ML22055A116
| ML22055A116 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Saint Lucie  |
| Issue date: | 02/18/2022 |
| From: | Weege S Inwater Research Group |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| Download: ML22055A116 (6) | |
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From: Steve Weege <sweege@inwater.org>
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2022 12:12 PM To: Koperski, Meghan Cc: Jodie_Gless@fpl.com; Ken_Frehafer@fpl.com; Marine Turtle Permits; Michael Bresette; EndangeredSpecies Resource; SCO@dep.state.fl.us; Vince Munne; Eaton, Kristin; William Nurnberger; audra.livergood@noaa.gov; Sciscente, Richard; Seth.Duston@fpl.com; Cody Mott; Jguertin
Subject:
[External_Sender] January 2022 FPL Marine Turtle Removal Monthly Report Attachments: January 2022 Marine Turtle Captures.pdf; Monthly Report Notes 2022.pdf; FPL St. Lucie Capture Summary 2022.pdf Mrs. Meghan Koperski Tequesta Field Laboratory 19100 SE Federal Highway Tequesta, FL 33469
Subject:
Marine Turtle Removal Monthly Summary January 2022
Dear Meghan,
Attached, please find the monthly summary of marine turtle removals for January 2022. This month we captured eight Caretta caretta and nine Chelonia mydas 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 negligible amounts of algae throughout the month.
Altogether, the primary barrier net has performed as designed and no turtles have been observed beyond the 5 inch 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 2022. 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] January 2022 FPL Marine Turtle Removal Monthly Report Sent Date: 2/18/2022 12:11:49 PM Received Date: 2/18/2022 12:12:54 PM From: Steve Weege Created By: sweege@inwater.org Recipients:
"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 "Eaton, Kristin" <Kristin.Eaton@fpl.com>
Tracking Status: None "William Nurnberger" <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 "Cody Mott" <cmott@inwater.org>
Tracking Status: None "Jguertin" <jguertin@inwater.org>
Tracking Status: None "Koperski, Meghan" <Meghan.Koperski@myfwc.com>
Tracking Status: None Post Office: mail.gmail.com Files Size Date & Time MESSAGE 1380 2/18/2022 12:12:54 PM January 2022 Marine Turtle Captures.pdf 83714 Monthly Report Notes 2022.pdf 61867 FPL St. Lucie Capture Summary 2022.pdf 83875 Options Priority: Normal
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MARINE TURTLE REMOVALS ST. LUCIE PLANT INTAKE CANAL JANUARY 2022 Date Species Note Tag #'s SMCL SSCL CSCL CMCW SMCW SMPL Weight Method (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (kg) 1/2/2022 Caretta caretta FFE513/FFE514 65.5 66.7 70.5 68.5 54.4 50.5 42.0 North net 1/3/2022 Caretta caretta FFE515/FFE516 68.1 69.8 76.8 72.0 58.5 54.2 52.6 North net 1/4/2022 Caretta caretta FFE517/FFE518 63.5 64.8 67.4 67.0 54.8 50.1 37.7 South net 1/5/2022 Caretta caretta FFE519/FFE520 62.7 64.2 67.1 63.3 52.4 51.4 35.7 North net 1/5/2022 Chelonia mydas 1 KKG101 52.8 52.8 54.9 50.0 40.5 43.7 19.6 North net 1/6/2022 Chelonia mydas 2 FFE521 51.1 51.4 53.3 46.1 39.8 40.7 16.3 South net 1/15/2022 Caretta caretta FFE522/FFE523 61.8 63.0 68.4 64.3 52.6 47.7 33.4 North net 1/21/2022 Chelonia mydas 3 FFE423/FFE424 39.9 40.2 41.3 35.2 31.7 32.2 7.7 Hand capture 1/21/2022 Caretta caretta FFE524/FFE525 68.9 69.5 73.5 71.9 56.9 54.7 49.0 Hand capture 1/27/2022 Caretta caretta FFE526/FFE527 61.7 63.4 66.9 64.1 55.1 48.2 37.8 North net 1/28/2022 Caretta caretta FFE528/FFE529 80.3 81.6 87.8 83.1 67.0 64.6 89.5 North net 1/28/2022 Chelonia mydas 4 FFE530/FFE531 65.3 65.9 69.3 63.1 52.3 52.0 38.0 South net 1/30/2022 Chelonia mydas 5 FFE532/FFE533 90.2 90.6 93.2 83.5 71.2 72.2 93.8 South net 1/31/2022 Chelonia mydas FFE534/FFE535 29.9 30.6 31.4 27.9 25.6 25.7 3.6 South net 1/31/2022 Chelonia mydas 6 FFE536/FFE537 95.8 96.7 100.9 89.3 74.0 76.8 121.1 North net 1/31/2022 Chelonia mydas IRG0420/IRG0421 25.6 25.6 26.9 24.8 21.5 22.0 2.6 South net 1/31/2022 Chelonia mydas IRG0422/IRG0423 26.4 26.7 28.3 24.7 21.2 22.0 2.1 Barrier net
NOTES
- 1. RECAPTURE. Turtle was removed from the intake canal, tagged and released at Hutchinson Island on 7/19/18, 12/10/18, 3/31/19, 12/9/19, 1/7/20, 2/15/20, 5/5/20, 8/11/20, 10/25/20, 1/13/21, 4/22/21, and 1/5/22. No new Inconel tag inserted due to multiple tag scars.
- 2. RECAPTURE. Turtle was removed from the intake canal, tagged and released at Hutchinson Island on 4/27/18, 4/19/19, 6/3/19, 9/14/19, 10/8/19, 12/2/19, 1/3/20, 8/16/20, 1/23/21, and 1/6/22. One new Inconel tag inserted in right front flipper.
- 3. RECAPTURE. Turtle was removed from the intake canal, tagged and released at Hutchinson Island on 9/15/21, 10/31/21, 12/10/21, and 1/21/22.
- 4. RECAPTURE. Turtle was removed from the intake canal, tagged and released at Hutchinson Island on 2/15/15 and 1/28/22.
- 5. Adult male green turtle Tail length = 414 mm.
- 6. Adult female green turtle Tail length = 280 mm.
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 Jan-22 Date Jan-22 Date Jan-22 Date Jan-22 Date Jan-22 Date Jan-22 Date Captures 8 8 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 17 Causal Mortalities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Non-causal Mortalities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Causal Injuries 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sent to rehab 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Fresh Year to Year to Year to Year to Year to Year to Scrapes Jan-22 Date Jan-22 Date Jan-22 Date Jan-22 Date Jan-22 Date Jan-22 Date None 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Minor 7 7 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 16 Moderate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Severe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Percent with mod/sev scrapes 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.0% 0.0%