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NRR E-mail Capture - (External_Sender) April 2023 FPL Marine Turtle Removal Monthly Report
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From: Annessia Michaels <amichaels@inwater.org>

Sent: Friday, May 12, 2023 2:58 PM To: meghan.koperski@myfwc.com 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; Robert.Craven@fpl.com; Damon Hobson; Andrew.McHenry@fpl.com; Falkiewicz, Timothy; Ryan Welsh

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[External_Sender] April 2023 FPL Marine Turtle Removal Monthly Report Attachments: monthly report notes 2023.pdf; FPL St. Lucie Capture Summary 2023.pdf; April 2023 Marine Turtle Captures.pdf; April '23 Sea Turtle Monthly Report.pdf Mrs. Meghan Koperski Tequesta Field Laboratory 19100 SE Federal Highway Tequesta, FL 33469

Subject:

Marine Turtle Removal Monthly Summary April 2023

Dear Meghan,

Attached, please find the monthly summary of marine turtle removals for April 2023. This month we captured 24 Caretta caretta, 41 Chelonia mydas, and one Dermochelys coriacea in the intake canal of the St. Lucie power plant on Hutchinson Island. Four sea turtles were sent for rehabilitation (non-causal), and there were no mortalities in April. As with all sea turtle strandings at the St. 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.

Four sea turtles were sent to rehab for non-causal injuries this month. On April 4th, a subadult loggerhead was found lethargic on the barrier net. It was missing 80% of its LFF and had healing wounds on the neck. On April 12th, a subadult loggerhead was found lethargic on the barrier net. It was debilitated and had an open wound on the margins of the carapace. On April 14th, a juvenile green turtle was captured in the tangle nets and found with a possible constriction wound almost entirely through the RFF. On April 23rd, a subadult loggerhead was captured in the tangle nets and had multifilament line wrapped around its front flippers, head, and neck. All four turtles were taken to the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach for rehab. Because these injuries/illnesses were unrelated to the power plant, they were classified as non-causal strandings.

The primary 5-inch barrier net encountered light amounts of algae in April. Furthermore, 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 2023. 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.

Annessia Michaels Inwater Research Group, Inc.

4160 NE Hyline Drive

Jensen Beach, FL 34957 (724) 650-6051

Hearing Identifier: NRR_DRMA Email Number: 2095 Mail Envelope Properties (CAMpxMM0LtZEN4dhA6w63wgxRy-r+J2gUHJwuSUTAzS7axgiMMQ)

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[External_Sender] April 2023 FPL Marine Turtle Removal Monthly Report Sent Date: 5/12/2023 2:58:20 PM Received Date: 5/12/2023 2:58:56 PM From: Annessia Michaels Created By: amichaels@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 "Cody Mott" <cmott@inwater.org>

Tracking Status: None "Jguertin" <jguertin@inwater.org>

Tracking Status: None "Robert.Craven@fpl.com" <Robert.Craven@fpl.com>

Tracking Status: None "Damon Hobson" <Damon.Hobson@fpl.com>

Tracking Status: None "Andrew.McHenry@fpl.com" <Andrew.McHenry@fpl.com>

Tracking Status: None "Falkiewicz, Timothy" <Timothy.Falkiewicz@fpl.com>

Tracking Status: None "Ryan Welsh" <rwelsh@inwater.org>

Tracking Status: None "meghan.koperski@myfwc.com" <meghan.koperski@myfwc.com>

Tracking Status: None Post Office: mail.gmail.com Files Size Date & Time MESSAGE 2499 5/12/2023 2:58:56 PM monthly report notes 2023.pdf 190291 FPL St. Lucie Capture Summary 2023.pdf 255904

April 2023 Marine Turtle Captures.pdf 456589 April '23 Sea Turtle Monthly Report.pdf 287124 Options Priority: Normal Return Notification: No Reply Requested: No Sensitivity: Normal Expiration Date:

NOTES

1. RECAPTURE, from 10/19/21, 5/23/22, 10/22/22, 11/12/22, 1/15/23, 2/21/23. PAPILLOMAS (Balazs Tumor Score = 1 {light}, Total Tumor Score = 8). Healed notch on rear edge of carapace.
2. RECAPTURE, from 3/16/18, 6/1/18. PAPILLOMAS (Balazs Tumor Score = 1 {light}, Total Tumor Score = 2).
3. RECAPTURE, from 3/19/08, 6/28/13, 5/25/14, 2/12/16, 6/1/17, 9/19/17, 10/16/17, 1/21/18, 4/17/19, 2/17/20, 10/5/20, 11/20/20, 1/23/21. PAPILLOMAS (Balazs Tumor Score = 1 {light}, Total Tumor Score = 10).
4. REHAB (NON-CAUSAL). STSSN# HWB20230404-001. Turtle was lethargic, found on barrier net by HSL.

Transported to LMC. Turtle missing 80% LFF healed. Healing wounds on ventral side of neck. Healed notch on marginals. Curved min = 66.5 cm. No tags inserted.

5. RECAPTURE, from 2/7/23. Healed notches on LFF and LRF.
6. RECAPTURE, from 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, 1/5/22, 3/17/22, 10/6/22, 12/22/22. New inconel tag in RFF only, too many tag scars on LFF. Possible hooking wound healing on LFF axilla (ventral). Turtle missing 45% RRF and 25% LRF, healed.
7. REHAB (NON-CAUSAL). STSSN# HWB20230412-001. Turtle was lethargic and debilitated, found on barrier net. Transported to LMC. No inconel tags inserted. 5.5x8.4 cm open healing wound on right marginals. Curved min: 65.6 cm.
8. RECAPTURE, from: 11/9/20.
9. REHAB (NON-CAUSAL). STSSN# HWB20230414-001. Turtle has possible constriction wound 10x3.5 cm almost entirely through RFF. Transported to LMC. Curved min: 54.5 cm. RECAPTURE, from: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, 1/6/22, 12/14/22, 2/8/23, 2/19/23. No flipper tags inserted.
10. RECAPTURE, from 8/23/19, 12/15/19, 1/19/20, 7/24/20, 3/3/21, 6/8/21, 8/11/21, 10/19/21, 3/12/22, 8/11/22 10/15/22. Turtle missing 5% along marginals of left posterior carapace (healed), old shark bite wound.
11. RECAPTURE from 4/24/14,1/8/16,1/26/18,3/24/18, 8/26/18, 3/20/19. 5% missing LRF, healed.
12. Adult female leatherback. Estimated 650 lbs. SCL = 133.6cm.
13. Adult male green. TL = 455mm.
14. Adult male loggerhead. TL = 435mm.
15. PAPILLOMAS (Balazs Tumor Score = 1 {light}, Total Tumor Score = 6). No LFF tag due to PAPS tumor. Turtle missing pygals.
16. RECAPTURE, from: 2/2/19. Old healed constriction wound on RFF.
17. RECAPTURE, from: 5/7/11, 2/14/16.
18. Adult male loggerhead. TL = 507mm.
19. RECAPTURE, from: 11/11/18, 9/26/19, 12/1/19, 12/10/20, 2/15/22, 4/30/22, 1/26/23. Healed indentations on carapace.
20. Adult female loggerhead. TL = 255mm.
21. Adult male green. TL = 425mm.
22. Adult female loggerhead. TL = 254mm.
23. RECAPTURE, from 9/23/19, 8/20/22.
24. REHAB (NON-CAUSAL). STSSN#HWB230423-001 . Transported to LMC. Multifilament line entanglement to front flippers, head, and neck. Curved min: 84.0cm. Robust and active.
25. RECAPTURE, from 1/15/20, 7/12/21. Small healed notch in marginals of right posterior carapace. RRF missing 5%, healed. Healing wound on head posterior to right eye. Tag malfunction (FFM483), no new inconel tag in LFF.
26. Adult female loggerhead. TL = 256mm.
27. Adult male green. TL = 452mm.
28. Adult female loggerhead. TL = 235mm.
29. Adult female loggerhead. TL = 203mm.
30. RECAPTURE, from 12/4/08, 8/18/09, 9/15/09, 6/20/12, 10/3/12, 12/6/12, 3/22/13, 7/11/13, 9/3/14, 12/29/14, 1/14/16, 4/26/16, 6/17/17, 10/10/17, 1/29/18, 4/26/19, 5/13/20, 12/11/20, 1/23/21, 2/15/22, 4/18/22, 1/20/23.
31. RECAPTURE, from: 10/19/21, 5/3/22, 10/22/22, 11/12/22, 1/15/23, 2/21/23, 4/1/23. PAPILLOMAS (Balazs Tumor Score = 2 {moderate}, Total Tumor Score = 12).
32. Adult male green. TL = 365mm.
33. RECAPTURE, from 4/21/18, 12/17/18, 4/3/19, 9/13/19, 9/26/19, 2/20/20, 8/12/20, 10/6/20, 2/15/21, 6/20/21,1/7/23. No new Inconel tags inserted due to multiple tag scars in both FF.Turtle missing 30% from terminal end of LRF (healed). Date incorrect on photo plate.
34. Adult female loggerhead. TL = 190mm.
35. RECAPTURE, from: 1/22/20. Healed notch on LRF. Left pygal missing, healed.

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 Olive ridley (Chelonia (Eretmochelys (Dermochelys (Lepidochelys (Lepidochelys (Caretta caretta) mydas) imbricata) coriacea) kempii) olivacea) Overall Totals Year to Year to Year to Year to Year to Year to Year to Apr-23 Date Apr-23 Date Apr-23 Date Apr-23 Date Apr-23 Date Apr-23 Date Apr-23 Date Captures 24 35 41 112 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 66 151 Causal Mortalities 0 0 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 0 0 Causal Injuries 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sent to rehab 3 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 Fresh Year to Year to Year to Year to Year to Year to Year to Scrapes Apr-23 Date Apr-23 Date Apr-23 Date Apr-23 Date Apr-23 Date Apr-23 Date Apr-23 Date None 1 4 3 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 16 Minor 20 28 38 99 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 59 131 Moderate 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 Severe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Percent with mod/sev scrapes 12.5% 8.6% 0.0% 0.9% #DIV/0! #DIV/0! 0.0% 0.0% #DIV/0! 0.0% #DIV/0! 0.0% 4.5% 2.6%

MARINE TURTLE REMOVALS ST. LUCIE PLANT INTAKE CANAL SMCL SSCL CSCL CMCW SMCW SMPL Weight Date Species Note Tag #'s (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (kg) Method 4/1/2023 Caretta caretta 1 FFE439/FFE440 68.20 69.30 72.60 67.10 55.10 52.10 44.00 South net 4/2/2023 Chelonia mydas 2 FFM425/FFM426 47.20 48.10 51.60 47.20 39.50 39.20 15.10 South net 4/3/2023 Chelonia mydas 3 FFM427/FFM428 67.50 68.00 73.00 66.50 54.40 57.40 40.80 North net 4/3/2023 Chelonia mydas IRG0634/IRG0635 27.20 28.00 29.30 26.00 23.30 23.10 2.90 Dip net 4/4/2023 Caretta caretta 4 62.80 63.40 67.00 65.50 52.00 48.50 36.10 Barrier net 4/5/2023 Chelonia mydas 5 FFM392/FFM393 56.00 56.30 60.20 54.60 43.40 46.70 23.10 North net 4/5/2023 Caretta caretta FFM429/FFM430 59.20 60.40 64.70 59.10 48.30 46.00 30.90 South net 4/7/2023 Chelonia mydas IRG0637/IRG0636 27.40 28.30 29.60 24.90 22.70 23.20 3.10 Dip net 4/8/2023 Chelonia mydas 6 /FFM431 53.90 53.90 56.20 52.10 42.10 44.30 21.60 South net 4/8/2023 Chelonia mydas IRG0638/IRG0639 27.20 27.80 28.40 24.70 22.60 23.50 2.90 Dip net 4/12/2023 Caretta caretta 7 61.60 62.60 66.10 63.30 52.00 48.60 29.20 Barrier net Hand 4/12/2023 Chelonia mydas IRG0641/IRG0642 26.40 26.80 28.00 23.90 21.40 21.60 2.50 capture 4/12/2023 Chelonia mydas IRG0643/IRG0644 25.20 25.50 26.80 23.60 21.40 21.30 2.40 Dip net 4/13/2023 Chelonia mydas IRG0645/IRG0646 28.80 29.40 30.90 27.20 24.10 24.90 3.00 Barrier net 4/13/2023 Chelonia mydas IRG0647/IRG0648 23.10 23.80 25.00 21.30 19.20 19.70 2.00 Barrier net 4/14/2023 Chelonia mydas 9 52.50 52.70 55.00 48.00 40.70 41.30 16.40 South net 4/14/2023 Chelonia mydas IRG0649/IRG0650 27.30 27.70 28.70 25.20 23.10 23.20 2.80 Dip net 4/14/2023 Chelonia mydas IRG0651/IRG0652 28.10 28.30 29.20 25.20 23.00 23.80 3.10 South net 4/14/2023 Chelonia mydas IRG0653/IRG0654 28.00 28.80 29.90 25.10 23.30 23.30 3.00 North net 4/14/2023 Chelonia mydas 8 KKY044/KKY045 46.30 46.90 48.50 41.50 36.60 38.90 12.80 North net 4/15/2023 Caretta caretta 10 FFE792/FFE793 65.20 67.40 72.10 63.80 54.70 49.80 41.60 North net 4/16/2023 Chelonia mydas FFM432/FFM433 31.80 32.40 33.60 29.20 26.50 26.40 4.40 North net 4/16/2023 Chelonia mydas 11 FFM434/FFM435 67.30 67.50 70.40 62.90 51.90 56.30 45.30 North net 4/16/2023 Chelonia mydas FFM436/FFM437 79.80 80.90 84.70 74.50 58.80 66.00 69.00 North net Dermochelys Hand 4/17/2023 coriacea 12 FFM438/FFM439 133.60 142.30 144.90 85.60 capture 4/18/2023 Chelonia mydas 15 /FFM452 56.30 56.80 58.30 52.20 44.50 46.20 22.50 South net 4/18/2023 Chelonia mydas 13 FFM440/FFM441 95.60 95.90 99.60 90.40 78.40 75.30 124.70 North net 4/18/2023 Chelonia mydas 16 FFM442/FFM443 53.30 53.40 55.40 50.90 43.10 41.90 20.50 North net 4/18/2023 Caretta caretta 14 FFM444/FFM445 84.10 86.30 90.10 76.80 62.60 59.10 78.50 North net 4/18/2023 Caretta caretta 17 FFM446/FFM447 79.60 80.10 83.50 76.80 60.10 59.40 69.60 South net 4/18/2023 Chelonia mydas FFM448/FFM449 41.20 41.90 44.20 37.90 32.30 34.50 9.00 South net

