ML17223B176

Quarterly Turtle Activities Rept for First Quarter 1991. W/910501 Ltr

ML17223B176
Person / Time
Site:	Saint Lucie
Issue date:	03/31/1991
From:	SAGER D A FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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L-91-131, NUDOCS 9105080043
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A~.t4FQRB1REGULA'IINFORMATIONDISTRIBUTI(CSYSTEM(RIDE)ACCESSIONNBR:9105080043DOC.DATE:%~~X'OTARIZED:NOFACIL:50-335St.LuciePlant,Unit1,FloridaPower6LightCo.50-389St.LuciePlant,Unit2,FloridaPower6LightCo.AUTH.NAMEAUTHORAFFILIATION*FloridaPoweraLightCo.SAGERFD.A.FloridaPower6LightCo.RECIP.NAMERECIPIENTAFFILIATIONDOCKET0500033505000389

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TurtleActivitiesReptforFirstQuarter1991."W/910501tr.DISTRIBUTIONCODE:IE25DCOPIESRECEIVED:LTRtENCLlSIZE:TITLE:EnvironmentalMonitoringRept(perTechSpecs)NOTESRECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEPD2-2LANORRISFJINTERNAL:ACRSNRR/DREP/PRPB11RESRADDATZ,C.RGN2FILE02EXTERNALEGGGSIMPSONFFCOPIESLTTRENCL331111221111RECIPIENTIDCODE/NAMEPD2-2PDAEO~DDSP/~ABREG=RGN2DRSS/RPENRCPDRCOPIESLTTRENCL1111111111TOTALNUMBEROFCOPIESREQUIRED:LTTR16ENCL16

~~,$~P.O.Bex128,Ft.Pierce,FL34954-0128MAY9459)L-91-131U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommissionAttn:DocumentControlDeskWashington,D.C.Gentlemen:Re:St.LucieUnits1and2DocketNos.50-335and50-389uarterlTurtleActivitiesReortAttachedforyourinformationisacopyofthesubjectreportforthefirstquarter1991,whichwassubmittedtotheFloridaDepartmentofNaturalResources,FloridaMarineResearchInstituteonApril8,1991.Shouldtherebeanyquestionsonthisinformation,pleasecontactUs~Verytrulyyours,D.A.SgerViceesidentSt.LiePlantDAS:JJB:kwAttachmentcc:StewartD.Ebneter,RegionalAdministrator,RegionII,USNRCSeniorResidentInspector,USNRC,St.LuciePlantDAS/PSLN42491050800439i0331PDRADQCK05000335R+A%5IP AppliedBiology,Inc.P.O.Box974JensenBeach,FL34958ENVIRONMENTALHEALTHSPECIALISTSMr.J.AlanHuffFloridaDepartmentofNaturalResourcesFloridaMarineResearchInstitute100EighthAvenue,SESt.Petersburg,FL33701-5095April8,1991p~mEtg/PDAPg-93993MANAGERENVIRONMENTALAFFAIRS

DearAlan:

Forty-fiveloggerheadturtles,sevengreenturtles,onehawksbillandoneKemp'sridleywereremovedfromtheSt.LuciePlantintakecanalduringtheJanuary-Marchquarter-of1991.TwologgerheadsweretransferredtoSeaWorldforrehabilitation-one(removedon8March)diedon12March,theother(removedon5February)isstillundergoingtreatmentatSeaWorld.AllotherturtleswerereleasedintotheoceanfromHutchinsonIsland.Measurementsforallanimalsareattached.Also,Dr.WilcoxhasforwardedreportsoffourliveseaturtlesbeingremovedfromthePortEvergladesPlantintakecanalbyFloridaPower&Lightpersonnel.On11Januaryaturtleweighingapproximatelyfivepoundswasremovedandreleasedingoodcondition.Aturtleweighingapproximately50poundsandidentifiedbyFPLpersonnelasaloggerheadwasremovedandreleasedon3February.Athirdturtlewasremovedon10February-itwasingoodconditionbutmissingitsright.frontflipper.ThisturtlewastakentoOceanWorldwhereit.wasidentifiedasahawksbill.Thefourthturtlewasremovedandreleasedingoodconditionon5March.Itwasestimatedtoweight50poundsandappearedtobealoggerhead(basedonaphotographwhichDr.Wilcoxforwardedtome).APPLIE02968ANORTHOECATURROAOBI0L0GY,OECATUR.GEORGIA3003359I4INC.4042963900 Mr.J.AlanHuff8April1991Page2Asalways,feelfreetocontactmeifyouhaveanyquestionsconcerningtheenclosedinformation.Sincerely,REM/mnmenclosure'R.ErikMartinSeniorScientistcc:J.R.Wilcox(FPL)C.A.Oravetz(NMFS)N.B.Thompson(NMFS)R.G.Ernest(ABI)

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V KlV~Cn*~MARINETURTLEREMOVALSST.LUCIEPLANTINTAKECANALJANUARY-MARCH1991Page46Adultfemale.ThislethargicandemaciatedturtlewastransferredtoSeaWorldforrehabilitationon8MAR91.Itdiedon12MAR91.AnecropsywasperformedbySeaWorld.~ABIrecapture.Thisturtlewasremovedfromtheintakecanal,taggedandreleased1.0kmsouthoftheintakeon240CT90.SThisturtlewastakentotheUniversityofFloridaon27MAR91.On28MAR91,tenexternallesionswereremovedfromtheturtleforanalysisbyElliottR.Jacobson.Theturtlewasreleasedingoodconditionon28MAR91.~ABIrecapture.Thisturtlewasremovedfromtheintakecanal,taggedandreleasedjustsouthoftheintakeon28MAR91.Measurementsreportedfor31MAR91weretakenon28MAR91.NOTE:TagPPW565malfunctionedandwasnotappliedtoaturtle.NM=NomeasurementtakenSMCL=SSCL=CSCL=CMCW=SMCW=SMPL=straightminimumcarapacelengthstraightstandardcarapacelengthcurvedstandardcarapacelengthcurvedmaximumcarapacewidthstraightmaximumcarapacewidthstraightmidlineplastronlength