RA-13-080, Sea Turtle Incidental Take Reports 2013-3 and 2013-4

Sea Turtle Incidental Take Reports 2013-3 and 2013-4

ML13247A667
Person / Time
Site:	Oyster Creek
Issue date:	08/21/2013
From:	Peak R Exelon Corp, Exelon Generation Co
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
RA-13-080
Download: ML13247A667 (10)

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Do Not Guess.STRANDING LOCATION:

E]Offshore (Atlantic or Gulf beach) SInshore (bay, river, sound, inlet, etc)State New Jersey County Ocean Descriptive location (be specific)

Forked River, Oyster Creek NGS Latitude 39.81417"N Longitude 74.20700'W Carcass necropsied?

OYes[]No Photos taken? NYes []No Species verified by coordinator?

0 Yes El No CONDITION: (check one)El o =Alive El 1 = Fresh dead S2 = Moderately decomposed El 3 = Severely decomposed

[] 4 = Dried carcass El 5 = Skeleton, bones only FINAL DISPOSITION: (check)Eli = Left on beach where found; painted? E]Yes* ElNo(5)02 = Buried: El on beach / 0 off beach;carcass painted before buried? E] Yes* 0 No El3 = Salvaged:

El all / El part(s), what/why?El4 = Pulled up on beach/dune; painted? []Yes* ElNo El6 = Alive, released E]7 = Alive, taken to rehab. facility, where?El8 = Left floating, not recovered; painted? E]Yes* ElNo E]9 = Disposition unknown, explain 1If painted, what color?SEX: El Undetermined El Female 0 Male Does tail extend beyond carapace?El Yes; how far? Elcm/El'in 0 No How was sex determined?

0 Necropsy E] Tail length (adult only)TAGS: Contact coordinator before disposing of any tagged animal!!Checked for flipper tags? 0 Yes El No Check all 4 flippers.

If found, record tag number(s)

/ tag location / return address PIT tag scan? 0 Yes El No If found, record number / tag location Coded wire tag scan? El Yes 0D No If positive response, record location (flipper)Unable to check for Checked for living tag? OYes [E No If found, record location (scute number & side)\CARAPACE MEASUREMENTS: (see drawing)Using calipers Straight length (NOTCH-TIP)

Minimum length (NOTCH-NOTCH)

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

Minimum length (NOTCH-NOTCH)

Curved width (Widest Point)Weight Z actual / El est.Circle unit 21.1 Ocm Din Elcm[lin 19.8 cm E]in Circle unit 22.0 cm []in Ecm Elin 23.4 Rcm []in Circle unit 5.8 [lkg Slb Mark wounds / abnormalities on diagrams at left and describe below (note tar or oil, gear or debris entanglement, propeller damage, epibiota, papillomas, emaciation, etc.). Please note if no wounds / abnormalities are found.This animal was found floating in the dilution pool at the nuclear generating station. Both the body condition and post mortem condition were poor. The animal was very thin. The digestive tract contained only a dark viscous liquid with no solid material present. No cause of death could be determined due to the poor condition of the internal organs. There was no froth or fluid present in the lungs and they did not appear to be compressed.

I I tie NMFS's Acceptable minimum Straight Carapace Lengths (SCL) for adult sea turtles. Any animal with a SCL's less than these listed are considered a juvenile animals; therefore, sex can ONLY be determined via necropsy: Leatherback Unknown/undetermined minimum SCL Loggerhead 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 CENTER P.O. BOX 773 BRIGANTINE, NJ 08203 cc: Jule Cmocw 1J4 opwmsni of omwr*A~w Ocsm*~ & Alwosphrec it usremwrw Pawl" Swvi NCO$m 5$ Gr*4 RipiA ODv OboerMA 0OW427 Jeeno NJ Dopwnt of Evomintml PrMCOM lvtsion of Fb., Ownm, end Wildife P.O. 9ox 400 TrnuwIon, NJ 0S6,5400 W~pot.9fbimof E ',w-wimslProteclion 8mw of #4clse Engktming p.O. Box 420, Met Oode S3.ol Trarifn NJ OSe25-04M AdMi*w. Aegon 1 us Nu*c Pp mwCam Swex pmo" US Nodw PRgay CoummrsOPi -*cW oysw Cro (Ganoy Comiston

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SEA TURTLE STRANDING AND SALVAGE NETWORK -STRANDING REPORT OBSERVER'S NAME/ ADDRESS/PHONE:

.First Jay M.I. Last Pagel Affiliation .Marine Mammal Strad in-a Center ,. -Address PO Box 773, 3625 Brigantine Blvd., Brigantine, NJ 08203 Area code/Phone number (609) 266-0538 STRANDING -Year 20 13 Month 07 Day 1 2 TurtlejwJmber by dayi'!.0l Field ID # MMSC-13-091 Coordinator must be notified within 24 hrs; this was done by 0 phone (609)2660538 El-email [-]ax SPECIES: (check one)El CC = Loggerhead El CM = Green El DC = Leatherback Ml El = Hawksbill 0 LK = Kemp's Ridley r- LO = Olive Ridley EL UN = Unidentified Check Unidentified I# not positive.

Do Not Guess.STRANDING LOCATION:

ElOffshore (Atlantic or Gulf beach) OInshore (bay, river, sound, inlet, etc)State New Jersey County Ocean Descriptive location (be specific)

Forked River, Oyster Creek NGS Latitude _39.814 7 Longituae 74.20700 0 W 0 Carcass necropsied?

0YeslNo Photos taken? NYes E]No Species verified by coordinator?

OYes [E]No COND1TkON- (checn 1 ne)~, El O=Alive 1 = Fresh d6 c.'2 =.AModeratel y Ikjriosed~

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• 5 -~e~FINAL DISPOSITION: (check)Fll = Left on beach where found; painted? E]Yes* ElNo(5)02 = Buried: El on beach / 0 off beach;carcass painted before buried? El Yes* 0 No El3 = Salvaged:

[I all / El part(s), what/why?E-4 = Pulled up on beach/dune; painted? ElYes* ElNo 0l6 = Alive, released El7 = Alive, taken to rehab. facility, where?El8 = Left floating, not recovered; painted? E]Yes* ElNo E]9 = Disposition unknown', explain 0t ainted, what color?,a SEX: El Undetermined El Female 0 Male,.Does tail extend beyond carapace El Yes; how far? [0nm/E']ir ONo How was sex 4et~nifhtd?7, 0 Necropsy , El Tail length o(aduqrlly)

Nuchal TAGS: c06~C *or iJ~rbeft ar disposing tag#edanlh0pit?

Checked for flipper tags?7

• Y Np Check all , f,ftj 1 d if, ord tag number(s) itag location Vfil O fts.PIT tag scan? 0 Yes ' .i If found, record number a .Cojbdedwire tag scanl'? 0*1 if positive response, reJ Ir)Unable to check, fr '% -Che1'ed tor living tag' .If foundS recor~i l~qatA (4 ~Uob& ~srd A--IWACA E MEASUREMENTS: (see drawing)

Circle unit&4r, th! length (NOTCH-TIP) 28.7 0cm []in(NOTCH-NOTCH) r-cm[in Straight width (Widest Point) 26.5 0cm lin Usling non-metal measuring tape Circle unit Curved lehgth (NOTCH-TIP)

' 29.5 cm []in Minimum length (NOTCH-NOTCH)

Elcm Elin Curved width (Widest Point) 30.3 _ cm Elin Circle unit Welght: 0 actual / E] est. 6.9 [lkg Sib ,14'I':Mark woundsl a6rg1, alitids.on d6ag'rarms at left and describe below (note tar or oil, gear[or debris entanglem.

0t, epibiota, papillomas, emaciation, etc.). Please..... ote if no woodi.*bno~~Ctlel ar lfound.d'nr~I ~ 4~0~~fln A 3.~~ nM t- ~1.-a f.ar f~a t;~ A ;moI ..oearncA ha MMSC Stiff. 'The'aiimims b'iycondition was fair and post mortem condition wass good. No cause of datdicould bi'66sitiVely identified.

Internal organs appeared grossly normal. Airways.wmre clear with-no frith (r fluia present. Digestive tract contained a fair amount of various crab hard parts. There were'sýeral minor post mortem scrapes on the plastron.

I I Iii NMFS's Acceptable minimum Straight Carapace Lengths (SCL) for adult sea turtles. Any animal with a SCL's less than these listed are considered a juvenile animals; therefore, sex can ONLY be determined via necropsy: Leatherback Unknown/undetermined minimum SCL Loggerhead 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 CENTER P.O. BOX 773 BRIGANTINE, NJ 08203