #'s SMCL SSCL CSCL CMCW SMCW SMPL Weight Method (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm)

(kg) 1/3/2014 Caretta caretta EEP435/EEP436 56.5 57.8 62.0 58.3 46.7 45.2 28.7 South net 1/3/2014 Chelonia mydas 1 EEP437/EEP438 48.4 48.6 51.8 38.7 46.9 41.5 15.5 South net 1/4/2014 Chelonia mydas 2 EEP439/EEP440 47.2 48.4 51.5 44.4 36.9 39.0 14.1 North net 1/4/2014 Caretta caretta 3

RCW140104-01 54.7 55.4 60.1 59.8 48.2 44.2 21.6 Barrier net 1/4/2014 Caretta caretta 4

RCW140104-02 64.1 65.3 71.0 67.7 53.5 48.5 31.7 Barrier net 1/5/2014 Chelonia mydas 989001001231793 27.2 27.8 29.5 25.0 22.3 21.7 21.0 Hand capture 1/5/2014 Caretta caretta EEP441/EEP442 62.8 64.0 69.0 66.8 54.2 50.5 39.3 South net 1/5/2014 Caretta caretta EEP443/EEP444 64.9 66.4 71.1 66.9 54.8 50.2 39.3 North net 1/6/2014 Chelonia mydas 5 BBP273/BBP274 49.8 50.2 53.1 47.4 40.2 41.2 16.4 South net 1/6/2014 Caretta caretta EEP445/EEP446 62.2 54.4 67.7 67.2 55.5 50.4 40.8 North net 1/6/2014 Chelonia mydas EEP447/EEP448 37.9 38.2 39.5 35.7 32.9 32.8 7.3 South net 1/8/2014 Caretta caretta EEP449/EEP450 58.9 60.1 64.9 63.5 50.9 47.3 33.5 North net 1/9/2014 Caretta caretta EEP451/EEP452 57.1 57.8 62.6 59.4 48.1 45.3 27.8 North net 1/10/2014 Caretta caretta EEP455/EEP456 73.6 74.8 82.5 76.5 63.0 58.3 63.4 North net 1/10/2014 Caretta caretta EEP457/EEP458 61.3 62.5 69.1 67.3 55.3 48.2 37.5 North net

Date Species Note Tag #'s SMCL SSCL CSCL CMCW SMCW SMPL Weight Method (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm)

(kg) 1/11/2014 Chelonia mydas 989001001231693 28.0 28.3 30.0 25.0 22.6 23.3 32.0 Dip net 1/11/2014 Chelonia mydas EEP459 31.8 32.1 33.8 28.9 26.4 26.6 4.0 Barrier net 1/11/2014 Caretta caretta EEP460/EEP461 73.1 74.2 82.0 79.5 60.8 58.1 59.8 North net 1/11/2014 Caretta caretta EEP462/EEP463 56.9 57.9 62.8 60.1 49.9 45.5 29.6 North net 1/11/2014 Caretta caretta EEP466/EEP467 59.7 61.1 66.8 66.9 54.9 48.7 37.2 North net 1/11/2014 Lepidochelys kempii 6 STW140111-01 47.3 47.5 49.6 55.6 49.6 35.9 16.0 North net 1/12/2014 Chelonia mydas 989001001237394 27.2 27.6 29.2 25.4 22.4 23.3 2.5 Dip net 1/12/2014 Caretta caretta EEP466/EEP467 49.3 49.6 55.7 53.9 43.1 40.4 19.3 North net 1/12/2014 Chelonia mydas EEP468/EEP469 33.7 34.3 36.6 33.6 28.6 27.9 4.8 North net 1/12/2014 Caretta caretta EEP470/EEP471 55.4 56.3 61.1 59.8 48.3 44.5 26.4 North net 1/13/2014 Chelonia mydas 989001001237448 27.2 27.4 29.3 25.1 22.2 22.8 2.8 Dip net 1/13/2014 Chelonia mydas 989001001237810 26.8 27.2 28.4 24.7 22.6 22.9 2.4 Dip net 1/13/2014 Chelonia mydas 989001001237833 26.1 26.4 27.6 22.8 21.2 21.3 2.1 Dip net 1/13/2014 Chelonia mydas EEP472/EEP473 31.2 31.9 33.7 28.4 25.7 26.5 4.4 Dip net 1/13/2014 Chelonia mydas EEP474 28.6 29.5 31.5 25.9 23.0 24.3 3.1 Hand capture 1/13/2014 Chelonia mydas EEP475/EEP476 31.0 31.5 33.4 29.9 27.1 26.1 4.0 Hand capture 1/13/2014 Chelonia mydas EEP477/EEP478 49.8 50.2 52.5 48.4 41.2 40.5 15.1 Hand capture 1/14/2014 Chelonia mydas 989001001237900 28.3 28.8 30.5 26.2 23.4 23.5 3.0 Hand capture 1/14/2014 Caretta caretta 7