4/18/2023 Chelonia mydas FFM450/FFM451 34.50 34.50 36.00 30.50 27.00 28.80 5.80 North net 4/19/2023 Chelonia mydas 19 FFM380/FFM381 51.40 51.50 54.10 48.30 38.10 42.90 18.90 North net 4/19/2023 Caretta caretta 18 FFM453/FFM454 95.60 97.80 100.60 88.80 72.30 67.60 119.10 North net 4/19/2023 Chelonia mydas FFM455/FFM456 40.10 40.10 42.30 37.00 31.20 32.80 8.50 North net Hand 4/19/2023 Chelonia mydas IRG0655/IRG0656 26.10 26.40 27.60 23.20 21.00 22.00 2.30 capture 4/20/2023 Caretta caretta 20 FFM457/FFM458 94.20 96.50 103.70 93.70 74.60 72.80 136.70 North net 4/20/2023 Chelonia mydas IRG0657/IRG0658 27.60 28.40 30.00 25.20 21.80 22.60 2.90 North net 4/21/2023 Caretta caretta 22 FFM459/FFM460 90.80 91.50 95.00 86.50 66.70 70.40 115.00 North net 4/21/2023 Chelonia mydas FFM461/FFM462 59.80 60.40 63.60 55.70 46.00 51.10 29.20 South net 4/21/2023 Chelonia mydas FFM463/FFM464 63.90 64.00 65.70 61.00 51.10 52.60 36.80 South net 4/21/2023 Caretta caretta FFM465/FFM466 62.80 63.80 66.70 63.50 53.80 50.10 40.00 North net 4/21/2023 Chelonia mydas 21 FFM467/FFM468 94.50 95.30 98.00 88.00 72.80 73.60 110.70 North net 4/22/2023 Chelonia mydas 23 FFM469/FFM470 60.30 60.50 63.20 56.90 47.40 47.60 29.80 South net 4/23/2023 Caretta caretta 24 79.90 80.30 84.20 77.70 59.90 63.50 83.50 North net 4/23/2023 Caretta caretta FFM471/FFM472 73.60 71.00 78.30 78.40 60.20 58.20 60.00 North net 4/23/2023 Caretta caretta FFM473/FFM474 81.90 83.00 89.10 78.50 60.00 62.10 86.70 North net 4/23/2023 Caretta caretta FFM475/FFM476 81.90 82.90 87.90 76.30 61.80 61.20 86.20 South net 4/23/2023 Caretta caretta FFM477/FFM478 55.70 57.50 60.90 56.30 47.40 44.10 22.90 North net 4/24/2023 Caretta caretta 25 /FFM484 67.20 68.40 73.50 64.40 54.70 51.10 44.50 South net 4/24/2023 Chelonia mydas FFM479/FFM480 30.10 30.20 31.20 26.90 24.10 24.00 3.40 Dip net 4/24/2023 Caretta caretta FFM481/FFM482 80.10 81.50 83.70 78.20 60.90 59.90 72.70 North net 4/25/2023 Caretta caretta 28 FFM485/FFM486 92.00 92.60 95.80 90.10 71.20 72.80 126.70 North net 4/25/2023 Caretta caretta 26 FFM487/FFM488 93.80 94.40 98.10 86.90 66.70 73.50 126.70 South net 4/25/2023 Chelonia mydas 27 FFM489/FFM490 91.60 91.60 95.60 92.10 73.70 69.70 107.10 North net 4/27/2023 Chelonia mydas 30 61.80 62.30 65.40 57.50 48.20 52.60 34.40 South net 4/27/2023 Caretta caretta 31 FFE439/FFE440 67.60 69.50 72.70 67.00 54.60 51.90 44.50 South net 4/27/2023 Caretta caretta FFM491/FFM492 62.40 63.90 68.20 63.90 55.10 49.70 38.10 North net 4/27/2023 Caretta caretta 29 FFM493/FFM494 84.30 85.90 90.90 80.90 60.80 65.60 85.30 North net 4/28/2023 Chelonia mydas IRG0659/IRG0661 25.30 25.90 27.00 23.90 21.70 21.00 2.40 Dip net 4/29/2023 Chelonia mydas 33 53.30 53.70 57.20 48.70 39.60 43.00 19.30 North net 4/29/2023 Chelonia mydas 32 FFM495/FFM496 92.90 93.00 95.90 89.20 73.70 73.20 99.70 North net 4/29/2023 Chelonia mydas FFM497/FFM498 29.40 30.10 30.50 25.70 22.90 25.00 3.30 Dip net 4/30/2023 Chelonia mydas FFM499/FFM500 50.50 50.80 52.50 48.20 41.80 41.40 17.10 Dip net 4/30/2023 Caretta caretta 34 FFS000/FFS001 85.80 88.20 90.20 82.60 65.50 63.80 87.30 North net 4/30/2023 Chelonia mydas 35 KKT061/KKT062 41.70 45.40 46.50 40.10 34.70 36.70 11.70 North net

