ML17221A761

Quarterly Rept of Marine Turtle Removals for Jan-Mar 1988. W/880408 Ltr

ML17221A761
Person / Time
Site:	Saint Lucie
Issue date:	03/31/1988
From:	Martin R APPLIED BIOLOGY, INC.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM)
References
L-88-211, NUDOCS 8805180243
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'ACCELERATED, DISI4BUTION DEMONSTRATION SYSTEM REGULATORY INFORMATXON DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (RIDS)

ACCESSION NBR:8805180243 DOC.DATE: 88/03/31 FACIL:50-335 St. Lucie Plant, Unit 1, Florida Power NOTARXZED: NO DOCKET I

& Light Co. 05000335 50-389 St. Lucie Plant, Unit 2; Florida Power & Light Co. 05000389 AUTH. NAME AUTHOR AFFILIATION MARTIN,R.E. Applied Biology, Inc.

RECIP.NAME RECXPIENT AFFILIATION

SUBJECT:

Quarterly rept. of marine turtle removals for Jan-Mar 1988.

W/880408 ltr. R DISTRIBUTION CODE: IE25D COPIES RECEIVED:LTR ENCL SIZE: I TXTLE: Environmental Monitoring Rept (per Tech Specs) II D

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RECIPIENT COPIES RECIPIENT COPIES ID CODE/NAME LTTR ENCL XD CODE/NAME LTTR ENCL PD2-2 LA 1 0 PD2-2 PD 1 1 TOURIGNY,E 5 5 INTERNAL: ACRS 1 1 AEOD/DOA 1 1 D AEOD/DSP/TPAB 1 1 ARM TECH ADV 1 1 NRR/DEST/ADE 8H 1 1 R DREP RPB 10 4 4 NUDOCS-ABSTRACT 1 1 01 1 1 D RES/DRPS DEPY 1 1 RGN2 FILE 02 1 1 RGN2/DRSS/EPRPB 1 1 EXTERNAL: LPDR 1 1 NRC PDR 1 1 D

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TOTAL NUMBER OF COPIES REQUIRED: LTTR 23 ENCL 22

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JANUARY 1988 DATE SMCL SSCL CSCL CMCW SMPL STTL WEIGHT CAPTURED SPECIES TAG NUMBERS (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (mm) (lbs)

ST. LUCIE PLANT INTAKE CANAL Live Removals 1/1 L. ~kern i.1 PPN388/PPN389 34.7 35.3 37.2 37.0 27.2 75 11.6 1/6 C. caretta AAJ554/PPN390 54.3 55.3 58.8 58.5 44.3 128 65 1/8 C. mydas NNC637/PPN391 24.5 24.7 26.7 22.5 20.5 37 4,0 1/13 C. caretta AAJ555/PPN392 53.3 54.0 59.6 55.9 43.3 105 54 1/15 C. caretta AAJ556/PPN393 66.3 68.3 72.3 66.6 53.1 137 93 1/1 7 C. ~mdas NNC638/PPN395 27.2 27.7 28.7 24.3 21.7 50 5.7 2

1/17 C. ~mdas PPN396/PPN397 31.0 31.5 33.7 28.0 26.8 51 8.9 1/17 '?C. ~mdas not tagged 5-10 1/17 '?C. ~mdas not tagged 5-10 1/17 '?C. mydas not tagged 5-10 1/18 C. ~m das NNC639/PPN398 24.1 24.5 25.3 22.3 . 20.3 47 4.4 1/20 C. caretta AAJ557/PPN399 63 7 65 3 68 7 62 8 51 1 124 81

'I/22 C. ~m das PPN400/PPN402 28.9 29.6 31.1 25.9 24.2 60 6.9 1/22 C. car etta AAJ558/PPN403 69.6 71.4 75.9 71.0 54.1 170 108 1/26 C. mydas PPN404/PPN405 39.2 39.6 41.7 34.4 31.5 65 15.4 1/26 C. caretta AAJ559/PPN406 56.9 57.7 61.5 59.5 44.0 138. 62 1/26 C. ~m das PPN407/PPN408 27 4 27 7 28 8 26 1 22 7 45 5.5 1/28 C. caretta AAJ560/PPN409 65.8 66.9 72.7 68.5 49.1 170 100 1/29 C. ~m das PPN410/PPN411 25.7 26.2 27.3 24.0 21.3 50 4.6 1/30 C. ~m das NNC640/PPN414 29.6 30.1 31.2 27.5 24.9 55 7.4 Additional straight-line measurements: maximum carapace width = 32.5 cm, maximum head width 78.4 mm.

