ML21084A257
| ML21084A257 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Saint Lucie  |
| Issue date: | 03/19/2021 |
| From: | Weege S Inwater Research Group |
| To: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| Download: ML21084A257 (7) | |
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From:
Steve Weege <sweege@inwater.org>
Sent:
Friday, March 19, 2021 2:31 PM To:
Koperski, Meghan Cc:
Ed Hollowell; Jodie_Gless@fpl.com; Ken_Frehafer@fpl.com; MTP@myfwc.com; Michael Bresette; EndangeredSpecies Resource; SCO@dep.state.fl.us; Vince Munne; Cody Mott; Jeff Guertin; Ryan Welsh; Eaton, Kristin; Jonathon Gorham; William.Nurnberger@fpl.com; audra.livergood@noaa.gov; Sciscente, Richard; Seth.Duston@fpl.com
Subject:
[External_Sender] February 2021 FPL Marine Turtle Removal Monthly Report Attachments:
February 2021 Marine Turtle Captures.pdf; Monthly Report Notes 2021.pdf; FPL St. Lucie Capture Summary 2021.pdf Mrs. Meghan Koperski Tequesta Field Laboratory 19100 SE Federal Highway Tequesta, FL 33469
Subject:
Marine Turtle Removal Monthly Summary February 2021
Dear Meghan,
Attached, please find the monthly summary of marine turtle removals for February 2021. This month we captured seven Caretta caretta, seven Chelonia mydas, and one Lepidochelys kempii in the intake canal of the St. Lucie power plant on Hutchinson Island. Two sea turtles were sent for rehabilitation and there were no mortalities during the month of February. As with all sea turtle strandings at the Saint Lucie Plant, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) was consulted and stranding forms were filed with the state through the Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage Network.
Two sea turtles were sent to rehab for non-causal injuries or illness this month. On February 13th, an emaciated and lethargic subadult loggerhead was found swimming along the primary 5-inch barrier net in the morning. The FWC Stranding Coordinator picked up and transported this turtle for rehab at the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach. On February 25th, a juvenile green turtle was captured in the tangle nets with recent shark attack injuries. It had a deep cut in the posterior plastron that extended into the body cavity and a deep gash in its rear flipper that severed the bone. The turtle also had a light case of papillomatosis and the tumors were regressing. A rehab facility volunteer transported this turtle to the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center in Boca Raton for rehabilitation. Because these turtles were sent for rehabilitation for injuries/illnesses that were unrelated to the power plant, they were classified as non-causal. The primary 5-inch barrier net encountered negligible amounts of algae throughout the month. Altogether, the primary barrier net has performed as designed and no turtles have been observed beyond the 5-inch net.
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 2021. In addition, this spreadsheet tracks fresh scrapes incurred on captured turtles for the current month, as well as the entire year.
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
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"Ed Hollowell" <Ed.Hollowell@fpl.com>
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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>
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Tracking Status: None "Ryan Welsh" <rwelsh@inwater.org>
Tracking Status: None "Eaton, Kristin" <Kristin.Eaton@fpl.com>
Tracking Status: None "Jonathon Gorham" <jgorham@inwater.org>
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MARINE TURTLE REMOVALS ST. LUCIE PLANT INTAKE CANAL FEBRUARY 2021 Date Species Note Tag #'s SMCL SSCL CSCL CMCW SMCW SMPL Weight Method (cm) (cm) (cm)
(cm)
(cm)
(cm)
(kg) 2/3/2021 Chelonia mydas 1 KKY146/KKY147 61.2 61.5 64.3 53.5 48.2 50.8 30.3 South net 2/4/2021 Chelonia mydas IRG0402/IRG0403 27.6 27.9 29.4 23.9 21.1 22.5 2.7 Dip net 2/6/2021 Chelonia mydas IRG0404/IRG0405 27.2 28.0 30.3 26.0 23.0 23.3 2.7 North net 2/7/2021 Chelonia mydas IRG0406/IRG0407 31.1 31.1 33.4 27.8 24.5 25.7 3.5 Barrier net 2/9/2021 Caretta caretta KKY148/KKY149 71.5 72.9 76.0 75.7 59.4 57.2 55.2 South net 2/10/2021 Chelonia mydas KKY150/KKY151 64.9 65.1 67.5 60.3 51.8 53.3 33.2 South net 2/13/2021 Caretta caretta 2
ANS210213-001 67.0 68.8 71.6 68.3 57.7 51.0 31.5 Barrier net 2/15/2021 Chelonia mydas 3 KKT313 49.9 50.0 53.0 45.2 37.4 40.0 14.8 South net 2/15/2021 Lepidochelys KKY152/KKY153 53.9 54.4 56.3 62.3 56.9 42.4 22.2 South net kempii 2/18/2021 Caretta caretta KKY154/KKY155 66.8 67.7 71.1 71.4 58.2 52.9 43.9 North net 2/19/2021 Caretta caretta KKY156/KKY157 70.8 72.0 75.7 70.8 59.3 57.6 52.8 North net 2/22/2021 Caretta caretta KKY158/KKY159 76.5 77.4 82.4 77.3 61.0 58.1 64.8 North net 2/25/2021 Chelonia mydas 4 EEM210225-001 37.2 37.4 38.9 33.2 29.8 31.6 5.8 South net 2/26/2021 Caretta caretta KKY160/KKY161 67.5 69.0 75.0 69.0 56.0 53.1 56.3 North net 2/26/2021 Caretta caretta KKY162/KKY163 54.1 55.5 59.5 57.5 47.0 43.4 27.8 North net
NOTES
- 1. PAPILLOMAS (Balazs Tumor Score = 1 {light}, Total Tumor Score = 2). Tumors are regressing. Healing constriction wound in left shoulder.
- 2. REHAB (NON-CAUSAL). Stranding# ANS210213-001. Emaciated and lethargic subadult loggerhead found swimming along the primary 5-inch barrier net in the morning. FWC Stranding Coordinator picked up and transported this turtle for rehab at the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach.
- 3. RECAPTURE. Turtle was removed from the intake canal, tagged and released at Hutchinson Island on 4/21/18, 12/17/18, 4/3/19, 9/13/19, 9/26/19, 2/20/20, 8/12/20, 10/6/20, and 2/15/21.
- 4. REHAB (NON-CAUSAL). