ML17219A706

Quarterly Sea Turtle Activities Rept for Second Quarter 1987.W/870724 Ltr

ML17219A706
Person / Time
Site:	Saint Lucie
Issue date:	06/30/1987
From:	WOODY C O FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO.
To:	HUFF A J FLORIDA, STATE OF, NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM)
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L-87-310, NUDOCS 8707270280
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'STEM (RIDS)ACCESSION NBR: 8707270280 DOC.DATE: 87/07/24 NOTARIZED:

NO FACIL: 50-335 St.Lucie Planti Unit ii Florida Power 8c Light Co.50389 St.Lucie Pianti Unit 21 Florida Poujer 8c Light Co.AUTH.NAME AUTHOR AFFILIATION WOODYs C.O.Florida Poujer Rc Light Co.RECIP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION Document Control Branch<Document Control Desk)DOCKET N 05000335 05000389

SUBJECT:

Foreards quarterly sea turtle activities rept for second quarter 1987.DIBTRIBUTION CODE: COOID COP IEB RECEIVED: LTR J ENCL I BIZE:~/TITLE: Licensing Submittal:

Environmental Rept Amdt 5 Related Correspondence RECIPIENT ID CODE/NAME PD2-2 LA TOURIGNYI E INTERNAL: AEOD/DOA ARM/DAF/LFMB NRR/DEBT/ESGB OGC/HDS2 EXTERNAL: LPDR NSIC COPIES LTTR ENCL 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 RECIPIENT ID CODE/NAME PD2-2 PD AEOD/DSP/TPAB NRR/DEST/ADE NR PB G ILE 01 NRC PDR COPIES LTTR ENCL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 TOTAL NUMBER OF COPIES REQUIRED: LTTR 14 ENCL 12 MARINE TURTLE REMOVALS APRIL 1987 DATE CAPTURED SPECIES TAG NUMBER CARAPACE LENGTH CARAPACE PLASTRON TOTAL TAIL (mid-line)(curved)

WIDTH LENGTH LENGTH WEIGHT~cm~cm~cm~cm mm~(1 be i ST.LUCIE PLANT INTAKE CANAL-Live Removals 4/1 C.caretta AAJ-404 PPD-747 55.3 61.9 59.4 44.7 56 4/2 C;caretta AAJ-405 PPD-750 75.2 81.1 73.1 57.5 158 4/2 L.kempi,.1 PPD-748 PPD-749 31.7 34.6.34.9 25.1 60 4/3 L.kempi PPD-752 PPD-753 31.7 35.0 36.4 25.7 10 4/3 C.caretta PPD-751 AAJ-407 54.2 61.0 59.1 43.4.105 56 4/3 C.caretta 4/3 C.caretta 4/6 C.caretta 4/7 C.caretta.4/8 C.caretta AAJ-424 PPD-754 AAJ-406 NNC-614 AAJ-408 PPD-755 AAJ-409 PPD-756 AA J-410 PPD-757 51.5 59.8 56.0 64.0 56.7 63.6 59.0 65.0 49.4 54.8 58,3 60.9 61.1 62.5 52.6 40.1 44..1 45.6 47.6 40.7 105 126 107 135 108 55 62 68 75 45 4/8 C.caretta 4/9 C.caretta 4/9 C.caretta 4/9 C.car etta 4/14 C.caretta AAJ-411 PPD-758 AAJ-412 PPD-759 AAJ-413 PPD-760 AAJ-414 PPD-761 AAJ-415 PPD-762 61.5 50.0 47.4 57.4 76.4 69.0 57.0 53.4 63.1 83.8 63.0 57.1 50.4 58.8 79.9 46.3 41.3 37.9 43.7 61.3 133 85 90 120 167.70 52 43 61 147 4/16 C.caretta 2 AAJ-416 PPD-763 78.0 87.8'7.3 57,5 170 143 8707270280 87088)PDR ADOCN, 0500O 35 R PDR goo~/(/

MARINE TURTLE REMOVALS APRIL 1987 Page 2 of 3 DATE CAPTURED SPECIES CARAPACE LENGTH CARAPACE.PLASTRON TOTAL TAIL TAG (mid-line)(curved)

WIDTH LENGTH LENGTH WEIGHT NUMBER~cm~cm~cm~cm mm~(l bs ST.LUCIE PLANT INTAKE CANAL Live Removals 4/16 C.caretta 4/18 C.caretta 4/19 C.caretta 4/21 C.caretta 4/24 C.caretta 4/28 C.caretta 4/28 C.mydas 4/28'C.mydas 4/29 C.mydas 4/30 C.caretta 4/30 L.kempi.3 Dead Removals 4/3 L.kempi 4 4/8 C.caretta 4/17 C.caretta 5 4/17 C.caretta AAJ-417 PPO-764 NNC-613 PPD-765 AAJ-418 PPD-766 AAJ-419 PPD-767 AAJ-420 AAJ-421 AAJ-422 PPD-771 NNC-615 PPO-772 NNC-616 PPO-773 NNC-617 PPD-774 AAJ-426 PPD-775 PPD-776 PPD-777 not tagged not tagged not tagged not tagged 69.0 75.0 40.4 46.0 55.8 62.8 55.9 63.8 55.8 61.5.62.9 71.1 35.1 39.4 36.3 38.7 26.9 28.8 31.0 33.3 I 27.9 30.9 75.0 60.0 67.0 46.7 53,3 69.8 45.1 59.0 62.5 58.5 66.0 37.0 35.9 25.4 51.4 33.7 31.5 72.0 63.0 64.0 54.1 33.1 45.2 44.9 45.6 49.2'29.5 30.3 21.8 36.8 24.3 22.1 46.9 158 75 124 130 112 139 65 59 45 104 54 60 110 110 26 59 64 64 16 14 38 7 85(E)50(E)70 t MARINE TURTLE REMOVALS APRIL 1987 Page 3 of 3 Additional straight-line measurements:

standard carapace length=32.4 cm, maximum carapa e length=32.-7 cm, maximum carapace width=29.3 cm, maximum head width=70.5 mm.Female?3 Additional straight-line measurements:

standard carapace length=31.3 cm, maximum carapace length=31.6 cm, maximum carapace width=28.9 cm, maximum head width=72 mm.Necropsy report attached.Posterior portion of carapace missing.NOTE: PPD768, PPD769 and PPD770 malfunctioned and were not applied to turtles.NM=not measured E=estimated NECROPSY REPORT I Kemp's Ridley removed from the St.Lucie Plant 4/3/87 (27e9 cm SLCL)Necropsy performed by Dr.Thomas C.Finch, V.M.D.Noted superficial wounds at base of beak on ventrum and at base of left front flipper.'ounds not protruding into body.cavity.Hemorrhagial fluid dripping from nostrils and mouth.Tissues saved (one set in 10%formalin, another frozen)-entire carcus frozen.1)Large amount of flui/d in internal cavity-probably post-mortem.

2)Liver looks good but a little friable (probably post-mortem change)3)Lungs appear collapsed but otherwise healthy.4)No parasites found in any portion of digestive tract.5)No obstructions in digestive tract.6)Thick white mucous along wall of stomach.Origin unknown.7)A few small hemorrhages in lining of duodenum.8)Considerable shell fragments in large bowel.General findings: No obstructions in digestive tract, no inflamation of tissues or other internal abnormalities which could be explaned as being caused by anything other than autolysis.

Cause of death undetermined.

MARINE TURTLE REMOVALS MAY 1987 I'age I OT DATE CAPTURED SPECIES TAG NUMBER CARAPACE LENGTH CARAPACE PLASTRON TOTAL TAIL (mid-line)(curved)

WIDTH LENGTH LENGTH WEIGHT cm cm cm cm mm~(1 bs ST.LUCIE PLANT INTAKE CANAL Live Removals 5/5 C.caretta 5/5 C.caretta 5/6 C.~mdas 5/7 C.caretta AAJ-423 PPD-778 AAJ-427 PPD-779 NNC-618 PPD-780 AAJ-428 PPD-781 64.6 71.7 55.8 62.2 29.5 31.4 58.9 64.8 68.9 61.5 26.6 61.0 51.2 44.6 24.8 47.5 130 105 65 119 92 66 68 5/9 C.caretta'AJ-429 PPD-782 44.7 49.5 47.5 37.1 102 34 5/9 C.caretta 5/ll C.mydas 5/13 C.caretta 5/14 C.caretta 5/14 C.caretta AAJ-430 PPD-783 NNC-619 PPD-784 AAJ-431 PPD-785 AAJ-432 PPD-786 AAJ-433 PPD-787 59.9 66.2 24.3 26.7 54.3 62.0 70.4'9.0 62.2 68.0 61.8 21.9 64.2 57.8 75.2 46.5 20.2 47.5 43.2 55.3 132 44 150 121, 145 82 4.3 82 62 115 AAJ-434 PPD-788 PPD-789 caretta 1 5/1 9 C.I 5/19 C.caretta AAJ-299 NNY-893 5/15 C.caretta 57.2 63.1 90.6 99.6 51.2 55.5 62.7 92.3 54.2 46.6 68.3 41.0 115 211 98 68 242 5/20 C.caretta 3 5/20 C.caretta 3 5/21 C.caretta AAJ-435 PPD-790 AAJ-436 PPD-791 AAJ-437 PPD-792 95.1 103.0 89.5 98.5 97.6 107.8 95.0 91.5 93.2.74.2 70.0 74.5'223 180 235 288 258 323 MARINE TURTLE REMOVALS MAY 1987 adage 8 ot 2 CARAPACE LENGTH CARAPACE PLASTRON TOTAL TAIL DATE TAG (mid-line)(curved)

WIDTH LENGTH',LENGTH WEIGHT CAPTURED SPECIES NUMBER~cm~cm~cm~cm mm~(1bs ST.LUCIE PLANT INTAKE CANAL Live Renavals 5/22 C.caretta 5/22 C.caretta 5/26 C.caretta 5/27 C.caretta 5/28 C.caretta 5/29 C.caretta 5/30 C.caretta 5/31 C.caretta AAJ-438 PPD-794 AAJ-439 PPD-793 AAJ-440 PPD-795 AAJ-441 PPD-796 AAJ-442 PPD-797 AAJ-443 PPD-798 AAJ-444 PPD-799 AAJ-445 PPD-800 72.9 79.6 62.2 67.8 49.3 52.8 54,6 60.1 62.2 67.3 44.3 49.2 60,5 65.2 57.6 62.8 78.8 64.2 52.7 58.3 66.1 46.5 63.0 60.2 56.7 48.3 39.3 42.2 48.6 35.5 46.7 44.9 156 165 82 141 159 72 , 130 145 122 82'59 83 31 76 64 Dead Removals 5/6 C.caretta not tagged 64.5 71.8 68.0 50.3 Female.Due to injury to right front flipper, tag applied to left front flipper only.2 ABI tag return.This turtle was removed from the intake canal, tagged and released 3.0 miles south of the intake on 15JUL86.Female.NM=not measured.

MARINE TURTLE REMOVALS JUNE 1987 Page 1 of 3 DATE CAPTURED SPECIES TAG NUMBER CARAPACE LENGTH CARAPACE PLASTRON TOTAL TAIL (mid-line)(curved)

WIDTH LENGTH LENGTH WEIGHT~cm~cm~cm~cm mm~(1 bs ST.LUCIE PLANT INTAKE CANAL Live Removals 6/2 C.mydas NNC-620 NNC-621 30.5 32.5 28.3 25.5 45 6/3 C.caretta AAJ-448 AAJ-449 54.8 60.6 58.2 43.6 123 62 6/3 C.mydas 6/3 C.caretta.6/4 C.caretta AAJ-450 AAJ-451 AAJ-452 AAJ-453 AAJ-454 AAJ-455 51.3 54.8 59.8 64.6 63.8 70.0 47.1 63.9 67.1 41.3 46.0 51.2 83'41 131 35 88 6/4 C.caretta AAJ-456 AAJ-457 92.0 101.2 91.7 72.3'15 249 6/5 C.caretta NNC-622 NNC-623 59.3 65.0 61.6 45.7 147 73 6/5 C.caretta 1 AA J-458 NNC-624 84.7 91.7 83.0 62.3 173 1806/8 C.caretta 1 AAJ-459 AAJ-460 88.6 96.7 93.0 70.0 220 282 6/8 C.caretta 1 AAJ-461 AAJ-462 87.3 94.6 93.6 72.3 195 231 6/9 C.caretta 1 6/10 C.caretta 1 6/10 C.caretta 2 AAJ-463 AAJ-464 AAJ-465 AAJ-466 AAJ-168 AAJ-467 AAJ-468 89.9 96.5 85.3 92.2 56.0 59.3 87.3 83.8 57.3.67.9 63.5 42.5 236 196 107 231 181 52 6/10 C.caretta AAJ-469 AAJ-470 88.3 95.4 83.1 66.1 439 195 6/12 C.caretta AAJ-471 AAJ-472 88.2 98.6 89.6 68.2.182 239 MARINE TURTLE REMOVALS JUNE 1987 Page 2 of 3 DATE CAPTURED SPECIES TAG NUMBER CARAPACE LENGTH CARAPACE PLASTRON TOTAL TAIL (mid-line)(curved)

WIDTH LENGTH LENGTH HEIGHT~cm~cm~cm~cm mm~(1 bs ST.LUCIE PLANT INTAKE CANAL Live Removals 6/13 C.caretta 6/16 C.caretta 6/16 C.caretta 6/16 C.caretta 6/17 C.caretta 6/19 C.caretta 6/23 C.caretta 6/23 C.mydas AAJ-473 AAJ-474 AAJ-475 AAJ-476 AAJ-477 AAJ-478 AAJ-479 AAJ-480 AA J-'481 AAJ-482 AAJ-483 AAJ-484 AAJ-485 AAJ-486 NNC-625 NNC-628 61.7 68.6 58.2 63.3 68.2 74.6 96.1 104.1 58.0 62.5 60.9 65.7 37.6 39.5 52.3 56.7 I'5.0 63.0 54.4 71.2 98.6 60.0 66.2 34.9 46.4 46.5 40.3 53.2 74.5 46.0 47.0 28.8 118 136 106 146 277 123 128 56 78 68 48 101 316 57 75 16 6/23 E.imbricata NNC-629 NNC-630 41.4 45.5 40.6 33.4 92 22 6/23 C.caretta 6/24 C.caretta 6/25 C.caretta 1 AAJ-487 AAJ-488 AAJ-489 AAJ-490 AAJ-491 AAJ-492 57.5 62.6 92.2 99.5 59.2 64.0 64.6 60.4 91.2 48.5 44.9 71.2 136 148 226 70 65 223 6/25 C.caretta AAJ-493 4 AAJ-494 60.9 67.2 61.0 47.7 143 69 6/28 C.caretta 1 Dead Removals 6/10'.kempi AA J-495 AA J-496 not tagged 84.7 28.0 93.1 30.3 85.2 31.4 65.2 22.8 211 53 210 ky

'MARINE TURTLE REMOVALS JUNE 1987 Page 3 of 3, CARAPACE LENGTH CARAPACE PLASTRON TOTAL TAIL DATE TAG (mid-line)(curved)

WIDTH LENGTH LENGTH WEIGHT CAPTURED SPECIES NUMBER~cm~cm~cm~cm mm~(l bs ST.LUCIE PLANT INTAKE CANAL Dead Removal s 6/23 C.caretta not~tagged 47.5 51.6 51.4 35.7 Female.2 ABI tag return.This turtle was removed from the intake canal, tagged (AAJ167/AAJ168) and released 3.0 miles south of the intake on,12NOV85.

Upon recapture on 10JUN87, AAJ167 had fallen off and AAJ168 was removed and replaced with AAJ467 and AAJ468.Male.4 Anterior portion of mandible missing apparently due to injury.Examined by Thomas C.Finch, V.M.D.Transferred to tank at House of Refuge for treatment.

Released on 3JUL87.NOTE: AAJ446 and AAJ447 malfunctioned and were not applied to turtles.NM=not measured

P OX 14000, JUNO 8EACH, FL 33408 gal%I/i FLORIDA POWER&LIGHT COMPANY JULY 84 f987 L-87-3 I 0 U.S.Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, D.C.20555 Gent I em en: Re: St.Lucie Units I and 2 Docket Nos.50-335, 50-389 Environmental Protection Plan Re ort Attached for your information is the quarterly sea turtle activities report for the second quarter I 987.Very truly yours, C.O.W Group V e President Nuclear Energy COW/GRM/gp Attachment cc: Dr.J.Nelson Grace, Regional Administrator, Region ll, USNRC Senior Resident Inspector, USNRC, St.Lucie Plant GRM5/03 I/I PEOPLE...SERVING PEOPLE p~b I RECEtVED Jl I)g 1087 Env'l.Affairs E NV I R 0 N ME NTA L H E A I.T H S P E C I A L I S TS R.Erik Martin Applied Biology, Inc.P.O.Box 974 Jensen Beach, FL 34958 July 8, 1987 Mr.J.Alan Huff.Florida Department of Natural Resources Bureau of Marine Research 100 Eighth Avenue, SE St.Petersburg', FL 33701-.5095

Dear Al'an:

Seventy-three Caretta caretta, eight'Chelonia mydas, five Lepidochelys

~kern i, anon one'Eretmochel S'imp 1>ricata.were removed from 1 g~pi1-1 1987.Fi.ve C.'caretta and two L.~kern i were dead when recovered.

Measurements for all animals are attached.All live turtles were released into the ocean off Hutchinson Island.No turtles were reported from other plants.Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions con-cerning the enclosed data.Sincerely, R.Erik Martin Senior Scientist Attachment.

cc: J.R.Wilcox (FPL)C.A.Oravetz (NMFS)B.A.Schroeder (NMFS)R.G.Ernest (ABI)A P P L I E 0 2968A NORTH OECATUR ROAO B I 0 L 0 G Y, DECATUR.GEORGIA 30033.5914 I N C.404.296.3900