Initially somewhat lethargic.- held overnight - released on 1/18/88 These three turtles were not examined by AppTied Biology staff.

8805180243 88033l PDR ADOCK 05000335 R DCD

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MARINE TURTLE REMOVALS Page 2 of 2 JANUARY 1988 NOTE: PPN394 and PPN401 malfunctioned and were not applied to turtles.

E SMCL = straight minimum carapace length SSCL = straight standard carapace length CSCL = curved standard carapace length CMCM = curved maximum carapace width SMPL = straight midline plastron length STTL = straight total tail length

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~ IIARIME TURTLE REMOVALS FEBRUARY 1988 DATE SMCL SSCL CSCL CMCM SMPL STTL CAPTURED SPECIES TAG NUMBERS (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (mm) ()bs)

ST. LUCIE PLANT INTAKE CANAL Live Removals 2/1 C. carettal PPN415 57. 3 57.5 60.2 61.5 47.2 130 66.0 2/2 caretta PPH416/AAJ561 42.8 43.8 47.1 45.0 35.5 84 30.0 2/3 C. ~md as PPN417/PPN418 29.3 29.7 31.4 28.3 24.4 56 7.6 2/5 C. caretta PPN419/AA J562 57.7 58.9 62.9 61.2 45.3 140 76.0 2/8 C. ~mdas PPN420/PPN421 28.2 28.5 29.6 26.3 23.5 45 6.7 2/9 C. mydas PPN422/PPH423 27.4 27.8 28.8 26.8 22.8 51 5.6 2/9 C. mydas PPH424/PPN425 28.5 28.9 30.2 25.8 24.1 50 6.0 2/10 L. ~kem i PPH427/PPN428 32.9 33.5 35.6 35.0 26.7 68 11. 4 2/10 C. mydas PPN429/HNC641 25.5 25.8 27.4 24.8 20.7 43 4.6 2/11 C. mydas PPN430/PPN431 26.9 27.2 28.5 24.3 23.0 43 5.4 2/11 C. mydas PPN432/PPN433 26.3 26.8 28.0 25.8 21.6 46 5.5 2/11 C. myd as PPH434/PPN435 22.3 22.6 24.3 21.6 18.6 40 3.7 2/12 C. mydas PPN437/NNC642 26.3 26.5 27.3 23.5 21.5 43 5.2 2/17 C. caretta AAJ563/PPN438 60.7 61.3 65.1 64.6 48.0 96 75.0 2/22 C. caretta PPN439/AAJ564 56.0 57.1 63.5 59.8 44.0 110 62.0 2/24 C. caretta PPN440/AAJ565 83.5 84.6 91.0 85.2 61.8 257 192.0 2/25 C. mydas PPN441/NNC643 26.0 26.2 27.5 23.5 21.8 40 5.2 2/29 C. mydas PPH442/NNC644 23.2 23.6 24.7 20.9 18.9 43 3.4 2/29 C: caretta PPN443/AAJ566 58.3 59.5 63.7 68.2 . 49.8 137 76.0 Dead Remova1s 2/5 L. ~kern i not tagged 38.8 39. 3 41.4 41.0 29.0 NM ttM 2/11 C. caretta not tagged NM 58.9 65.2 63.5 NM Nt1 2

2/18 C. cacetta not tagged 81.2 &2.1 87.0 ?7.9 NM 2/19 C. caretta not tagged 74.8 75.9 80.4 75.7 '6.1 HM

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FEBRUARY 1988 1

Only one tag applied due to injury to left front flipper.

2 Female.

NOTE: PPN426 and PPN436 malfunctioned and were not applied to turtles.

