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NRR E-mail Capture - (External_Sender) 2024 PSEG Sturgeon PIT Tag Data
ML25013A121
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Site: Salem  PSEG icon.png
Issue date: 01/10/2025
From: Cary R
PSEG Nuclear Environmental Affairs
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Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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From:

Cary, Richard H. <Richard.Cary@pseg.com>

Sent:

Friday, January 10, 2025 1:34 PM To:

Mangold, Mike Cc:

nmfs.gar.incidental-take@noaa.gov; EndangeredSpecies Resource; Brian.Neilan@dep.nj.gov; Josie.Castaldo@dep.nj.gov

Subject:

[External_Sender] 2024 PSEG Sturgeon PIT Tag Data Attachments:

LR-E25-0006 PSEG 2024 PIT Tag Data Report.pdf; LR-E25-0006 PSEG USFWS PIT Tag Data 2024.xlsx Hi Michael, Attached is the PSEG Sturgeon PIT Tag Data for 2024. Six sturgeon were newly tagged this year, and one previously tagged was encountered. Please let me know if you have any questions or need additional information.

Richard Cary Manager - Biological Programs PSEG Nuclear Environmental Affairs 856-339-1487 The information contained in this e-mail, including any attachment(s), is intended solely for use by the named addressee(s). If you are not the intended recipient, or a person designated as responsible for delivering such messages to the intended recipient, you are not authorized to disclose, copy, distribute or retain this message, in whole or in part, without written authorization from PSEG. This e-mail may contain proprietary, confidential or privileged information. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately. This notice is included in all e-mail messages leaving PSEG. Thank you for your cooperation.

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NRR_DRMA Email Number:

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[External_Sender] 2024 PSEG Sturgeon PIT Tag Data Sent Date:

1/10/2025 1:34:24 PM Received Date:

1/10/2025 1:34:42 PM From:

Cary, Richard H.

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Richard.Cary@pseg.com Recipients:

"nmfs.gar.incidental-take@noaa.gov" <nmfs.gar.incidental-take@noaa.gov>

Tracking Status: None "EndangeredSpecies Resource" <EndangeredSpecies.Resource@nrc.gov>

Tracking Status: None "Brian.Neilan@dep.nj.gov" <Brian.Neilan@dep.nj.gov>

Tracking Status: None "Josie.Castaldo@dep.nj.gov" <Josie.Castaldo@dep.nj.gov>

Tracking Status: None "Mangold, Mike" <mike_mangold@fws.gov>

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BN0P110MB2012.NAMP110.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM Files Size Date & Time MESSAGE 986 1/10/2025 1:34:42 PM LR-E25-0006 PSEG 2024 PIT Tag Data Report.pdf 201266 LR-E25-0006 PSEG USFWS PIT Tag Data 2024.xlsx 25025 Options Priority:

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Energy & Environmental Resource Center c/o Richard Cary 244 Chestnut Street Salem, New Jersey 08079 856-339-1487 Richard.Cary@pseg.com SEND VIA EMAIL January 10, 2025 LR-E25-0006 EEP 25003 Michael Mangold Assistant Project Leader Region 5 MOCC Coordinator United States Fish & Wildlife Service Maryland Fish & Wildlife Conservation Office 177 Admiral Cochrane Drive Annapolis, MD 21401 Mike_mangold@fws.gov SALEM AND HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATIONS BIOLOGICAL OPINION GAR-2020-02842 2024 ANNUAL PIT TAG DATA REPORT The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (USNRC) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) concluded formal consultation under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, on April 27, 2023, with NRCs issuance of a Biological Opinion for Continued Operations of Salem and Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations and Incidental Take Statement (ITS) to PSEG. In accordance with Terms and Conditions (T&Cs) #21 and #31 of the ITS, PSEG must report all captured sturgeon that are scanned and have an existing PIT Tag or new PIT Tags that are inserted into sturgeon for inclusion in the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) tagging database.