CRM140114-01 60.4 62.4 66.0 721.0 56.0 49.9 43.0 Hand capture 1/14/2014 Eretmochelys 8 CRM140114-02 Hand capture imbricata

Date Species Note Tag #'s SMCL SSCL CSCL CMCW SMCW SMPL Weight Method (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm)

(kg) 1/14/2014 Chelonia mydas EEP479/EEP480 58.3 58.7 62.7 52.2 45.2 48.9 28.2 Hand capture 1/14/2014 Chelonia mydas EEP481/EEP482 55.5 56.0 59.2 50.9 44.1 45.3 22.2 Hand capture 1/14/2014 Caretta caretta EEP483/EEP484 72.1 73.7 78.5 75.1 60.1 55.5 52.3 Hand capture 1/14/2014 Caretta caretta EEP485/EEP486 72.1 73.1 79.3 76.0 62.7 57.4 65.9 Hand capture 1/14/2014 Caretta caretta EEP487/EEP488 68.2 69.1 74.5 70.4 59.0 53.7 40.3 Hand capture 1/14/2014 Caretta caretta EEP489/EEP490 60.0 60.9 65.4 62.8 50.9 48.9 33.9 Hand capture 1/14/2014 Caretta caretta EEP492/EEP493 58.0 59.2 63.4 63.4 52.5 46.3 32.5 Hand capture 1/14/2014 Caretta caretta 9

YYM412/EEP491 65.2 66.6 72.2 66.6 52.5 48.6 35.9 Hand capture 1/16/2014 Chelonia mydas 989001001237905 24.5 24.8 25.8 22.3 20.5 21.3 1.9 Dip net 1/16/2014 Caretta caretta EEP494/EEP495 62.1 63.2 68.4 64.8 54.3 51.9 37.8 South net 1/16/2014 Chelonia mydas EEP496/EEP497 35.5 35.8 37.3 33.2 28.0 29.0 5.8 South net 1/16/2014 Caretta caretta EEP498/EEP499 63.0 64.4 69.1 69.4 56.3 49.9 37.2 South net 1/16/2014 Chelonia mydas EEP500 28.6 28.9 30.3 25.8 23.3 23.3 2.9 Dip net 1/16/2014 Caretta caretta EEP501/EEP502 67.7 69.2 74.3 75.4 57.4 55.6 48.2 South net 1/17/2014 Caretta caretta 10 EEP503/EEP504 82.9 85.1 94.0 81.9 67.8 64.0 95.0 South net 1/17/2014 Chelonia mydas 11 EEP505/EEP506 49.0 49.1 52.4 45.5 38.1 40.6 15.6 South net 1/18/2014 Chelonia mydas 12 BBR112/EEP507 47.3 47.6 49.6 45.6 37.6 38.8 13.0 South net 1/19/2014 Chelonia mydas 989001001232687 28.8 29.0 30.5 26.6 23.1 24.6 3.0 Dip net 1/19/2014 Chelonia mydas 989001001237899 29.0 29.5 30.8 25.6 23.5 24.2 3.0 Dip net 1/21/2014 Chelonia mydas 13 BBP244 38.4 39.0 42.4 37.2 31.1 32.2 7.7 Hand capture

Date Species Note Tag #'s SMCL SSCL CSCL CMCW SMCW SMPL Weight Method (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm)

