ML13283A016

Oyster Creek - Sea Turtle Incidental Take Report 2013-6, 2013-7, 2013-8, 2013-9

ML13283A016
Person / Time
Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	09/27/2013
From:	Peak R R Exelon Generation Co
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
RA-13-097
Download: ML13283A016 (18)

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Obsrv'es ful name,,, Kristen Laning Joe ULquori name: Kristen ,Af Jeronrmo JlminezSp.cis ldnt~ffcation (Keyat~auhe)

Loggerhead

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.. ..None degree F_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _4 4......... ... ......2 2A~se 100% 100%________.............

.... 100% 100%i, crr i on: 1-Sept13 7-, ,-137:40 AM 4:30 AM-,4 ,;10! .,,i 1-Sept-1371We-13

' 07:27................

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1-Sept-13 7-Sept-13

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Sea ture dead wth fourAlive, small piece of shell 10 Ih "og cuts acrossStale ¶@t &eima aig at missing on posterior ght top of Deatside Nbl from propellestrike.

TBD, MMSC still In Burid by MMC, Offpossession of turtle beachac eo~it Curved 68.6 cm (estimated) 69.9 cmLe h S t66.0 cm (estimated 683.5 cmW@ Cu :58.4 cm(s ,a") 57.2 cmaa m ~th ...5,.9 cm (e.t.a.ed).

47.0 cmw T.. 55.0 kat"h N um bL f10 tag ...................

......otag .... ... .______________Yes YesYes YesLoggedal oLoggerhead of£ .......__undet._,_nn ex, urnetennined sex

....dental Take 2013-4 Incidental TaM 2013-9OPERATIONS D E P A R T M E N T : .. .............

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...Observes full namer oglas Hufford Gary WinlderNeprt t nd*.Jeronimo Jlmnlnez Steve JohnstonSpecies ientfficatons (Keyatt~ci .. ..Kemp's rd ..y Kemp'sSte of Ivmptg~eno (CWS orc~sl:,cws

,,,cws ... .,B&Nobe ,, ,4 2Late ai observed 1.0-Sept-13 13-S.."-13 T a b e ...00:55 20:00co!!2aa ceter , 10-St-13 13-Sept-13 l~ 1eamn~lcolctd01:00M5 CQNoI1~Ok's ATStge: H Tkid High Tide84 i l~0!None Nonea tempers 75"F 78"FAir temerfatu re86~ o?.x dgresF None_ _ _ _ _ _ _ ..... .... ... .... ..4 4__ _ __ _ __ _ __ _ _2 2t on .100% 100%h______.....

..... .._100% 100%4 &me o las S~r p 12,:30 AM 8:00 PMU VI)N@ LNTAL...

....'___ ___ ___ ___ ___ __10-$W-13 1 S -13,___ ____ ___ ____ ___01:45 20:50...... ... ..1, -Se 3 ....... ... ...... .14-Sept-13

__: _ __:_09:45 09:50_ _ _ _ _ __Alive Alive 4Sea turtle alie with noapparent W notedexcept heeled crack onarriving at)Uf~V7

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SEA TURTLE STRANDING AND SALVAGE NETWORK -STRANDING REPORTOBSERVER'S NAME / ADDRESS / PHONE:First Danielle M.l. LastMonaghanAffiliation Marine Mammal Stranding CenterAddress PO Box 773, 3625 Brigantine Blvd., Brigantine, NJ 08203Arona IPIr~o~nno niimmhtr (qnoý J~~STRANDING DATE:Year 20 13 Month 07 Day 2 5Turtle number by day 01Field ID # MMSC-13-108 Coordinator must be notified within 24 hrs; thiswas done by [ phone (609)266-0538 Elemail n faxSPECIES:

(check one)El CC = Loggerhead L- CM = GreenLE DC = Leatherback 1- El = Hawksbill 0 LK = Kemp's Ridley1- LO = Olive Ridley[] UN = Unidentified

,Check Unidentified if notpositive.

Do Not Guess.Carcass necropsied?

-lYesZNoPhotos taken? MYes E]NoSpecies verified by coordinator?

Z Yes E] NoSTRANDING LOCATION:

[]Offshore (Atlantic or Gulf beach) [DInshore (bay, river, sound, inlet, etc)State New Jersey County OceanDescriptive location (be CreekNGSLatitude 39.814088*N

,, gitude 74.207666*W t r:ONDITION:

" i : 2-]a;=Alive 0 i =Freshtdead

• .-I1 2 = Moderately dec6mposed" El 3,= Severely decbr'moed El 4 = Driedcarcass'

• I- 5= Slotn, bohns only-FINAL DISPOSITION:

(check)Ell = Left on beach where found; painted?