During the 2024 calendar year, five Atlantic sturgeon and one Shortnose sturgeon were newly tagged. Additionally, one previously tagged deceased Atlantic sturgeon was recovered from the intake structure. Table 1 (below) provides a summary of field data collected during each event where sturgeon were tagged or an existing tag was encountered. Additional information for each collection is included in the PSEG 2024 spreadsheet which is being provided electronically to the USFWS for inclusion into the tagging database.

If you have any questions or require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me at richard.cary@pseg.com.

Sincerely, Richard Cary Manager Biological Programs Cc :

National Marine Fisheries Service Greater Atlantic Regional Fisheries Office nmfs.gar.incidental-take@noaa.gov United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission endangeredspecies@nrc.gov New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Department of Fish and Wildlife Brian.Neilan@dep.nj.gov New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Division of Water Quality Bureau of Surface Water and Pretreatment Permitting Josie.Castaldo@dep.nj.gov David Golden, Assistant Commissioner New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Department of Fish and Wildlife 501 East State Street P.O. Box 400 Trenton, NJ 08625-0400 (Distributed via email)

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Cary, Richard H.

Digitally signed by Cary, Richard H.

Date: 2025.01.10 13:33:06 -05'00'

Table 1. 2024 PIT Tag Data Summary for sturgeon tagged by PSEG in the DelawareBay/River.

Species TL(mm)

FL(mm)

Wt(kg)

Water Temp Salinity Tissue Sample Capture Date Disposition Release Date Capture Gear Dorsal PIT Tag #

Atlantic Sturgeon 489 418 0.54 9.2°C

.1 ppt Pelvic Fin 4/9/2024 Released 4/9/2024 Bottom Trawl

  1. 933000320501373 Atlantic Sturgeon 398 345 0.32 11.0°C 2.0 ppt Pelvic Fin 4/12/2024 Released 4/12/2024 Intake
  1. 933000220017824 Shortnose Sturgeon 828 717 2.3 28.3°C

.4 ppt Pelvic Fin 7/9/2024 Released 7/9/2024 Bottom Trawl

  1. 933000320501371 Atlantic Sturgeon 725 619 1.47 26.6°C

.2 ppt Pelvic Fin 8/14/2024 Released 8/14/2024 Bottom Trawl

  1. 933000320501374 Atlantic Sturgeon 650 560 1.22 21.4°C 2.5 ppt Pelvic Fin 10/2/2024 Released 10/2/2024 Bottom Trawl
  1. 933000320184006 Atlantic Sturgeon*

640 690 1.64 6.0°C 10.0 ppt Pelvic Fin 12/19/2024 Deceased 12/19/2024 Intake

  1. 982000406255341 Atlantic Sturgeon 648 609 1.7 5.0°C 14.0 ppt Pelvic Fin 12/30/2024 Released 12/30/2024 Intake
  1. 933000320501352
  • Previouly tagged Atlantic sturgeon recovered from the intake sturcture.

FishID Event Species TL(mm)

FL(mm)Length Estimated Wt(kg)

Weight Estimated Hatchery or Wild (xxxx)24000 0

Atlantic 489 418 No 0.54 No Wild (xxxx)24000 0

Atlantic 398 345 No 0.32 No Wild (xxxx)24000 0

Shortnose 828 717 No 2.3 No Wild (xxxx)24000 0

Atlantic 725 619 No 1.47 No Wild (xxxx)24000 0

Atlantic 650 560 No 1.22 No Wild (xxxx)24000 1

Atlantic 640 690 No 1.64 No Wild (xxxx)24000 0

Atlantic 648 609 No 1.7 No Wild

Hatchery OriginTissue Sample Biological Remarks Capture Agency Sample Type Capture Date N/A Pelvic Fin Clip Alive PSEG Independent 4/8/2024 N/A Pelvic Fin Clip Alive PSEG Independent 4/12/2024 N/A Pelvic Fin Clip Alive PSEG Independent 7/9/2024 N/A Pelvic Fin Clip Alive PSEG Independent 8/14/2024 N/A Pelvic Fin Clip Alive PSEG Independent 10/2/2024 N/A Pelvic Fin Clip Deceased PSEG Independent 12/19/2024 N/A Pelvic Fin Clip Alive PSEG Independent 12/30/2024

