ML21291A061
| ML21291A061 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Saint Lucie  |
| Issue date: | 10/16/2021 |
| From: | Weege S Inwater Research Group |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| Download: ML21291A061 (7) | |
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From: Steve Weege <sweege@inwater.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2021 12:22 PM 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
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[External_Sender] September 2021 FPL Marine Turtle Removal Monthly Report Attachments: September 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 September 2021
Dear Meghan,
Attached, please find the monthly summary of marine turtle removals for September 2021. This month we captured one Caretta caretta and three Chelonia mydas in the intake canal of the St. Lucie power plant on Hutchinson Island. One sea turtle was sent for rehabilitation (non-causal) and there were no mortalities during the month of September. As with all sea turtle strandings at the Saint Lucie Plant, 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.
One sea turtle was sent to rehab for non-causal injuries this month. On September 8th, an adult female loggerhead was captured in the tangle nets that had a deep incised wound in its left rear flipper.
Although it was old and healing, there was exposed bone from the deep wound and no movement in the flipper. After consultation with FWC, Ecological Associates biologists transported the turtle to the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach for rehab. Although the precise cause of the injury could not be determined, the injury was nonetheless old and unrelated to the power plant (non-causal).
The short-term power plant outage that began in late August concluded towards the end of September.
Consequently, flow rates in the intake canal system have since returned to normal levels. The primary 5-inch barrier net encountered only light amounts of algae and jellyfish this past month. Even still, 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] September 2021 FPL Marine Turtle Removal Monthly Report Sent Date: 10/16/2021 12:22:27 PM Received Date: 10/16/2021 12:22:52 PM 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 2590 10/16/2021 12:22:52 PM
September 2021 Marine Turtle Captures.pdf 246756 Monthly Report Notes 2021.pdf 175955 FPL St. Lucie Capture Summary 2021.pdf 251050 Options Priority: Normal Return Notification: No Reply Requested: No Sensitivity: Normal Expiration Date:
MARINE TURTLE REMOVALS ST. LUCIE PLANT INTAKE CANAL SEPTEMBER 2021 Date Species Note Tag #'s SMCL SSCL CSCL CMCW SMCW SMPL Weight Method (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (kg) 9/8/2021 Caretta caretta 1 ANI210908-002 89.3 89.6 93.5 89.4 69.3 68.7 99.1 South net 9/15/2021 Chelonia mydas FFE423/FFE424 39.2 39.5 40.5 35.0 29.3 31.8 7.4 South net 9/20/2021 Chelonia mydas IRG0408/IRG0409 29.2 29.7 30.5 25.9 24.0 24.2 2.9 Dip net 9/30/2021 Chelonia mydas 2 FFE425/FFE426 37.9 38.1 39.3 32.0 26.8 30.4 6.0 South net
NOTES
- 1. REHAB (NON-CAUSAL). Stranding# ANI210908-002. Bone exposed from deep incised wound in proximal ventral left rear flipper (healing); no movement in flipper. Large healed notch in marginals mid-carapace on left side. Ecological Associates biologists transported the animal to the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach for rehab.
- 2. RECAPTURE. Turtle was removed from the intake canal, tagged and released at Hutchinson Island on 9/20/19, 11/9/20, 3/26/21, and 9/30/21.
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 Sep-21 Date Sep-21 Date Sep-21 Date Sep-21 Date Sep-21 Date Sep-21 Date Captures 1 130 3 42 0 1 0 0 0 3 4 176 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 1 12 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 14 Fresh Year to Year to Year to Year to Year to Year to Scrapes Sep- Date Sep- Date Sep- Date Sep- Date Sep- Date Sep- Date None 0 21 0 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 30 Minor 1 107 3 33 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 142 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% 1.5% 0.0% 4.8% N/A 0.0% N/A N/A N/A 0.0% 0.0% 2.3%