ML16343A043

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

ML16343A043
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Site:	Saint Lucie, Midland
Issue date:	12/06/2016
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NRR-PMDAPEm Resource From: Steve Weege <steveweege@gmail.com>

Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2016 10:07 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] November 2016 FPL Marine Turtle Removal Monthly Report Attachments: November 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 November 2016

Dear Meghan,

Attached, please find the monthly summary of marine turtle removals for November 2016. This month, we captured nine (9) Caretta caretta and nine (9) Chelonia mydas in the intake canal of the St. Lucie power plant on Hutchinson Island. Only one sea turtle was sent for rehabilitation and there were no mortalities recorded during the month of November. 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.

There was one loggerhead sea turtle sent for rehabilitation for non-causal injuries this month. On November 28th, a subadult loggerhead in poor condition was recovered from the tangle nets. Approximately 7 feet of heavy monofilament line was protruding from the cloaca. After consultation with FWC, Inwater Research Group biologists transported the turtle to the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach for rehabilitation.

From there, the turtle was transferred to the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center where it received further treatment and surgery to remove an ingested hook. This stranding was considered non-causal.

Net inspections were also performed during the month of November. On the 30th, UESI performed the quarterly net inspections on the barrier nets within the intake canal system (specifically, the 5-inch, 8-inch A A, and 10-inch U.I.D.S. nets). In addition, trash was removed from the primary 5-inch barrier net and the support buoys for the 8-inch A-1-A net were adjusted following the outage. No holes in the netting were uncovered during the quarterly net inspections.

Throughout the month, the permanent 5-inch barrier net experienced negligible loads of algae and jellyfish that entered into the intake canal system. Overall, the barrier net has performed as designed and no turtles have been observed beyond the 5-inch net.

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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 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] November 2016 FPL Marine Turtle Removal Monthly Report Sent Date: 12/6/2016 10:07:19 AM Received Date: 12/6/2016 10:07:29 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 2925 12/6/2016 10:07:29 AM November 2016 Marine Turtle Captures.pdf 73226 Monthly Report Notes 2016.pdf 54566

FPL St Lucie Capture Summary 2016.pdf 80059 Power Plant Causal Turtles.pdf 89831 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 NOVEMBER 2016 Date Species Note Tag #'s SMCL SSCL CSCL CMCW SMCW SMPL Weight Method (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (kg) 11/1/2016 Chelonia mydas 982000365058291 27.8 28.1 29.0 25.2 22.6 22.8 2.7 Dip net 11/5/2016 Chelonia mydas MMA670/MMA671 47.7 47.9 50.4 44.0 38.6 39.6 12.9 South net 11/6/2016 Caretta caretta MMA672/MMA673 62.1 63.5 65.8 68.1 54.3 49.8 37.7 South net 11/9/2016 Caretta caretta MMA674/MMA675 61.2 62.4 67.0 63.6 52.2 48.2 36.1 South net 11/11/2016 Chelonia mydas MMA676/MMA677 33.8 34.4 35.7 29.5 27.3 27.1 4.5 South net 11/11/2016 Chelonia mydas MMA678/MMA679 30.4 31.0 31.7 25.1 24.1 24.3 3.3 North net 11/11/2016 Chelonia mydas MMA680 27.5 28.1 28.5 23.6 21.4 22.0 2.6 South net 11/12/2016 Chelonia mydas MMA681/MMA682 48.3 49.8 52.2 46.1 40.5 41.8 15.9 South net 11/12/2016 Caretta caretta MMA683/MMA684 61.8 63.4 68.0 64.8 51.3 47.8 35.5 South net 11/13/2016 Caretta caretta MMA685/MMA686 60.4 61.9 65.3 65.2 56.0 48.3 36.7 North net 11/16/2016 Chelonia mydas MMA687 27.2 27.5 28.0 25.5 23.3 22.4 2.5 Dip net 11/17/2016 Caretta caretta MMA688/MMA689 52.2 53.0 56.6 55.0 45.0 41.2 23.3 North net 11/19/2016 Chelonia mydas MMA690/MMA691 43.9 44.5 46.3 40.9 36.2 37.9 10.2 North net 11/20/2016 Caretta caretta 1 MMA649/MMA650 59.7 61.3 64.5 63.9 51.7 47.5 37.9 North net 11/26/2016 Caretta caretta MMA692/MMA693 61.7 62.7 68.0 62.9 50.7 47.9 32.9 North net

Date Species Note Tag #'s SMCL SSCL CSCL CMCW SMCW SMPL Weight Method (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (kg) 11/27/2016 Chelonia mydas MMA694/MMA695 47.0 47.8 49.4 40.6 36.1 38.5 13.3 South net 11/27/2016 Caretta caretta MMA696/MMA697 71.9 72.9 77.8 73.0 59.3 55.9 58.1 South net 11/28/2016 Caretta caretta 2 RCW161128-01 70.6 72.4 75.9 71.4 57.0 56.0 46.7 North net

NOTES

1. RECAPTURE. Turtle was removed from the intake canal, tagged and released at Hutchinson Island on 10/19/16 and 11/20/16.

2. REHAB (NON-CAUSAL). Stranding# RCW161128-01. Underweight subadult loggerhead in poor condition recovered from the tangle nets. Heavy monofilament line (7ft) protruding from cloaca. After consultation with FWC, Inwater Research Group biologists transported the turtle to the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach for rehabilitation.

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 Nov-16 Date Nov-16 Date Nov-16 Date Nov-16 Date Nov-16 Date Nov-16 Date Captures 9 306 9 155 0 4 0 1 0 6 18 472 Causal Mortalities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Non-Causal Mortalities 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Causal Injuries 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sent to Rehab 1 16 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 25 Fresh Year to Year to Year to Year to Year to Year to Scrapes Nov-16 Date Nov-16 Date Nov-16 Date Nov-16 Date Nov-16 Date Nov-16 Date None 2 42 1 29 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 72 Minor 7 240 8 109 0 3 0 0 0 6 15 358 Moderate 0 24 0 17 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 42 Severe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Percent with Mod/Sev Scrapes 0.0% 7.8% 0.0% 11.0% N/A 0.0% N/A 100.0% N/A 0.0% 0.0% 8.9%

Injury/MortalityTotals

StLuciePowerPlantCausalTurtles 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 **2016 bySpecies TotalCaptures 538 623 484 419 227 420 260 295 302 232 302 275 274 306 4,957 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 1 3 TotalCaptures 394 286 428 267 101 299 161 444 217 127 197 134 181 155 3,391 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 4 35 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 1 67 TotalCapturesperYear 944 914 917 692 330 725 424 751 521 362 503 414 465 472 8,434

• Theloggerheadcausalinjuriesandmortalitiesin2006wereallhatchlings.

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