Capture Region Capture Waterbody Capture Site Capture State Capture Latitude Delaware Bay Delaware River In Delaware River DE 39.647783 Delaware Bay Delaware River PSEG NJ 39.460603 Delaware Bay Delaware River In Delaware River NJ 39.7432 Delaware Bay Delaware River In Delaware River NJ 39.744333 Delaware Bay Delaware River In Delaware River NJ 39.738417 Delaware Bay Delaware River PSEG NJ 39.460603 Delaware Bay Delaware River PSEG NJ 39.460603

Capture Longitude Disposition Released Without Tags Capture Remarks Release Date

-75.5697 Released No Alive 4/8/2024

-75.536133 Released No Alive 4/12/2024

-75.479833 Released No Alive 7/9/2024

-75.478333 Released No Alive 8/14/2024

-75.481017 Released No Alive 10/2/2024

-75.536133 Deceased No Deceased N/A

-75.536133 Released No Alive 12/30/2024

Release Region Release Waterbody Release Site Release State Release Latitude Delaware Bay Delaware River Delaware River DE 39.647783 Delaware Bay Delaware River Delaware River NJ 39.460603 Delaware Bay Delaware River Delaware River NJ 39.7432 Delaware Bay Delaware River Delaware River NJ 39.744333 Delaware Bay Delaware River Delaware River NJ 39.738417 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Delaware Bay Delaware River Delaware River NJ 39.460603

Release Longitude Capture Gear Soak TimeMesh StretchWater Depth Water Temp

-75.5697 Bottom Trawl - semi-balloon otter trawl 10 min 1.5", 1.25" N/A 9.2°C

-75.536133 None N/A N/A N/A 11.0°C

-75.479833 Bottom Trawl - semi-balloon otter trawl 10 min 1.5", 1.25" N/A 28.3°C

-75.478333 Bottom Trawl - semi-balloon otter trawl 10 min 1.5", 1.25" N/A 26.6°C

-75.481017 Bottom Trawl - semi-balloon otter trawl 10 min 1.5", 1.25" N/A 21.4°C N/A None N/A N/A N/A 6.0°C

-75.536133 None N/A N/A N/A 5.0°C

Salinity ConductivityDissolved Oxygen Dorsal PIT Tag #Dorsal T-Bar Tag #

Pectoral T-Bar Tag #

Carlin Tag #Dart Tag #

.1 ppt N/A N/A

  1. 933000320501373 2.0 ppt N/A N/A
  1. 933000220017824

.4 ppt N/A N/A

  1. 933000320501371

.2 ppt N/A N/A

  1. 933000320501374 2.5 ppt N/A N/A
  1. 933000320184006 10.0 ppt N/A N/A
  1. 982000406255341 14.0 ppt N/A N/A
  1. 933000320501352

Other Tag #

Other Tag Type Capture TagRelease TagTag Remarks No Yes PIT No Yes PIT No Yes PIT No Yes PIT No Yes PIT Yes N/A PIT No Yes PIT

Species TL(mm)

FL(mm)

Wt(kg)

Water Temp Salinity Atlantic Sturgeon 489 418 0.54 9.2°C

.1 ppt Atlantic Sturgeon 398 345 0.32 11.0°C 2.0 ppt Shortnose Sturgeon 828 717 2.3 28.3°C

.4 ppt Atlantic Sturgeon 725 619 1.47 26.6°C

.2 ppt Atlantic Sturgeon 650 560 1.22 21.4°C 2.5 ppt Atlantic Sturgeon*

640 690 1.64 6.0°C 10.0 ppt Atlantic Sturgeon 648 609 1.7 5.0°C 14.0 ppt

  • Previouly tagged Atlantic sturgeon recovered from the intake sturcture.

