ML18228A618

NRR E-mail Capture - (External_Sender) July 2018 FPL Marine Turtle Removal Monthly Report

ML18228A618
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Site:	Saint Lucie
Issue date:	08/16/2018
From:	Ryan C Inwater Research Group
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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NRR-DMPSPEm Resource From: Ryan Chabot <ryan.chabot@gmail.com>

Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2018 10:03 AM To: Steve Weege Cc: Meghan Koperski; Ed Hollowell; Jodie Gless; Ken Frehafer; Marine Turtle Permit; Michael Bresette; EndangeredSpecies Resource; SCO@dep.state.fl.us; Vince Munne; Cody Mott; Jeff Guertin; Ryan Welsh; debbie.spring@noaa.gov; Eaton, Kristin; Jonathan Gorham; William Nurnberger; Audra Livergood - NOAA Federal

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[External_Sender] July 2018 FPL Marine Turtle Removal Monthly Report Attachments: July '18 Sea Turtle Monthly Report.PDF Mrs. Meghan Koperski Tequesta Field Laboratory 19100 SE Federal Highway Tequesta, FL 33469

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Marine Turtle Removal Monthly Summary July 2018

Dear Meghan,

Attached, please find the monthly summary of marine turtle removals for July 2018. This month we captured 46 Caretta caretta, two Chelonia mydas and one Lepidochelys kempii in the intake canal of the St. Lucie power plant on Hutchinson Island. One sea turtle was sent for rehabilitation (non-causal) and there were no mortalities during the month of June.

As with all sea turtle strandings at the Saint Lucie Plant (alive or dead), the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) was consulted and a stranding form was filed with the state through the Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network.

One loggerhead was sent to a rehabilitation facility for a non-causal injury this month. On July 19th, an adult male loggerhead was hand-captured with a large crack throughout the posterior of its carapace and with an extremely swollen tail and cloaca possibly from an old boat strike injury. The turtle was not turned over due to its injuries, so ventral measurements were not taken. Loggerhead Marinelife Center personnel transported the turtle to their facility for rehab.

The primary 5-inch barrier net encountered severe loads of filamentous algae from July 18th through July 26th. UESI was called in to clean the 5-inch primary barrier net on July 19th and again on July 26th. The primary barrier net 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 for the month of July. 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.

Ryan Ryan Chabot, MSc Inwater Research Group, Inc.

4160 NE Hyline Drive Jensen Beach, FL 34957 1

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[External_Sender] July 2018 FPL Marine Turtle Removal Monthly Report Sent Date: 8/16/2018 10:02:58 AM Received Date: 8/16/2018 10:03:06 AM From: Ryan Chabot Created By: ryan.chabot@gmail.com Recipients:

"Meghan Koperski" <Meghan.Koperski@myfwc.com>

Tracking Status: None "Ed Hollowell" <Ed.Hollowell@fpl.com>

Tracking Status: None "Jodie Gless" <Jodie_Gless@fpl.com>

Tracking Status: None "Ken Frehafer" <Ken_Frehafer@fpl.com>

Tracking Status: None "Marine Turtle Permit" <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 "Cody Mott" <cmott@inwater.org>

Tracking Status: None "Jeff Guertin" <jguertin@gmail.com>

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

Tracking Status: None "debbie.spring@noaa.gov" <debbie.spring@noaa.gov>

Tracking Status: None "Eaton, Kristin" <Kristin.Eaton@fpl.com>

Tracking Status: None "Jonathan Gorham" <jgorham@inwater.org>

Tracking Status: None "William Nurnberger" <William.Nurnberger@fpl.com>

Tracking Status: None "Audra Livergood - NOAA Federal" <audra.livergood@noaa.gov>

Tracking Status: None "Steve Weege" <steveweege@gmail.com>

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