ML22194A048
| ML22194A048 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Saint Lucie  |
| Issue date: | 07/12/2022 |
| From: | Weege S Inwater Research Group |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| Download: ML22194A048 (7) | |
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From: Steve Weege <sweege@inwater.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 12, 2022 4:02 PM To: Koperski, Meghan Cc: Eldridge, Jodie; Marine Turtle Permits; Michael Bresette; EndangeredSpecies Resource; SCO@dep.state.fl.us; Vince Munne; Eaton, Kristin; William Nurnberger; Audra Livergood - NOAA Federal; Seth.Duston@fpl.com; Cody Mott; Jguertin
Subject:
[External_Sender] June 2022 FPL Marine Turtle Removal Monthly Report Attachments: June 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 June 2022
Dear Meghan,
Attached, please find the monthly summary of marine turtle removals for June 2022. This month we captured 21 Caretta caretta and one 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.
FPLs contracted biologists inspect the banks of the intake canal east of the 5-inch mesh barrier net for turtle tracks or other signs of nesting each morning during nesting season (March 1st -October 31st). On June 26th, a loggerhead was found to have nested on the intake canal bank overnight. The egg chamber was found and the nest was relocated to the beach by 7:30 AM. The nest will be monitored daily and inventoried so that hatch success can be evaluated and reported to FWC.
The primary 5-inch barrier net encountered severe amounts of algae this past month. IRG performed around-the-clock monitoring of the intake canal and barrier net system either as warranted by sufficiently high debris intrusion levels or whenever directed by FPL oversight personnel. Furthermore, Underwater Engineering Services (UESI) divers inspected and cleaned the 5-inch barrier net as needed.
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] June 2022 FPL Marine Turtle Removal Monthly Report Sent Date: 7/12/2022 4:01:58 PM Received Date: 7/12/2022 4:02:25 PM From: Steve Weege Created By: sweege@inwater.org Recipients:
"Eldridge, Jodie" <Jodie.Eldridge@nexteraenergy.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 Federal" <audra.livergood@noaa.gov>
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 2183 7/12/2022 4:02:25 PM June 2022 Marine Turtle Captures.pdf 254275 Monthly Report Notes 2022.pdf 185710 FPL St. Lucie Capture Summary 2022.pdf 252798 Options Priority: Normal Return Notification: No Reply Requested: No Sensitivity: Normal Expiration Date:
MARINE TURTLE REMOVALS ST. LUCIE PLANT INTAKE CANAL JUNE 2022 Date Species Note Tag #'s SMCL SSCL CSCL CMCW SMCW SMPL Weight Method (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (kg) 6/1/2022 Caretta caretta FFE681/FFE682 71.0 72.3 75.9 73.8 60.3 56.9 53.2 North net 6/2/2022 Caretta caretta 1 FFE683/FFE684 83.9 86.0 88.5 83.0 67.8 68.7 92.8 Hand capture 6/2/2022 Caretta caretta FFE685/FFE686 77.2 78.6 79.5 72.4 59.0 60.1 67.6 Hand capture 6/6/2022 Caretta caretta 2 FFE687/FFE688 84.9 85.5 94.1 82.5 63.3 65.3 93.5 North net 6/6/2022 Caretta caretta 3 FFE689/FFE690 83.5 84.8 88.4 85.5 66.7 67.5 106.9 North net 6/6/2022 Caretta caretta 4 FFE691/FFE692 91.5 92.6 95.5 89.8 73.0 71.6 127.1 North net 6/7/2022 Caretta caretta 5 FFE693/FFE694 88.8 90.9 94.5 81.5 64.7 66.2 96.3 North net 6/8/2022 Caretta caretta FFE695/FFE696 81.0 82.4 85.7 76.9 59.4 62.7 84.2 North net 6/8/2022 Caretta caretta FFE697/FFE698 82.2 83.5 86.1 83.1 68.4 63.1 84.8 South net 6/10/2022 Caretta caretta 6 FFE699/FFE700 