Tissue Sample Capture Date Disposition Release Date Pelvic Fin 4/9/2024 Released 4/9/2024 Pelvic Fin 4/12/2024 Released 4/12/2024 Pelvic Fin 7/9/2024 Released 7/9/2024 Pelvic Fin 8/14/2024 Released 8/14/2024 Pelvic Fin 10/2/2024 Released 10/2/2024 Pelvic Fin 12/19/2024 Deceased 12/19/2024 Pelvic Fin 12/30/2024 Released 12/30/2024

Capture Gear Dorsal PIT Tag #

Bottom Trawl

  1. 933000320501373 Intake
  1. 933000220017824 Bottom Trawl
  1. 933000320501371 Bottom Trawl
  1. 933000320501374 Bottom Trawl
  1. 933000320184006 Intake
  1. 982000406255341 Intake
  1. 933000320501352

Field Data Type Description FishID Number Unique 9 digit number for each fish in the database. FishID is developed by combining the 3-digit Agency Code, the 2-digit tagging year, and a 4-digit sequential fish number starting with 0001. FishID remains the same through all recaptures, regardless whether or not capture agency or capture year changes with recapture.

Event Number First tag and release of fish receives Event 0, subsequent recaptures start at Event 1 with FishID number remaining consistent for the same fish through all recaptures.

Species Text Atlantic Sturgeon or Shortnose Sturgeon TL (mm)

Number Total length of the fish in millimeters FL (mm)

Number Fork Length of the fish in millimeters Length Estimated Yes/No Was the Length measurement estimated?

Wt (kg)

Number Weight of the fish in kilograms Weight Estimated Yes/No Was the Weight measurement estimated?

Hatchery or Wild Text Was the fish of Hatchery or Wild origin?

Tissue Sample Text Tissue vial number or yes/no if vial number not known Biological Remarks Text Any additional comments regarding the fish Capture Agency Text Agency that captured the fish on the respective event (not necessarily the original tagging Agency if a fish was recaptured).

Type of sampling resulting in capture of fish. Should use one of the following three types:

Independent (fishery independent)

Dependent (fishery dependent - including commercial fishermen tagging for your program)

Report (report from public or commercial fisherman, but fish was not examined by researcher)

Capture Date Date Date the fish was captured (mm/dd/yyyy)

Region where fish was captured, select from the following list:

Northeast - Cape Cod, MA and north LIS - Long Island Sound to Cape Cod (including CT River)

Hudson - Hudson River Coast NJ-NY - Atlantic Ocean of NJ and NY Delaware Bay - Delaware River and Bay Coast NC-DE - Atlantic Ocean from Hatteras, NC to DE Bay Chesapeake - Chesapeake Bay and tributaries Inland NC - Northern NC Sounds (Pamlico/Albemarle) & Rivers Southeast - Atlantic Ocean from FL to Hatteras, NC including all rivers south of Pamlico Sound that empty into the ocean Capture Waterbody Text Waterbody where fish was captured Capture Site Text Descriptive capture site location Capture State Text 2-digit state code where fish was captured Capture Latitude Text Latitude where fish was captured in Decimal Degrees Capture Longitude Text Longitude where fish was captured in Decimal Degrees Disposition of the fish, select from the following list:

Released - released alive Kept - kept for research purposes Sold - fish was sold in commercial fishery (pre-1998 data)

Gear Mortality - fish killed in gear Non-Gear Mortality - fish died from handling or other causes Found Dead - fish was found dead, without gear association Killed - sacrificed for research purposes Tag Only - tag found only, not attached to fish Sample Type Text Capture Region Text Disposition Text

Was the fish released without tags? Yes / No Leave field blank if fish is not released.

Capture Remarks Text Additional information regarding the capture of the fish Release Date Date Date the fish was released (mm/dd/yyyy)

Release Region Text General Region where fish is released, see Capture Region for list.