(kg) 1/21/2014 Caretta caretta 14 BBR048/BBR049 57.8 58.7 64.8 60.5 46.2 44.2 28.1 Hand capture 1/21/2014 Chelonia mydas 15 EEP333/EEP512 47.8 48.0 51.2 45.4 37.2 39.5 14.5 Hand capture 1/21/2014 Caretta caretta EEP508/EEP509 65.1 66.6 70.0 70.1 56.2 52.3 42.3 Hand capture 1/21/2014 Caretta caretta EEP510/EEP511 66.8 67.5 71.7 71.3 56.1 52.6 43.8 Hand capture 1/21/2014 Chelonia mydas EEP513 32.6 32.7 35.0 31.1 27.4 28.3 4.6 Hand capture 1/21/2014 Chelonia mydas 16 RCW140121-01 26.9 27.3 29.0 25.1 22.4 21.9 2.4 Barrier net 1/22/2014 Chelonia mydas 17 EEA171/EEL989 39.3 39.5 41.2 36.0 30.6 32.9 7.6 Hand capture 1/22/2014 Chelonia mydas 18 EEP514/EEP515 48.6 48.9 52.4 43.5 36.7 38.9 13.6 Hand capture 1/22/2014 Caretta caretta EEP516/EEP517 55.3 56.8 61.1 59.7 48.9 46.7 27.0 Hand capture 1/22/2014 Chelonia mydas 19 RCW140122-01 46.1 46.7 49.5 43.3 36.5 38.9 11.7 Hand capture 1/24/2014 Chelonia mydas 20 STW140124-01 45.5 46.0 49.0 41.9 35.6 37.9 14.1 Barrier net 1/25/2014 Chelonia mydas 21 EEP357/EEP358 34.3 34.6 35.9 32.6 27.7 28.1 4.8 North net 1/28/2014 Chelonia mydas 989001001237870 26.7 27.0 28.2 24.2 21.5 22.2 2.4 Dip net 1/28/2014 Chelonia mydas 22 EEA433 55.9 56.4 65.1 59.7 45.6 46.0 31.4 South net 1/28/2014 Caretta caretta EEP518/EEP519 63.2 64.8 69.3 67.4 56.2 50.9 42.4 North net 1/29/2014 Chelonia mydas 23 EEP304/EEP305 43.5 44.4 46.7 42.3 35.7 35.7 11.6 South net 1/29/2014 Chelonia mydas 24 EEP453/EEP520 46.6 47.0 51.0 43.4 35.9 37.2 13.3 South net 1/30/2014 Lepidochelys kempii EEP521/EEP522 46.1 46.9 49.2 54.0 47.9 53.7 16.1 South net 1/31/2014 Chelonia mydas 25 EEP374/EEP375 49.2 49.4 52.9 46.8 38.9 40.0 15.9 North net

NOTES

1. 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, 10/31/12, 4/11/13, 7/29/13 and 1/3/14.

2. PAPILLOMAS (Balazs Tumor Score = 1 {light}, Total Tumor Score = 4). Tumors appear to be regressing.

Turtle missing 25% from terminal end of left rear flipper (healed).

3. REHAB (NON-CAUSAL). Stranding# RCW140104-01. Emaciated and lethargic juvenile loggerhead sea turtle recovered from the intake canal ("Barnacle Bill"). Removed from the temporary 5-inch barrier net in the morning. Small necrotic puncture wound in the right side of the carapace between the costal and marginal scutes. Inwater Research Group (IRG) biologists facilitated transfer to rehab facility by transporting the animal partway to Sea World.

4. REHAB (NON-CAUSAL). Stranding# RCW140104-02. Emaciated and lethargic subadult loggerhead sea turtle recovered from the intake canal ("Barnacle Bill"). Removed from the temporary 5-inch barrier net in the morning. IRG biologists facilitated transfer to rehab facility by transporting the animal partway to Sea World.

5. RECAPTURE. Turtle was removed from the intake canal, tagged and released at Hutchinson Island on 10/4/07, 10/20/11, 7/21/12, 12/12/12, 1/6/13, 4/3/13 and 1/6/14. Turtle had an 8cm-long gash through the bone in the second left costal scute (healing).

6. REHAB (NON-CAUSAL). Stranding# STW140111-01. Subadult Kemp's ridley with large healing crack in right side of carapace (originates from between the 9th & 10th marginals and extends into the 3rd & 4th right costal scutes). Multiple cracks in plastron with the body cavity exposed by a 4cm x 6cm hole. Scar tissue and 1cm puncture wound in left anterior plastron. Injuries were not caused by entrainment (non-causal to power plant operations). After consultation with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), IRG biologists transported the turtle to the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach for rehabilitation.