[]Yes* E]No(5)0D2 = Buried: [] on beach / 0 off beach;carcass painted before buried? E] Yes* [D No03 = Salvaged; j] all El part(s),

what/why?

1714= Pulled up on beach/lune; painted?

[]Yes* E]NoE36 Alive, released.

[]7 = Alive, takqn tp rehab. facility, where?178 =Left floating, not rec overed; painted?

[]Yes* E]No19= Dispbsition

unknown, explain*if p ainted, w hatcolor?

.....SEX:Z Undetermined El Female 0i MaleDoes tail extend beyond carapace?

E] Yes; how far? Elcm/L-Iin

[] NoHow was sex determined?

E] Necropsy17 Tail length (adult only)TAGS.ICoqtact coo kinat&obefore disposipgof aniy l qdarat,Checked for flipper Yes4,Z 9oCheck all 4 flipperi.

tf.found, rtqoid tagnumber(s)

/ tag locatioh.l return addressIT tag.scan?'

If found, reord numb4*r Ytag locajionCoded wirQ, tag lYe No"I positive..esponse, recdtCIodtqon'(flilhper)

Unabl"to CheCked fOr living tag? ERYesE] NoIf f6unrd,.record f5cation dute pumber,&Aaide)\*,

OACRA'PACt MEASURjEMENTS:

(see drawing)Using calipersstoaight length (NOTCH-TIP)

Minimum lngth (NOTCVI-NOTCH)

Straight width (Widest Poin)Usring non-metal measuring tape'Crýd' length (NOTCH-TIP)

Minimum lngth,(NQTCH-NOTCH)

Curved width (Widest Point)Weight [D actual / Li est.Circle unit18 Scm rlin[Licm[iin 17 0cm LiinCircle unit18.5 0cm Liin_ _cm Liin19.2 0cm -linCircle unit1.=9 [kg [ibMark wounds / abrrna.l!ties.;6hdiagrams at leftand describe below (note tar or oil, gearor debris entanglemrent,?popeler dpmag, epibiota, papillomas, emaciation, etc.). Pleasenote if no wounds / abnonnfilfies are found.Fresh dead. Found floating in the dilution pool. Scrapes on plastron and underside of all fourflippers, as well as on right side of face. Photos and measurements taken by MMSC staff. No causeof death could be confirmed.

I'US2II, ,..m ..L,. Ey V "-+ -_I -ri.+ I +.. ... ...+ "+" .--, INMFS's Acceptable Tniinimum Stiaithl.Cdrapa+ýc4xtgths (SCL) for adult seaturtles:

Any adimal with a SCL's less1 tt e the -lisjed.Are, considered a juvenile animals; therefore,ý sex Qp ON11'Y be determined yja necropsy:".

.+ ~lot, .i4 t t /+ m 4n ,- -C. *A"Loggerhead Green ,Kemp's RidleySCIE>, 90 cm 35+43 inches) , .." SL > 95 cm (37.40 inches)SCL > 60 cm (23.62 inches):

.Please, use an envelope andmai origial forma to:MRROBERTSCHOELKOPF.'..

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NEW.JERSEY.STSSN COO1W0INA-TOR MARNE MAMMAL STA CENTER -1O BRIGANTINE, J 0.203,, .*, +. ,.-*. .,!.,*,,"

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IwWrýior dbuseft angtrment, propefr donno# no 11 counf I -&-itio,~illIVy.

1 IUULEURVU VI: INIVMJtL'u ul hII un zm U1 3IJI1 UU U !;,ZplI. I* auiuatinin wa21 exaMi-n by Dr. Pahd on 7.30-2013.

He doeemd t aniMl re l Ttie was released at38W r b in B nt on p.2-2013.

Relie ei was 6.2 lbs. PIT tg #982000149985837 nlaced in left sodulder.