Mrs. Meghan Koperski Tequesta Field Laboratory 19100 SE Federal Highway Tequesta, FL 33469

Subject:

Marine Turtle Removal Monthly Summary April 2023

Dear Meghan,

Attached, please find the monthly summary of marine turtle removals for April 2023. This month we captured 24 Caretta caretta, 41 Chelonia mydas, and one Dermochelys coriacea in the intake canal of the St. Lucie power plant on Hutchinson Island. Four sea turtles were sent for rehabilitation (non-causal), and there were no mortalities in April. As with all sea turtle strandings at the St. 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.

Four sea turtles were sent to rehab for non-causal injuries this month. On April 4th, a subadult loggerhead was found lethargic on the barrier net. It was missing 80% of its LFF and had healing wounds on the neck. On April 12th, a subadult loggerhead was found lethargic on the barrier net. It was debilitated and had an open wound on the margins of the carapace. On April 14th, a juvenile green turtle was captured in the tangle nets and found with a possible constriction wound almost entirely through the RFF. On April 23rd, a subadult loggerhead was captured in the tangle nets and had multifilament line wrapped around its front flippers, head, and neck. All four turtles were taken to the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach for rehab. Because these injuries/illnesses were unrelated to the power plant, they were classified as non-causal strandings.

The primary 5-inch barrier net encountered light amounts of algae in April. Furthermore, 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 2023. 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, Annessia Annessia Michaels Environmental Specialist Inwater Research Group, Inc.