7. REHAB (NON-CAUSAL). Stranding# CRM140114-01. Subadult loggerhead missing portion of posterior carapace due to an apparent boat strike injury. The wound was open and still bleeding. There were also healing elongate wounds in the axillary area of each of the front flippers. Turtle picked up by the FWC stranding coordinator and transported to Gumbo Limbo Nature Center in Boca Raton for rehabilitation.

8. DEAD (NON-CAUSAL MORTALITY). Stranding# CRM140114-02. Adult hawksbill sea turtle recovered from bottom of intake canal during a snorkel survey. Only the skeletal remains were present. The species was determined from the appearance of the remaining scutes. The SSCL was estimated at 75.0cm (adult turtle, sex unknown). The animal was likely entrained postmortem.

9. STRANGE TAG (PIT & Inconel tag), originally tagged on 8/12/08 by South Carolina DNR Marine Resources off the coast of Amelia Island, FL. It was released the same day at 30° 32.459 N, 81° 24.407 W.

Measurements were SSCL=64.9 cm, Weight=42 kg. Tag scar in left front flipper when captured. New Inconel tag #EEP491 applied to left front flipper on this capture event.

10. Adult female. Tail length = 210 mm.

11. RECAPTURE. Turtle was removed from the intake canal, tagged and released at Hutchinson Island on 10/29/08 and 1/17/14. New Inconel tags inserted on this capture event.

12. RECAPTURE. Turtle was removed from the intake canal, tagged and released at Hutchinson Island on 4/11/12, 5/6/12, 7/21/12, 12/14/12, 1/22/13, 3/31/13, 5/10/13 and 1/18/14. New Inconel tag #EEP507 inserted today in left front flipper.

13. RECAPTURE. Turtle was removed from the intake canal, tagged and released at Hutchinson Island on 10/12/11, 4/29/12, 7/7/12, 10/20/12, 2/23/13, 7/10/13 and 1/21/14. PAPILLOMAS (Balazs Tumor Score=

2 {moderate}, Total Tumor Score = 22). Turtle was very active and tumors did not significantly impede locomotion or interfere with the turtle's ability to forage and eat (released).

14. RECAPTURE. Turtle was removed from the intake canal, tagged and released at Hutchinson Island on 2/16/12, 5/5/12 and 1/21/14.

15. RECAPTURE. Turtle was removed from the intake canal, tagged and released at Hutchinson Island on 5/31/12, 4/27/13, 11/5/13 and 1/21/14. New Inconel tag #EEP512 inserted today in left front flipper.

16. DEAD (NON-CAUSAL MORTALITY). Stranding# RCW140121-01. Moderately decomposed juvenile

green turtle found on the temporary 5-inch barrier net. Deep gashes in ventral surface of neck (possibly bitten). Not causal to power plant operations.

17. RECAPTURE. Turtle was removed from the intake canal, tagged and released at Hutchinson Island on 1/10/13, 9/5/13, 12/22/13 and 1/22/14.

18. RECAPTURE. Turtle was removed from the intake canal, tagged and released at Hutchinson Island on 10/15/08, 3/23/10, 10/29/11, 12/27/11, 12/17/12 and 1/22/14. New Inconel tags inserted.

19. REHAB (NON-CAUSAL). Stranding# RCW140122-01. PAPILLOMAS (Balazs Tumor Score = 3 {heavy},

Total Tumor Score = 37). Juvenile green turtle with heavy papillomas. The turtle was also underweight.

After consultation with FWC, the turtle was picked up by the state stranding coordinator and taken to the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center in Boca Raton for rehabilitation. This incident was not considered causal to power plant operations.

20. REHAB (NON-CAUSAL). Stranding# STW140124-01. PAPILLOMAS (Balazs Tumor Score = 3 {heavy},

Total Tumor Score = 47). Juvenile green turtle found on the barrier net in the morning. The turtle had a heavy tumor load with papillomas coming out of the plastron and mouth. After consultation with FWC, IRG personnel transported the animal to the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center in Boca Raton, FL for rehabilitation. This incident was not considered causal to power plant operations.