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.ADDRESS

/PH NE: .First Ja , M- I _ st( .?aqe .--.Affili tion Marnn4 Wainl SrandinA Cettei 7 'Add ss. PO BoO ,73, 36?5 lgriaýtine Blvd .riqantiie, NJ 08203Area co eydn~imber (609) 266-0538L STRANDING DATE:":Yea20 1"' 1 M6nth- 08 bay Turtle nunueýe l daj 01Fie'1D # MMSC-1§-142 Coordinator must be notifiedWithin 24 hrs; thiswas done by (609)266-0538 r-]email

[-]faxSPECIES:

.qheck one)1 l C rheadE] QD=Leather!ck

/El 1=1 H~wksbill, I_ =Kemp's Rle 4El .= Olive Itidlo IEl WXNzUhdVp~if1 pos itiv. DotSTRANDING LOCATIN:

E[lOIfhore (Atlantic or Guff.bQh)

ZInshore (bay, river, sound, iret, etc)State N&' Jdsey ' douVnfj'

,"n1Dpescriptive

-ctipn.((d specific)

Oyster CreekN~GSL-ýýi xituý_39:84i44oN

.~ Lpngitudeý 74.276570W.14 ý Ia ,'--ONDITIOI 0 = AliveSr 1 = Fresh[Carpass necropsied?

!Ph s taken? 0Yes E]NoSpeies taiexd hy- C e?10 Yes"[ OSEX: IEK 177 Female Does tail extend El 1 2 Mode-I ' 37=1 Sever"1 4 = Drie"(dKt (che~konie) deadrately decomppaed ely-dlQomposed Liton, bbne on= I I I11 ..FINAL DISPOSITION:

(check) 2 "I = Left on beach where found; painted?

rlYes* r--No(5)[]2 = Buried: [ on beach / E] off beach;carcass pinted before buried? El Yes* El r.oL13 = Salvaged:

El all/[] part(s),

.whatwhy?

L."Pulleyj up.oh beadh/durne; paipted?[E]Yes*

$I6NoZEl;=l~ hat fc ýAit~ e?H 8= Left flpatlfignot recovered; paitted iZYes* ::NoEl9=- Disposition

unknown, explain*If painted, what color?___'_

17 Yes; how far? dm/I-lin2 NoHow was sex determined?

El Tail length (adult only)iTAGStContact c' o 'rdi'natr before <fiso#g of aManfped animal!Oeicke¢!

for flipper tags?., yes El NoIChecl 14 flippers.

If found, record tagnumber(s)

/ tag location

/ return addressPITtag scan? [D Yes E] NoIf f6und, record number Itag locationCoded wire tag scan? E] Yes Z NoIf positive

response, record location (flipper)

Unable to check forChecked for living tag? EYes [] NoIf found, record location (scute number & side)\CARAPACE MEASUREMENTS:

(see drawing)Using calipersStraight length (NOTCH-TIP)

Minimum length (NOTCH-NOTCH)

Straight width'(Widest Point) 'Using nonmetal measuring tapeCurved length (NOTCH-TIP)

Minimum length.,(NOTCH-NOTCH)

Curved width (Widest Point)weigjht M ictual /IL 6'(.* , K j,,, ,l- tCircle unit21.3 Scm ElinE cmElin19 cm DinI Circle unit22.1 _ cm Elin__ Elcm lin21.7 _ cm linCircle unit3.3 Flkg [Ib13StManMark wounds / abnormalities on diagrams at left and desarila below (note tar or oil, gearor debris entanglement, propeller damage; qpibiota,,papillomg emaciation, etc.). Pleasenote if no wounds / abnormalities are found.Alive, a few barnacles on carapace and some scrapes on plastron.

Active and responsive.

Wasexamined by our veterinarian and deemed releasable.

Released on the North End Beach inBrigantine, NJ on 8-26-2013.

Release weight 4.1 lbs.

Ifil8N)NMFS's Acceptable minimum Straight Carapace Lengths (SCL) for adult sea turtles.

Any animal with a SCL's less than these listed areconsidered a juvenile animals; therefore, sex can ONLY be determined via necropsy:

Leatherback Unknown/undetermined minimum SCLLoggerhead SCL > 90 cm (35.43 inches)Green SCL > 95 cm (37.40 inches)Kemp's Ridley SCL > 60 cm (23.62 inches)Please use an envelope and mail original form to:MR. ROBERT SCHOELKOPF NEW JERSEY STSSN COORDINATOR MARINE MAMMAL STRANDING CENTERP.O. BOX 773BRIGANTINE, NJ 08203 SEA TURTLE STRANDING AND SALVAGE NETWORK -STRANDING REPORTOBSERVER'S NAME I ADDRESS / PHONE:First Jay M.I. Last PagelAffiliation Marine Mammal Stranding CenterAddress PO Box 773, 3625 Brigantine Blvd., Briri~nhinA NJ 0R2O~STRANDING DATE:Year 20 13 Month 09 Day 0 7Turtle number by day 01Field ID # MMSC-13-194 Coordinator must be notified within 24 hrs; thiswas done by [0phone (609)266-0538 E-Temail F-1fax*ia tn NJ=, 08203vI=

vvv vArea code/Phone number(609) 266-0538SPECIES:

(check one)Z CC = Loggerhead E- CM = Green17 DC = Leatherback El El = Hawksbill 1- LK = Kemp's Ridley1- LO = Olive RidleynL UN = Unidentified Check Unidentified if notpositive.

Do Not Guess.STRANDING LOCATION:

ElOffshore (Atlantic or Gulf beach) SInshore (bay, river, sound, inlet, etc)State New Jersey County OceanDescriptive location (be specific)_Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating StationLatitude 39.814141'N Longitude 74.2070000W Carcass necropsied?

[]Yes[NoPhotos taken? MYes []NoSpecies verified by coordinator?

E Yes F7 NoCONDITION:

(check one)E] 0 = AliveE] 1 = Fresh deadED 2 = Moderately decomposed El 3 = Severely decomposed 1- 4 = Dried carcassEl 5 = Skeleton, bones onlyFINAL DISPOSITION:

(check)E-l = Left on beach where found; painted?

E]Yes* L]No(5)02 = Buried: 17 on beach / S off beach;carcass painted before buried? E] Yes* Z NoE]3 = Salvaged:

El all / El part(s),

what/why?

0l4 = Pulled up on beach/dune; painted?

ElYes* E]NoE16 = Alive, released[]7 = Alive, taken to rehab. facility, where?[]8 = Left floating, not recovered; painted?

ElYes* ElNo[19 = Disposition

unknown, explain*If painted, what color?SEX:ED Undetermined El Female E- MaleDoes tail extend beyond carapace?

El Yes; how far? Elcm/Elin E NoHow was sex determined?

E] NecropsyEl Tail length (adult only)TAGS: Contact coordinator beforedisposing of any tagged animal!!Checked for flipper tags? [D Yes E] NoCheck all 4 flippers.

If found, record tagnumber(s)

/ tag location

/ return addressPIT tag scan? Z Yes E] NoIf found, record number / tag locationCoded wire tag scan? [] Yes 0 NoIf positive

response, record location (flipper)

--Unable to check forChecked for living tag? 0Yes E] NoIf found, record location (scute number & side)\CARAPACE MEASUREMENTS:

(see drawing)Using calipersStraight length (NOTCH-TIP)

Minimum length (NOTCH-NOTCH)

Straight width (Widest Point)Using non-metal measuring tapeCurved length (NOTCH-TIP)

Minimum length (NOTCH-NOTCH)

Curved width (Widest Point)Weight El actual / 0 est.Circle unit63.5 0cm linrElcm[lin 47.0 0lcm linCircle unit69.9 0cm ElinEcm Elin57.2 0cm ElinCircle unit55.0 rlkg 01bMark wounds / abnormalities on diagrams at left and describe below (note tar or oil, gearor debris entanglement, propeller damage, epibiota, papillomas, emaciation, etc.). Pleasenote if no wounds / abnormalities are found.Late Code 2. Death likely from propeller strike. The animal had four cuts across the top of itscarapace that measured 10 inches long and spaced 7 inches apart. One of the cuts penetrated theback of the neck to the spine. The carapace was beginning to disarticulate due to decomposition.

Measured, photographed and buried by MMSC Staff.

Pig,,Em-oZz;zcooIsdWradZ INMFS's Acceptable minimum Straight Carapace Lengths (SCL) for adult sea turtles.

Any animal with a SCL's less than these listed areconsidered a juvenile animals; therefore, sex can ONLY be determined via necropsy:

Leatherback Unknown/undetermined minimum SCLLoggerhead SCL > 90 cm (35.43 inches)Green SCL > 95 cm (37.40 inches)Kemp's Ridley SCL > 60 cm (23.62 inches)Please use an envelope and mail original form to:MR. ROBERT SCHOELKOPF NEW JERSEY STSSN COORDINATOR MARINE MAMMAL STRANDING CENTERP.O. BOX 773BRIGANTINE, NJ 08203