Release Waterbody Text Waterbody where fish was released Release Site Text Descriptive release site location Release State Text 2-digit state code where fish was released Release Latitude Text Latitude where fish was released in Decimal Degrees Release Longitude Text Longitude where fish was released in Decimal Degrees, this is a negative number Capture Gear Text Gear that the fish was captured in (Anchored Gillnet, Drift Gillnet, Pound Net, Fyke Net, Trawl, etc.)

Soak Time Number Number of hours the gear was fishing Mesh Stretch Number Stretch mesh size of gear in inches (particularly important for trawls and gillnets)

Water Depth Number Depth of water at capture location in meters Water Temp Number Water temperature at capture location in degrees Celsius (C)

Salinity Number Salinity at capture location in parts-per-thousand (ppt)

Conductivity Number Conductivity at capture location in umhoms Dissolved Oxygen Number Dissolved Oxygen at capture location in milligrams per liter (mg/L)

Dorsal PIT Tag #

Text The identification number of the tag Dorsal T-Bar Tag #

Text The identification number of the USFWS tag Pectoral T-Bar Tag #

Text The identification number of the USFWS tag Carlin Tag #

Text The identification number of the USFWS tag Dart Tag #

Text The identification number of the USFWS tag Other Tag #

Text The identification number of the tag Other Tag Type Text The type of tag applied (agency tag, radio, sonic, etc.)

Capture Tag Yes/No Was the tag on the fish at the time of capture?

Release Tag Yes/No Was the tag on the fish at the time of release?

Tag Remarks Text Additional information regarding the particular tag Released Without Tags Text

Agency Name Agency Acronym Agency ID Number Maine Department of Marine Resources MEDMR 100 University of Maine UME 101 University of New England UNE 102 Umass Amherst Fisheries Coop UMass-Amherst 250 Rhode Island DEM Div. of Marine Fisheries RI-T 251 Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection CTDEP 300 U. S. Geological Survey - Conte Lab USGS-CAFRC 301 Holyoke Gas & Electric HGE 302 New York Department of Environmental Conservation NYDEC 350 Cornell University CORNELL 351 U.S. Fish and Wildlife - Northeast Fishery Center NEFC 352 University of Maryland - CBL - Hudson River UMDCBL 353 Normandeau Assoc. - Hudson River NORMANDEAU 354 Stony Brook University - New York SUNY 355 New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection NJDEP 400 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Maryland USFWS-MFRO-D 401 Environmental Research Center ERC 402 Army Corps of Engineers - Delaware ACEDE 403 Stony Brook University - New Jersey SUNY 404 American Littoral Society ALS 405 Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife DEFW 500 Delaware State University DESU 501 Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife-Trawl Survey DEDFW_T 502 Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources - Ches. Bay MDDNR 550 Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources - Atlantic MDDNR-A 551 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Maryland USFWS-MFRO 552 U.S. Geological Survey USGS-MD 553 Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources - Trawl Survey MDDNR-T 554 Maryland Dept. of Natural Resources - Pound Net Survey MDDNR-P 555 Virginia Marine Resources Commission VMRC 600 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Virginia USFWS-VA 601 Virginia Institute of Marine Science VIMS 602 Virginia Commonwealth University VCU 603 North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries NCDMF 650 North Carolina Div. Mar. Fish. - Wilmington NCDMF-W 651 University of North Carolina UNC 652 North Carolina Coop Unit NCCOOP 653 Cooperative Tagging Cruise - USFWS NCCRUISE 654 South Carolina SCDNR 700 Fort Stewart Environmental & Natural Resource Div.

GAFS 750 Georgia Department of Natural Resources GADNR 751 University of Georgia UGA 752 Georgia Department of Natural Resources-Trawl Survey GADNR-T 753

US Army Corps of Engineers - South Atlantic Division USACE-SAD 754 National Marine Fisheries Service NMFS 850 NEAMAP Cruise - Virginia Inst. Marine Science NEAMAP 851 Acadia University AUC 852 USFWS - Call-in tag return data from Public USFWS 999

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