StlCL = straight minimum carapace length SSCL = straight standard carapace length CSCL = curved standard carapace length CNCM = curved maximum carapace width SiNPL = strai ght midline plastron length STTL = straight total tail length Nth = not measured

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M1ARCH 1988 DATE SMCL SSCL CSCL CMCW SMPL STTL WEIGHT CAPTURED SPECIES TAG NUMBERS ST. LUCIE PLANT INTAKE CANAL Live Removals 3/1 C. mydas PPN444/AAJ56? 49.6 50. 2 52. 5 46. 5 41.8 80 35 3/3 C. caretta PPN445/AAJ568 5?.3 58.3 61.5 57.9 43.3 125 54 3/4 C. caretta AAJ569/PPN446 51.8 52.6 5?.7 55.0 41.8 100 52 1 PPD785/AAJ431 3/9 C. caretta PPN447 64.1 65.0 72.0 63.8 48.5 142 81 3(10 L. kempi PPN451/PPN452 28. 7 29.4 31.5 32.5 23. 2 56 8.2 3/10 C. caretta PPN448/AAJ570 70.1 71.1 76.2 73.8 54.0 160 114 3/14 C. caretta PPN449/AAJ571 62.0 63.2 69.0 66.1 47.5 117 82 3/21 C. caretta PPN453/AAJ572 52.6 53.9 57.8 56.7 43.7 100 54 3/22 C. caretta PPN450/AAJ573 64.8 65.7 70.7 66,2 48.7 137 79 3/23 C. caretta PPN454/AAJ574 56,4 57.3 61.8 58.9 43.7 120 61 3/25 C. mydas PPN455/NNC645 29.0 29.1 30.3 25.9 '4.0 45 6.7 3/28 C. caretta AAJ575/PPN456 60.0 61.1 66.2 62.9 47.0 106 62 3/28 C. caretta AAJ576/PPN457 55.9 57.3 61.5 57.2 44.2 136 65 3/29 C. mydas PPN458/NNC646 26.3 26.5 27.6 25.0 21.8 51 5.3 2

3/29 C. mydas PPN459/tlNC647 28.6 28.8 32.0 27.4 24.1 NM 7.0 3/31 C. caretta PPN460/AAJS77 52.6 53.7 57.0 52.7 41.3 138 46 1

ABI tag return. This turtle was removed from the intake canal, tagged (AAJ431/PPD?85) and released 3.0 km south of the intake on 13 May 1987. Tag PPN447 was applied 9 March 1988.

2 This underweight and lethargic turtle was transferred to the House of Refuge Museum on 30 March 1988.

SMCL = straight minimum carapace length SSCL = straight standard carapace length CSCL = curved standard carapace length CMCW = curved maximum carapace width SMPL = straight midline plastron length STTL = straight total tail length NM = not measured

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@PLY, 1 1 1988 L-88-211 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk Washington, D. C. 20555 Gentlemen:

Re: St. Lucie Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. 50-335 and 50-389 uarterl Turtle Activities Re ort Attached for your information is a copy of the subject report for the first quarter of 1988, which was submitted- to the Florida Department of Natural Resources Marine Research Laboratory on April 8, 1988.

Very truly yours, W. F. Co Senior Vice President Nuclear WFC/GRM/gp Attachment cc: Dr. J. Nelson Grace, Regional Administrator, Region II, USNRC Senior Resident Inspector, USNRC, St. Lucie Plant GRM/020.QTA an FPL Group company

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P.O. Box 974 Jensen Beach, Florida 34958 E NV I R 0 N ME NTA L H E A SPECIALISTS L T H April 8, 1988 Dr. J. Ross Wilcox Florida Power & Light Company Environmental Affairs P.O. Box 14000 Juno Beach, Florida 33408

Dear Ross:

Enclosed please find the quarterly report of marine turtle removals for the January through March quarter of 1988.

Please feel free to contact me if you require any additional information concerning the enclosed data..

Sincerely, R. Erik Martin Senior Scientist REM/mnm Enclosure A P P L I E D 8 I 0 L 0 G Y, I N C.

2968A NORTH DECATUR ROAD DECATUR, GEORGIA 30033.59I4 404.296.3900

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