ML21224A109
| ML21224A109 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Saint Lucie  |
| Issue date: | 08/12/2021 |
| From: | Weege S Inwater Research Group |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| Download: ML21224A109 (7) | |
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From: Steve Weege <sweege@inwater.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2021 6:47 AM To: Koperski, Meghan Cc: Ed Hollowell; Jodie_Gless@fpl.com; Ken_Frehafer@fpl.com; Marine Turtle Permits; Michael Bresette; EndangeredSpecies Resource; SCO@dep.state.fl.us; Vince Munne; Cody Mott; Jeff Guertin; Ryan Welsh; Eaton, Kristin; Jonathon Gorham; William.Nurnberger@fpl.com; audra.livergood@noaa.gov; Sciscente, Richard; Seth.Duston@fpl.com
Subject:
[External_Sender] July 2021 FPL Marine Turtle Removal Monthly Report Attachments: July 2021 Marine Turtle Captures.pdf; Monthly Report Notes 2021.pdf; FPL St. Lucie Capture Summary 2021.pdf Mrs. Meghan Koperski Tequesta Field Laboratory 19100 SE Federal Highway Tequesta, FL 33469
Subject:
Marine Turtle Removal Monthly Summary July 2021
Dear Meghan,
Attached, please find the monthly summary of marine turtle removals for July 2021. This month we captured 24 Caretta caretta in the intake canal of the St. Lucie power plant on Hutchinson Island. There were no mortalities or sea turtles sent for rehabilitation this month.
The primary 5-inch barrier net encountered light-to-moderate amounts of algae this past month.
Underwater Engineering Services, Inc. inspected the primary barrier net and removed accumulated algae and debris as needed. Altogether, the primary barrier net has performed as designed and no turtles have been observed beyond the 5inch 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 2021. 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 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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[External_Sender] July 2021 FPL Marine Turtle Removal Monthly Report Sent Date: 8/12/2021 6:46:34 AM Received Date: 8/12/2021 6:46:55 AM From: Steve Weege Created By: sweege@inwater.org Recipients:
"Ed Hollowell" <Ed.Hollowell@fpl.com>
Tracking Status: None "Jodie_Gless@fpl.com" <Jodie_Gless@fpl.com>
Tracking Status: None "Ken_Frehafer@fpl.com" <Ken_Frehafer@fpl.com>
Tracking Status: None "Marine Turtle Permits" <MTP@myfwc.com>
Tracking Status: None "Michael Bresette" <mbresette@inwater.org>
Tracking Status: None "EndangeredSpecies Resource" <EndangeredSpecies.Resource@nrc.gov>
Tracking Status: None "SCO@dep.state.fl.us" <SCO@dep.state.fl.us>
Tracking Status: None "Vince Munne" <Vince.Munne@fpl.com>
Tracking Status: None "Cody Mott" <cmott@inwater.org>
Tracking Status: None "Jeff Guertin" <jguertin@gmail.com>
Tracking Status: None "Ryan Welsh" <rwelsh@inwater.org>
Tracking Status: None "Eaton, Kristin" <Kristin.Eaton@fpl.com>
Tracking Status: None "Jonathon Gorham" <jgorham@inwater.org>
Tracking Status: None "William.Nurnberger@fpl.com" <William.Nurnberger@fpl.com>
Tracking Status: None "audra.livergood@noaa.gov" <audra.livergood@noaa.gov>
Tracking Status: None "Sciscente, Richard" <Richard.Sciscente@fpl.com>
Tracking Status: None "Seth.Duston@fpl.com" <Seth.Duston@fpl.com>
Tracking Status: None "Koperski, Meghan" <Meghan.Koperski@myfwc.com>
Tracking Status: None Post Office: mail.gmail.com Files Size Date & Time MESSAGE 1470 8/12/2021 6:46:55 AM
July 2021 Marine Turtle Captures.pdf 250742 Monthly Report Notes 2021.pdf 188196 FPL St. Lucie Capture Summary 2021.pdf 251264 Options Priority: Normal Return Notification: No Reply Requested: No Sensitivity: Normal Expiration Date:
MARINE TURTLE REMOVALS ST. LUCIE PLANT INTAKE CANAL JULY 2021 Date Species Note Tag #'s SMCL SSCL CSCL CMCW SMCW SMPL Weight Method (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (kg) 7/1/2021 Caretta caretta 1 KKY309/KKY310 86.8 88.3 93.7 85.2 67.8 66.4 85.6 South net 7/2/2021 Caretta caretta 2 KKT049/KKT050 59.5 61.2 64.4 61.0 50.0 46.6 31.6 South net 7/2/2021 Caretta caretta KKY311/KKY312 80.1 81.0 85.0 75.6 61.9 60.7 68.8 South net 7/3/2021 Caretta caretta KKY313 64.2 65.3 69.0 65.6 53.1 50.6 39.9 North net 7/5/2021 Caretta caretta KKY314/KKY315 59.5 60.5 63.7 61.9 52.6 48.9 35.5 North net 7/5/2021 Caretta caretta 3 KKY316/KKY317 91.8 92.8 95.9 90.7 75.2 71.4 116.4 South net 7/6/2021 Caretta caretta 4 KKY318/KKY319 94.8 94.9 101.7 91.2 74.6 73.6 122.0 North net 7/6/2021 Caretta caretta KKY320/KKY321 70.4 72.0 77.0 74.2 58.2 55.3 57.0 Hand capture 7/6/2021 Caretta caretta KKY322/KKY323 56.6 57.6 63.6 69.2 57.7 50.5 37.8 South net 7/11/2021 Caretta caretta KKY324/KKY325 77.4 79.3 84.8 76.8 60.4 61.4 70.0 South net 7/12/2021 Caretta caretta 5 KKT058/KKT057 62.4 63.9 67.8 62.5 51.4 47.6 34.9 North net 7/12/2021 Caretta caretta KKY326/KKY327 77.6 77.9 82.0 75.5 62.6 60.2 64.6 North net 7/12/2021 Caretta caretta 6 KKY328/KKY329 86.9 91.5 101.2 87.5 68.7 70.5 111.3 South net 7/12/2021 Caretta caretta KKY330/KKY331 78.9 80.4 85.5 76.4 62.0 62.6 75.5 North net 7/16/2021 Caretta caretta 7 KKY332/KKY333 91.0 92.3 96.1 86.8 70.1 70.8 102.2 North net
Date Species Note Tag #'s SMCL SSCL CSCL CMCW SMCW SMPL Weight Method (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (kg) 7/22/2021 Caretta caretta 8 KKY334/KKY335 95.6 96.9 102.4 98.0 75.3 76.0 122.5 South net 7/23/2021 Caretta caretta 9 KKY336/KKY337 85.0 86.2 91.5 80.1 67.0 66.2 91.2 South net 7/23/2021 Caretta caretta KKY338/KKY339 79.2 79.8 83.7 77.4 62.9 61.9 74.0 North net 7/24/2021 Caretta caretta 10 KKY340/KKY341 100.5 101.2 106.3 99.5 82.8 78.0 156.6 North net 7/25/2021 Caretta caretta KKY342/KKY343 57.9 58.9 63.7 60.7 49.7 46.7 30.0 North net 7/26/2021 Caretta caretta 11 HH2869/HH2870 84.6 86.0 87.9 86.0 68.6 69.0 94.8 North net 7/26/2021 Caretta caretta 12 KKY344/KKY345 84.7 86.3 90.5 80.4 66.0 64.5 75.9 South net 7/27/2021 Caretta caretta KKY346/KKY347 66.6 67.7 72.5 72.1 54.8 52.1 45.4 North net 7/30/2021 Caretta caretta 13 KKY348/KKY527 84.2 86.1 90.7 80.8 60.5 63.6 75.5 South net
NOTES
- 1. Adult female loggerhead. Tail length = 190 mm.
- 2. RECAPTURE. Turtle was removed from the intake canal, tagged and released at Hutchinson Island on 1/7/20, 9/25/20, and 7/2/21.
- 3. Adult female loggerhead. Tail length = 225 mm.
- 4. Adult female loggerhead. Tail length = 200 mm. Possible old hooking wound in right front flipper.
- 5. RECAPTURE. Turtle was removed from the intake canal, tagged and released at Hutchinson Island on 1/15/20 and 7/12/21.
- 6. Adult female loggerhead. Tail length = 195 mm.
- 7. Adult female loggerhead. Tail length = 238 mm. Old healed 12 cm gash in right posterior carapace.
Large 8 cm x 25 cm scar in right axilla. One tag scar in front flipper (no PIT tag found).
- 8. Adult female loggerhead. Tail length = 195 mm. Old boat strike injury to left side of carapace; two prop scars (8 cm & 10 cm) and indentation in left side of carapace. Scar measuring 7cm in right side of jaw from possible old hooking injury.
- 9. Adult female loggerhead. Tail length = 165 mm. TAG RETURN (7/30/21), found nesting on Juno Beach.
- 10. Adult female loggerhead. Tail length = 295 mm.
- 11. Adult female loggerhead. Tail length = 280 mm. STRANGE TAG (PIT & Inconel Tags), possibly observed nesting by UCF researchers at the Archie Carr Wildlife Refuge (based on tag sequence, query pending).
Posterior carapace flares upwards (possible congenital deformity).
- 12. Adult female loggerhead. Tail length = 202 mm.
- 13. Adult female loggerhead. Tail length = 215 mm. STRANGE TAG (Inconel & PIT Tags), originally tagged on 7/3/21 while nesting in Juno Beach. One new Inconel tag (#KKY348) inserted in left front flipper.
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 Jul-21 Date Jul-21 Date Jul-21 Date Jul-21 Date Jul-21 Date Jul-21 Date Captures 24 116 0 36 0 1 0 0 0 3 24 156 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 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Sent to rehab 0 11 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 Fresh Year to Year to Year to Year to Year to Year to Scrapes Jul- Date Jul- Date Jul- Date Jul- Date Jul- Date Jul- Date None 4 20 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 28 Minor 20 94 0 28 0 0 0 0 0 2 20 124 Moderate 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Severe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Percent with mod/sev scrapes 0.0% 1.7% N/A 5.6% N/A 0.0% N/A N/A N/A 0.0% 0.0% 2.6%