ML16285A377

NRR E-mail Capture - (External_Sender) September 2016 FPL Marine Turtle Removal Monthly Report

ML16285A377
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Site:	Saint Lucie
Issue date:	10/11/2016
From:	Weege S - No Known Affiliation
To:	Koperski M Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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NRR-PMDAPEm Resource From: Steve Weege <steveweege@gmail.com>

Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 9:41 AM To: Meghan Koperski Cc: Ed Hollowell; Jodie Gless; John Jones; 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; Kristin.Eaton@fpl.com; Jonathan Gorham; Terri.Taylor@fpl.com

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[External_Sender] September 2016 FPL Marine Turtle Removal Monthly Report Attachments: September 2016 Marine Turtle Captures.pdf; Monthly Report Notes 2016.pdf; FPL St Lucie Capture Summary 2016.pdf; Power Plant Causal Turtles.pdf Mrs. Meghan Koperski Tequesta Field Laboratory 19100 SE Federal Highway Tequesta, FL 33469

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Marine Turtle Removal Monthly Summary September 2016

Dear Meghan,

Attached, please find the monthly summary of marine turtle removals for September 2016. This month, we captured twenty-seven (27) Caretta caretta and nine (9) 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 in September.

Throughout the month, the permanent 5-inch barrier net experienced light-to-moderate loads of broad-blade algae and only light amounts of comb jellies. Overall, the barrier net has performed as designed and no turtles have been observed beyond the 5-inch net this month.

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 2016. In addition, this spreadsheet tracks fresh scrapes incurred on captured turtles for the current month, as well as the entire year. An additional Excel spreadsheet tracks all causal injuries and mortalities incurred by sea turtles at the St. Lucie Plant since 2003.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

Sincerely, Steve Steve Weege Sr. Environmental Specialist 1

Inwater Research Group, Inc.

4160 NE Hyline Dr.

Jensen Beach, FL 34957 sweege@inwater.org (772) 349-7252 2

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[External_Sender] September 2016 FPL Marine Turtle Removal Monthly Report Sent Date: 10/11/2016 9:40:40 AM Received Date: 10/11/2016 9:40:49 AM From: Steve Weege Created By: steveweege@gmail.com Recipients:

"Ed Hollowell" <Ed.Hollowell@fpl.com>

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

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

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

Tracking Status: None "Terri.Taylor@fpl.com" <Terri.Taylor@fpl.com>

Tracking Status: None "Meghan Koperski" <Meghan.Koperski@myfwc.com>

Tracking Status: None Post Office: mail.gmail.com Files Size Date & Time MESSAGE 1598 10/11/2016 9:40:49 AM September 2016 Marine Turtle Captures.pdf 76430 Monthly Report Notes 2016.pdf 55360

FPL St Lucie Capture Summary 2016.pdf 77904 Power Plant Causal Turtles.pdf 87837 Options Priority: Standard Return Notification: No Reply Requested: No Sensitivity: Normal Expiration Date:

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MARINE TURTLE REMOVALS ST. LUCIE PLANT INTAKE CANAL SEPTEMBER 2016 Date Species Note Tag #'s SMCL SSCL CSCL CMCW SMCW SMPL Weight Method (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (kg) 9/1/2016 Caretta caretta MMA559/MMA560 66.4 67.5 73.0 71.2 55.6 52.6 42.8 South net 9/1/2016 Caretta caretta MMA561/MMA562 64.2 65.5 70.1 67.0 56.3 51.8 41.7 South net 9/3/2016 Caretta caretta MMA563/MMA564 59.8 61.8 66.7 64.8 54.0 48.8 36.9 North net 9/3/2016 Caretta caretta MMA565/MMA566 74.6 75.3 81.5 78.5 61.3 56.1 57.2 North net 9/6/2016 Caretta caretta 1 BBX036/BBX038 73.5 74.2 78.9 78.6 61.6 54.9 56.3 North net MMA569/MMA570 9/6/2016 Caretta caretta MMA567/MMA568 57.8 59.4 63.9 63.5 51.7 45.8 33.2 North net 9/8/2016 Caretta caretta MMA571/MMA572 76.5 78.5 81.7 71.9 55.6 58.2 56.5 North net 9/8/2016 Caretta caretta MMA573/MMA574 60.8 62.5 65.4 64.6 52.8 46.4 32.5 North net 9/9/2016 Caretta caretta MMA575/MMA576 63.9 65.0 71.5 69.0 53.9 49.4 35.9 South net 9/10/2016 Chelonia mydas MMA577/MMA578 30.0 30.7 32.1 26.3 23.9 25.4 3.5 Dip net 9/12/2016 Caretta caretta MMA579/MMA580 71.3 72.2 76.1 72.2 59.6 56.7 52.3 North net 9/14/2016 Caretta caretta 2 LLA257/MMA583 59.4 60.6 64.0 63.0 50.7 44.8 34.2 South net 9/14/2016 Caretta caretta MMA581/MMA582 56.6 57.9 61.2 63.0 51.4 46.1 28.8 North net 9/15/2016 Caretta caretta MMA584/MMA585 60.3 61.7 67.7 67.2 52.7 46.6 32.2 South net 9/15/2016 Caretta caretta MMA586/MMA587 62.1 62.8 67.2 66.0 51.5 49.2 36.2 North net

Date Species Note Tag #'s SMCL SSCL CSCL CMCW SMCW SMPL Weight Method (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (kg) 9/15/2016 Caretta caretta MMA588/MMA589 66.8 68.6 74.6 71.1 57.4 51.6 46.7 North net 9/16/2016 Chelonia mydas MMA590/MMA591 49.5 50.4 53.0 47.0 41.2 42.1 16.3 North net 9/17/2016 Caretta caretta 3 LLH974/LLH975 61.2 63.7 70.5 66.0 54.9 50.0 39.3 North net 9/17/2016 Chelonia mydas 4 MMA517/MMA594 46.3 46.9 49.0 41.0 36.2 36.6 11.6 South net 9/17/2016 Caretta caretta MMA592/MMA593 65.0 66.4 71.0 68.5 54.3 51.9 43.4 South net 9/18/2016 Chelonia mydas MMA595/MMA596 46.3 46.7 48.5 43.0 36.9 38.1 12.6 South net 9/19/2016 Caretta caretta MMA597/MMA598 69.7 70.9 74.7 69.5 68.3 56.1 47.9 South net 9/19/2016 Caretta caretta MMA599/MMA600 64.4 66.5 69.0 74.6 57.7 57.3 52.9 North net 9/20/2016 Caretta caretta MMA601/MMA602 56.0 57.7 61.0 60.6 49.4 45.7 28.9 South net 9/20/2016 Caretta caretta MMA603/MMA604 64.2 65.1 68.6 69.1 55.5 49.1 42.3 North net 9/20/2016 Chelonia mydas MMA605/MMA606 60.1 60.7 64.4 60.3 49.2 50.9 30.8 North net 9/21/2016 Chelonia mydas 5 LLS436 52.9 53.5 55.9 49.3 41.6 42.2 18.2 South net 9/22/2016 Chelonia mydas 982000167824089 22.7 23.3 24.9 22.3 19.4 20.2 2.1 Dip net 9/23/2016 Caretta caretta MMA608/MMA609 60.0 61.7 66.8 64.0 53.5 47.4 34.6 South net 9/24/2016 Caretta caretta MMA610/MMA611 67.2 68.6 72.4 69.2 58.0 53.1 46.5 South net 9/25/2016 Chelonia mydas MMA612/MMA613 78.0 78.6 83.0 75.0 61.2 64.9 63.9 South net 9/25/2016 Chelonia mydas 6 MMA614/MMA615 95.4 97.1 102.8 89.5 71.3 79.1 111.6 Hand capture 9/25/2016 Caretta caretta MMA617/MMA618 64.8 66.4 70.1 67.5 53.9 49.5 41.2 Hand capture 9/25/2016 Caretta caretta MMA619/MMA620 55.3 56.3 61.7 59.3 47.6 42.5 25.8 North net 9/27/2016 Caretta caretta MMA620/MMA621 69.7 71.7 77.3 72.9 60.2 55.6 52.0 North net