4160 NE Hyline Dr.

Jensen Beach, FL 34957 amichaels@inwater.org (772) 349-7252

MARINE TURTLE REMOVALS ST. LUCIE PLANT INTAKE CANAL SMCL SSCL CSCL CMCW SMCW SMPL Weight Date Species Note Tag #'s (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (kg) Method 4/1/2023 Caretta caretta 1 FFE439/FFE440 68.20 69.30 72.60 67.10 55.10 52.10 44.00 South net 4/2/2023 Chelonia mydas 2 FFM425/FFM426 47.20 48.10 51.60 47.20 39.50 39.20 15.10 South net 4/3/2023 Chelonia mydas 3 FFM427/FFM428 67.50 68.00 73.00 66.50 54.40 57.40 40.80 North net 4/3/2023 Chelonia mydas IRG0634/IRG0635 27.20 28.00 29.30 26.00 23.30 23.10 2.90 Dip net 4/4/2023 Caretta caretta 4 62.80 63.40 67.00 65.50 52.00 48.50 36.10 Barrier net 4/5/2023 Chelonia mydas 5 FFM392/FFM393 56.00 56.30 60.20 54.60 43.40 46.70 23.10 North net 4/5/2023 Caretta caretta FFM429/FFM430 59.20 60.40 64.70 59.10 48.30 46.00 30.90 South net 4/7/2023 Chelonia mydas IRG0637/IRG0636 27.40 28.30 29.60 24.90 22.70 23.20 3.10 Dip net 4/8/2023 Chelonia mydas 6 /FFM431 53.90 53.90 56.20 52.10 42.10 44.30 21.60 South net 4/8/2023 Chelonia mydas IRG0638/IRG0639 27.20 27.80 28.40 24.70 22.60 23.50 2.90 Dip net 4/12/2023 Caretta caretta 7 61.60 62.60 66.10 63.30 52.00 48.60 29.20 Barrier net Hand 4/12/2023 Chelonia mydas IRG0641/IRG0642 26.40 26.80 28.00 23.90 21.40 21.60 2.50 capture 4/12/2023 Chelonia mydas IRG0643/IRG0644 25.20 25.50 26.80 23.60 21.40 21.30 2.40 Dip net 4/13/2023 Chelonia mydas IRG0645/IRG0646 28.80 29.40 30.90 27.20 24.10 24.90 3.00 Barrier net 4/13/2023 Chelonia mydas IRG0647/IRG0648 23.10 23.80 25.00 21.30 19.20 19.70 2.00 Barrier net 4/14/2023 Chelonia mydas 9 52.50 52.70 55.00 48.00 40.70 41.30 16.40 South net 4/14/2023 Chelonia mydas IRG0649/IRG0650 27.30 27.70 28.70 25.20 23.10 23.20 2.80 Dip net 4/14/2023 Chelonia mydas IRG0651/IRG0652 28.10 28.30 29.20 25.20 23.00 23.80 3.10 South net 4/14/2023 Chelonia mydas IRG0653/IRG0654 28.00 28.80 29.90 25.10 23.30 23.30 3.00 North net 4/14/2023 Chelonia mydas 8 KKY044/KKY045 46.30 46.90 48.50 41.50 36.60 38.90 12.80 North net 4/15/2023 Caretta caretta 10 FFE792/FFE793 65.20 67.40 72.10 63.80 54.70 49.80 41.60 North net 4/16/2023 Chelonia mydas FFM432/FFM433 31.80 32.40 33.60 29.20 26.50 26.40 4.40 North net 4/16/2023 Chelonia mydas 11 FFM434/FFM435 67.30 67.50 70.40 62.90 51.90 56.30 45.30 North net 4/16/2023 Chelonia mydas FFM436/FFM437 79.80 80.90 84.70 74.50 58.80 66.00 69.00 North net Dermochelys Hand 4/17/2023 coriacea 12 FFM438/FFM439 133.60 142.30 144.90 85.60 capture 4/18/2023 Chelonia mydas 15 /FFM452 56.30 56.80 58.30 52.20 44.50 46.20 22.50 South net 4/18/2023 Chelonia mydas 13 FFM440/FFM441 95.60 95.90 99.60 90.40 78.40 75.30 124.70 North net 4/18/2023 Chelonia mydas 16 FFM442/FFM443 53.30 53.40 55.40 50.90 43.10 41.90 20.50 North net 4/18/2023 Caretta caretta 14 FFM444/FFM445 84.10 86.30 90.10 76.80 62.60 59.10 78.50 North net 4/18/2023 Caretta caretta 17 FFM446/FFM447 79.60 80.10 83.50 76.80 60.10 59.40 69.60 South net 4/18/2023 Chelonia mydas FFM448/FFM449 41.20 41.90 44.20 37.90 32.30 34.50 9.00 South net 4/18/2023 Chelonia mydas FFM450/FFM451 34.50 34.50 36.00 30.50 27.00 28.80 5.80 North net