87.2 88.2 93.0 82.5 64.5 64.9 93.8 North net 6/12/2022 Caretta caretta 7 FFE701/FFE702 85.2 87.3 91.6 86.0 69.9 69.4 97.3 North net 6/13/2022 Caretta caretta FFE703/FFE704 75.8 77.5 71.5 58.5 56.2 59.9 North net 6/16/2022 Chelonia mydas FFE705/FFE706 37.8 37.9 40.1 34.2 29.1 30.6 7.1 Hand capture 6/16/2022 Caretta caretta FFE707 73.0 74.2 77.5 75.0 60.1 58.6 64.0 Hand capture 6/17/2022 Caretta caretta FFE708/FFE709 63.2 64.4 66.4 63.5 54.7 51.0 39.2 North net 6/18/2022 Caretta caretta 8 FFE710/FFE711 98.1 99.2 102.8 97.1 75.0 73.5 153.2 Hand capture 6/21/2022 Caretta caretta 9 FFE712/FFE713 90.1 91.7 97.8 95.5 75.2 71.6 119.0 North net
Date Species Note Tag #'s SMCL SSCL CSCL CMCW SMCW SMPL Weight Method (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (kg) 6/26/2022 Caretta caretta 10 FFE714/FFE715 95.7 96.3 101.7 93.4 73.4 72.5 116.0 Hand capture 6/26/2022 Caretta caretta FFE716/FFE717 81.8 82.5 87.9 77.9 63.0 63.6 84.2 Hand capture 6/27/2022 Caretta caretta 11 FFE718/FFE719 84.2 85.2 92.1 86.9 65.0 67.2 89.5 North net 6/27/2022 Caretta caretta 12 FFE720/FFE721 92.3 94.1 101.4 87.7 71.7 73.2 115.8 North net 6/30/2022 Caretta caretta FFE722/FFE723 77.0 80.4 84.2 79.0 59.7 60.5 70.6 North net
NOTES
- 1. Adult female loggerhead. Tail length = 190 mm.
- 2. Adult female loggerhead. Tail length = 174 mm. PAPILLOMAS (Balazs Tumor Score = 1 {light}, Total Tumor Score = 1). Large 4cm papilloma tumor on left shoulder. Longitudinal 47cm healed crack in center of carapace from an apparent old boat strike injury. Carapace slightly kyphotic due to old injury. Abscess in left axilla (possibly due to an old hooking wound).
- 3. Adult female loggerhead. Tail length = 221 mm. Turtle missing small portion of posterior carapace from an old healed injury. Turtle is fat with recent mating wounds in neck and shoulders. Sex determination made at 84.8cm because the undamaged carapace would have been greater than 85cm.
- 4. Adult female loggerhead. Tail length = 218 mm.
- 5. Adult female loggerhead. Tail length = 210 mm.
- 6. Adult male loggerhead. Tail length = 265 mm. Sex determination based on appearance and size of tail.
- 7. Adult female loggerhead. Tail length = 230 mm.
- 8. Adult female loggerhead. Tail length = 271 mm.
- 9. Adult female loggerhead. Tail length = 181 mm.
- 10. Adult female loggerhead. Tail length = 210 mm. Mating scars in ventral side of neck.
- 11. Adult female loggerhead. Tail length = 194 mm. Partially healed 7cm laceration in dorsal surface of neck (not a fresh scrape). Smooth spherical 3.5cm diameter nodule in ventral surface of neck (not a fibropapilloma). Mating scar in ventral surface of neck.
- 12. Adult female loggerhead. Tail length = 209 mm. Posterior carapace deformed (irregular concavity, possibly from an old healed injury).
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 Jun-22 Date Jun-22 Date Jun-22 Date Jun-22 Date Jun-22 Date Jun-22 Date Captures 21 90 1 40 0 0 0 1 0 1 22 132 Causal Mortalities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 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 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Fresh Year to Year to Year to Year to Year to Year to Scrapes Jun-22 Date Jun-22 Date Jun-22 Date Jun-22 Date Jun-22 Date Jun-22 Date None 4 14 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 20 Minor 15 69 1 34 0 0 0 0 0 1 16 104 Moderate 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 Severe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Percent with mod/sev scrapes 9.5% 7.8% 0.0% 0.0% N/A N/A N/A 100.0% N/A 0.0% 9.1% 6.1%