Date Species Note Tag #'s SMCL SSCL CSCL CMCW SMCW SMPL Weight Method (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (kg) 9/30/2016 Caretta caretta 7 MMA565/MMA566 74.3 75.7 81.0 78.9 62.9 56.4 57.1 South net

NOTES

1. STRANGE TAG (Inconel Tags #BBX036 & BBX038 in rear flippers, no PIT tag). Originally tagged as part of the NOAA observer program. Shark bite wound in right front flipper, likely broken but wounds healing well. New Inconel tags MMA569 and MMA570 applied to front flippers and PIT tag inserted.

2. RECAPTURE. Turtle was removed from the intake canal, tagged and released at Hutchinson Island on 12/30/14 and 9/14/16. New Inconel tag #MMA583 inserted today.

3. RECAPTURE. Turtle was removed from the intake canal, tagged and released at Hutchinson Island on 8/16/15 and 9/17/16.

4. RECAPTURE. Turtle was removed from the intake canal, tagged and released at Hutchinson Island on 7/30/16 and 9/17/16.

5. RECAPTURE. Turtle was removed from the intake canal, tagged and released at Hutchinson Island on 4/17/16 and 9/21/16. Inconel tag #MMA607 malfunctioned.

6. Adult female. Tail length = 231 mm.

7. RECAPTURE. Turtle was removed from the intake canal, tagged and released at Hutchinson Island on 9/3/16 and 9/30/16. Turtle had lesions on carapace from shark bite (arc-shaped bite patterns on both sides of carapace). Extensive flipper damage (mostly healed) and old healed crack in center of plastron.

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 Sep-16 Date Sep-16 Date Sep-16 Date Sep-16 Date Sep-16 Date Sep-16 Date Captures 27 283 9 130 0 3 0 1 0 6 36 423 Causal Mortalities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Non-Causal Mortalities 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Causal Injuries 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sent to Rehab 0 11 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 20 Fresh Year to Year to Year to Year to Year to Year to Scrapes Sep-16 Date Sep-16 Date Sep-16 Date Sep-16 Date Sep-16 Date Sep-16 Date None 5 38 1 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 61 Minor 21 221 6 90 0 3 0 0 0 6 27 320 Moderate 1 24 2 17 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 42 Severe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Percent with Mod/Sev Scrapes 3.7% 8.5% 22.2% 13.1% N/A 0.0% N/A 100.0% N/A 0.0% 8.3% 9.9%

Injury/Mortality

StLuciePowerPlantCausalTurtles 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 **2016 TotalsbySpecies TotalCaptures 538 623 484 419 227 420 260 295 302 232 302 275 274 283 4,934 Loggerhead Injuries 0 0 1 *3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 Mortalities 0 1 0 *21 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 TotalCaptures 394 286 428 267 101 299 161 444 217 127 197 134 181 130 3,366 Green Injuries 1 0 3 7 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 Mortalities 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 3 1 2 2 0 4 0 19 TotalCaptures 4 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 2 2 0 2 1 18 Leatherback Injuries 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mortalities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TotalCaptures 2 1 3 3 0 2 0 7 0 0 0 2 7 6 33 Kemp'sRidley Injuries 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mortalities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TotalCaptures 6 2 2 2 1 4 2 3 2 1 2 3 1 3 34 Hawksbill Injuries 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mortalities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Injury&MortalityYearlyTotals 2 2 5 32 1 5 3 5 1 3 3 0 4 0 66 TotalCapturesperYear 944 914 917 692 330 725 424 751 521 362 503 414 465 423 8,385

• Theloggerheadcausalinjuriesandmortalitiesin2006wereallhatchlings.

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