4/19/2023 Chelonia mydas 19 FFM380/FFM381 51.40 51.50 54.10 48.30 38.10 42.90 18.90 North net 4/19/2023 Caretta caretta 18 FFM453/FFM454 95.60 97.80 100.60 88.80 72.30 67.60 119.10 North net 4/19/2023 Chelonia mydas FFM455/FFM456 40.10 40.10 42.30 37.00 31.20 32.80 8.50 North net Hand 4/19/2023 Chelonia mydas IRG0655/IRG0656 26.10 26.40 27.60 23.20 21.00 22.00 2.30 capture 4/20/2023 Caretta caretta 20 FFM457/FFM458 94.20 96.50 103.70 93.70 74.60 72.80 136.70 North net 4/20/2023 Chelonia mydas IRG0657/IRG0658 27.60 28.40 30.00 25.20 21.80 22.60 2.90 North net 4/21/2023 Caretta caretta 22 FFM459/FFM460 90.80 91.50 95.00 86.50 66.70 70.40 115.00 North net 4/21/2023 Chelonia mydas FFM461/FFM462 59.80 60.40 63.60 55.70 46.00 51.10 29.20 South net 4/21/2023 Chelonia mydas FFM463/FFM464 63.90 64.00 65.70 61.00 51.10 52.60 36.80 South net 4/21/2023 Caretta caretta FFM465/FFM466 62.80 63.80 66.70 63.50 53.80 50.10 40.00 North net 4/21/2023 Chelonia mydas 21 FFM467/FFM468 94.50 95.30 98.00 88.00 72.80 73.60 110.70 North net 4/22/2023 Chelonia mydas 23 FFM469/FFM470 60.30 60.50 63.20 56.90 47.40 47.60 29.80 South net 4/23/2023 Caretta caretta 24 79.90 80.30 84.20 77.70 59.90 63.50 83.50 North net 4/23/2023 Caretta caretta FFM471/FFM472 73.60 71.00 78.30 78.40 60.20 58.20 60.00 North net 4/23/2023 Caretta caretta FFM473/FFM474 81.90 83.00 89.10 78.50 60.00 62.10 86.70 North net 4/23/2023 Caretta caretta FFM475/FFM476 81.90 82.90 87.90 76.30 61.80 61.20 86.20 South net 4/23/2023 Caretta caretta FFM477/FFM478 55.70 57.50 60.90 56.30 47.40 44.10 22.90 North net 4/24/2023 Caretta caretta 25 /FFM484 67.20 68.40 73.50 64.40 54.70 51.10 44.50 South net 4/24/2023 Chelonia mydas FFM479/FFM480 30.10 30.20 31.20 26.90 24.10 24.00 3.40 Dip net 4/24/2023 Caretta caretta FFM481/FFM482 80.10 81.50 83.70 78.20 60.90 59.90 72.70 North net 4/25/2023 Caretta caretta 28 FFM485/FFM486 92.00 92.60 95.80 90.10 71.20 72.80 126.70 North net 4/25/2023 Caretta caretta 26 FFM487/FFM488 93.80 94.40 98.10 86.90 66.70 73.50 126.70 South net 4/25/2023 Chelonia mydas 27 FFM489/FFM490 91.60 91.60 95.60 92.10 73.70 69.70 107.10 North net 4/27/2023 Chelonia mydas 30 61.80 62.30 65.40 57.50 48.20 52.60 34.40 South net 4/27/2023 Caretta caretta 31 FFE439/FFE440 67.60 69.50 72.70 67.00 54.60 51.90 44.50 South net 4/27/2023 Caretta caretta FFM491/FFM492 62.40 63.90 68.20 63.90 55.10 49.70 38.10 North net 4/27/2023 Caretta caretta 29 FFM493/FFM494 84.30 85.90 90.90 80.90 60.80 65.60 85.30 North net 4/28/2023 Chelonia mydas IRG0659/IRG0661 25.30 25.90 27.00 23.90 21.70 21.00 2.40 Dip net 4/29/2023 Chelonia mydas 33 53.30 53.70 57.20 48.70 39.60 43.00 19.30 North net 4/29/2023 Chelonia mydas 32 FFM495/FFM496 92.90 93.00 95.90 89.20 73.70 73.20 99.70 North net 4/29/2023 Chelonia mydas FFM497/FFM498 29.40 30.10 30.50 25.70 22.90 25.00 3.30 Dip net 4/30/2023 Chelonia mydas FFM499/FFM500 50.50 50.80 52.50 48.20 41.80 41.40 17.10 Dip net 4/30/2023 Caretta caretta 34 FFS000/FFS001 85.80 88.20 90.20 82.60 65.50 63.80 87.30 North net 4/30/2023 Chelonia mydas 35 KKT061/KKT062 41.70 45.40 46.50 40.10 34.70 36.70 11.70 North net

NOTES

1. RECAPTURE, from 10/19/21, 5/23/22, 10/22/22, 11/12/22, 1/15/23, 2/21/23. PAPILLOMAS (Balazs Tumor Score = 1 {light}, Total Tumor Score = 8). Healed notch on rear edge of carapace.
2. RECAPTURE, from 3/16/18, 6/1/18. PAPILLOMAS (Balazs Tumor Score = 1 {light}, Total Tumor Score = 2).
3. RECAPTURE, from 3/19/08, 6/28/13, 5/25/14, 2/12/16, 6/1/17, 9/19/17, 10/16/17, 1/21/18, 4/17/19, 2/17/20, 10/5/20, 11/20/20, 1/23/21. PAPILLOMAS (Balazs Tumor Score = 1 {light}, Total Tumor Score = 10).
4. REHAB (NONCAUSAL). STSSN# HWB20230404001. Turtle was lethargic, found on barrier net by HSL.

Transported to LMC. Turtle missing 80% LFF healed. Healing wounds on ventral side of neck. Healed notch on marginals. Curved min = 66.5 cm. No tags inserted.

5. RECAPTURE, from 2/7/23. Healed notches on LFF and LRF.
6. RECAPTURE, from 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, 1/5/22, 3/17/22, 10/6/22, 12/22/22. New inconel tag in RFF only, too many tag scars on LFF. Possible hooking wound healing on LFF axilla (ventral). Turtle missing 45% RRF and 25% LRF, healed.
7. REHAB (NONCAUSAL). STSSN# HWB20230412001. Turtle was lethargic and debilitated, found on barrier net. Transported to LMC. No inconel tags inserted. 5.5x8.4 cm open healing wound on right marginals.

Curved min: 65.6 cm.

