ML22285A222
| ML22285A222 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Saint Lucie  |
| Issue date: | 10/12/2022 |
| From: | Weege S Inwater Research Group |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| Download: ML22285A222 (5) | |
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From:
Steve Weege <sweege@inwater.org>
Sent:
Wednesday, October 12, 2022 1:23 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; Cody Mott; Jguertin
Subject:
[External_Sender] September 2022 FPL Marine Turtle Removal Monthly Report Attachments:
September 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 September 2022
Dear Meghan,
Attached, please find the monthly summary of marine turtle removals for September 2022. This month we captured three Caretta caretta and four 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 severe amounts of moon jellyfish this past month. However, the impact of the jellyfish intrusion was attenuated by the short-term planned power plant outage that began on September 3rd. Even so, 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.
Following Hurricane Ian, UESI performed the quarterly net inspections on the first two barrier nets (the 5-inch and 8-inch A-1-A) as well as the semiannual inspection of the UIDS net; the barrier nets were found to be in good working condition. 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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"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 "Cody Mott" <cmott@inwater.org>
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mail.gmail.com Files Size Date & Time MESSAGE 2114 10/12/2022 1:23:50 PM September 2022 Marine Turtle Captures.pdf 245419 Monthly Report Notes 2022.pdf 174277 FPL St. Lucie Capture Summary 2022.pdf 251973 Options Priority:
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MARINE TURTLE REMOVALS ST. LUCIE PLANT INTAKE CANAL SEPTEMBER 2022 Date Species Note Tag #'s SMCL SSCL CSCL CMCW SMCW SMPL Weight Method (cm) (cm) (cm)
(cm)
(cm)
(cm)
(kg) 9/8/2022 Chelonia mydas FFE772/FFE773 69.8 71.1 74.0 71.6 55.9 56.1 46.7 South net 9/12/2022 Caretta caretta FFE774/FFE775 67.4 68.3 73.9 72.4 56.5 54.8 46.6 South net 9/15/2022 Caretta caretta FFE776/FFE777 81.0 82.6 86.6 78.8 64.0 61.5 79.3 South net 9/22/2022 Caretta caretta 1
FFE778/FFE779 79.8 80.8 87.4 79.0 59.4 61.2 73.2 South net 9/30/2022 Chelonia mydas 2 FFE780/FFE781 45.6 45.8 48.1 41.2 35.2 39.3 12.9 South net 9/30/2022 Chelonia mydas IRG0426/IRG0427 29.1 29.5 31.3 27.5 23.6 24.3 3.3 South net 9/30/2022 Chelonia mydas IRG0428/IRG0429 28.6 28.8 30.6 25.5 23.3 23.3 3.1 Dip net
NOTES
- 1. RECAPTURE. Turtle was removed from the intake canal, tagged and released at Hutchinson Island on 4/4/17, 8/28/19, and 9/22/22. New Inconel tags inserted on this capture event.
- 2. RECAPTURE. Turtle was removed from the intake canal, tagged and released at Hutchinson Island on 10/7/17 and 9/30/22. Inconel tags inserted on this capture event. Large indentation in right anterior carapace from previous 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
Sep-22 Year to Date Sep-22 Year to Date Sep-22 Year to Date Sep-22 Year to Date Sep-22 Year to Date Sep-22 Year to Date Captures 3
117 4
46 0
0 0
1 0
1 7
165 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 Scrapes Sep-22 Year to Date Sep-22 Year to Date Sep-22 Year to Date Sep-22 Year to Date Sep-22 Year to Date Sep-22 Year to Date None 1
18 2
8 0
0 0
0 0
0 3
26 Minor 2
92 2
38 0
0 0
0 0
1 4
131 Moderate 0
7 0
0 0
0 0
1 0
0 0
8 Severe 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 Percent with mod/sev scrapes 0.0%
6.0%
0.0%
0.0%
N/A N/A N/A 100.0%
N/A 0.0%
0.0%
4.8%
Loggerheads Green turtles (Caretta caretta)
(Chelonia mydas)
Overall Totals Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii)
(Eretmochelys imbricata)
(Dermochelys coriacea)
Hawksbills Leatherbacks