21. RECAPTURE. Turtle was removed from the intake canal, tagged and released at Hutchinson Island on 11/22/13 and 1/25/14.

22. RECAPTURE. Turtle was removed from the intake canal, tagged and released at Hutchinson Island on 6/13/02, 9/23/04, 11/2/04, 4/18/05, 7/2/05, 8/16/05, 9/25/05, 1/18/06, 3/13/06, 7/23/06, 8/14/06, 9/10/06, 10/22/06, 11/6/07, 2/12/08, 12/5/08, 10/27/09, 2/21/10, 9/30/10, 12/23/11, 1/20/13, 5/17/13, 10/3/13 and 1/28/14. Kyphotic & fat. Turtle had minor healed flipper damage. Moderate fresh scrape behind right eye.

23. RECAPTURE. Turtle was removed from the intake canal, tagged and released at Hutchinson Island on 9/21/13 and 1/29/14. Turtle missing 15% from inside trailing edge of right rear flipper (healed).

24. RECAPTURE. Turtle was removed from the intake canal, tagged and released at Hutchinson Island on 8/19/09, 3/8/10, 5/30/12, 3/31/13 and 1/29/14. Healing wound in right axilla (7cm long).

25. RECAPTURE. Turtle was removed from the intake canal, tagged and released at Hutchinson Island on 10/30/08, 11/7/11, 5/20/12, 8/9/12, 12/2/13 and 1/31/14. Scar tissue from old wound in right axilla (1cm x 3cm). Old healed shark rakings on both sides of posterior carapace.

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

Jan-Year to Date Jan-Year to Date Jan-Year to Date Jan-Year to Date Jan-Year to Date Jan-Year to Date Captures 31 31 40 40 1

1 0

0 2

2 74 74 Causal Mortalities 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 Non-causal Mortalities 0

0 1

1 1

1 0

0 0

0 2

2 Causal Injuries 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 Sent to rehab 3

3 2

2 0

0 0

0 1

1 6

6 Fresh Scrapes Jan-Year to Date Jan-Year to Date Jan-Year to Date Jan-Year to Date Jan-Year to Date Jan-Year to Date None 9

9 12 12 1

1 0

0 1

1 23 23 Minor 20 20 26 26 0

0 0

0 1

1 47 47 Moderate 2

2 2

2 0

0 0

0 0

0 4

4 Severe 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 Percent with mod/sev scrapes 6.5%

6.5%

5.0%

5.0%

0.0%

0.0%

N/A N/A 0.0%

0.0%

5.4%

5.4%

(Lepidochelys kempii)

Overall Totals Hawksbills (Eretmochelys imbricata)

Leatherbacks (Dermochelys coriacea)

Loggerheads (Caretta caretta)

Green turtles (Chelonia mydas)

Kemp's ridley

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

• • 2014 Injury / Mortality Totals by Species Total Captures 341 538 623 484 419 227 420 260 295 302 232 303 31 4,475 Injuries 0

0 0

1

• 3 0

1 1

0 0

1 1

0 5

Mortalities 0

0 1

0

• 21 0

0 0

1 0

0 0

0 2

Total Captures 292 394 286 428 267 101 299 161 444 217 127 196 40 3,252 Injuries 0

1 0

3 7

0 2

2 1

0 0

0 0

16 Mortalities 2

1 1

1 1

1 2

0 3

1 2

2 0

17 Total Captures 0

4 2

0 1

1 0

1 2

0 2

2 0

15 Injuries 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 Mortalities 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 Total Captures 0

2 1

3 3

0 2

0 7

0 0

0 2

20 Injuries 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 Mortalities 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 Total Captures 3

6 2

2 2

1 4

2 3

2 1

2 1

31 Injuries 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 Mortalities 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 0

0 2

2 2

5 32 1

5 3

5 1

3 3

0 64 636 944 914 917 692 330 725 424 751 521 362 503 74 7,793

• The loggerhead causal injuries and mortalities in 2006 were all hatchlings.

• • 2014 is a partial year.

St Lucie Power Plant Causal Turtles Total Captures per Year Loggerhead Green Leatherback Kemp's Ridley Hawksbill Injury & Mortality Yearly Totals