8. RECAPTURE, from: 11/9/20.
9. REHAB (NONCAUSAL). STSSN# HWB20230414001. Turtle has possible constriction wound 10x3.5 cm almost entirely through RFF. Transported to LMC. Curved min: 54.5 cm. RECAPTURE, from: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, 1/6/22, 12/14/22, 2/8/23, 2/19/23. No flipper tags inserted.
10. RECAPTURE, from 8/23/19, 12/15/19, 1/19/20, 7/24/20, 3/3/21, 6/8/21, 8/11/21, 10/19/21, 3/12/22, 8/11/22 10/15/22. Turtle missing 5% along marginals of left posterior carapace (healed), old shark bite wound.
11. RECAPTURE from 4/24/14,1/8/16,1/26/18,3/24/18, 8/26/18, 3/20/19. 5% missing LRF, healed.
12. Adult female leatherback. Estimated 650 lbs. SCL = 133.6cm.
13. Adult male green. TL = 455mm.
14. Adult male loggerhead. TL = 435mm.
15. PAPILLOMAS (Balazs Tumor Score = 1 {light}, Total Tumor Score = 6). No LFF tag due to PAPS tumor. Turtle missing pygals.
16. RECAPTURE, from: 2/2/19. Old healed constriction wound on RFF.
17. RECAPTURE, from: 5/7/11, 2/14/16.
18. Adult male loggerhead. TL = 507mm.
19. RECAPTURE, from: 11/11/18, 9/26/19, 12/1/19, 12/10/20, 2/15/22, 4/30/22, 1/26/23. Healed indentations on carapace.
20. Adult female loggerhead. TL = 255mm.
21. Adult male green. TL = 425mm.
22. Adult female loggerhead. TL = 254mm.
23. RECAPTURE, from 9/23/19, 8/20/22.
24. REHAB (NONCAUSAL). STSSN#HWB230423001 . Transported to LMC. Multifilament line entanglement to front flippers, head, and neck. Curved min: 84.0cm. Robust and active.
25. RECAPTURE, from 1/15/20, 7/12/21. Small healed notch in marginals of right posterior carapace. RRF missing 5%, healed. Healing wound on head posterior to right eye. Tag malfunction (FFM483), no new inconel tag in LFF.
26. Adult female loggerhead. TL = 256mm.
27. Adult male green. TL = 452mm.
28. Adult female loggerhead. TL = 235mm.
29. Adult female loggerhead. TL = 203mm.
30. RECAPTURE, from 12/4/08, 8/18/09, 9/15/09, 6/20/12, 10/3/12, 12/6/12, 3/22/13, 7/11/13, 9/3/14, 12/29/14, 1/14/16, 4/26/16, 6/17/17, 10/10/17, 1/29/18, 4/26/19, 5/13/20, 12/11/20, 1/23/21, 2/15/22, 4/18/22, 1/20/23.
31. RECAPTURE, from: 10/19/21, 5/3/22, 10/22/22, 11/12/22, 1/15/23, 2/21/23, 4/1/23. PAPILLOMAS (Balazs Tumor Score = 2 {moderate}, Total Tumor Score = 12).
32. Adult male green. TL = 365mm.
33. RECAPTURE, from 4/21/18, 12/17/18, 4/3/19, 9/13/19, 9/26/19, 2/20/20, 8/12/20, 10/6/20, 2/15/21, 6/20/21,1/7/23. No new Inconel tags inserted due to multiple tag scars in both FF.Turtle missing 30% from terminal end of LRF (healed). Date incorrect on photo plate.
34. Adult female loggerhead. TL = 190mm.
35. RECAPTURE, from: 1/22/20. Healed notch on LRF. Left pygal missing, healed.

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 Olive ridley (Caretta caretta) (Chelonia (Eretmochelys (Dermochelys (Lepidochelys (Lepidochelys mydas) imbricata) coriacea) kempii) olivacea) Overall Totals Year Year Year Year Year Apr- Year Apr- to Year to Apr- to to to Apr- to 23 to Date 23 Date Apr-23 Date 23 Date Apr-23 Date Apr-23 Date 23 Date Captures 24 35 41 112 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 66 151 Causal Mortalitie s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Non-Causal Mortalitie s 0 0 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 0 0 Sent to rehab 3 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 Year Year Year Year Year Fresh Apr- Year Apr- to Year to Apr- to to to Apr- to Scrapes 23 to Date 23 Date Apr-23 Date 23 Date Apr-23 Date Apr-23 Date 23 Date None 1 4 3 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 16 Minor 20 28 38 99 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 59 131 Moderate 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 Severe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Percent with mod/sev #DIV/0 #DIV/0 #DIV/0 #DIV/0 scrapes 12.5% 8.6% 0.0% 0.9%  !  ! 0.0% 0.0%  ! 0.0%  ! 0.0% 4.5% 2.6%

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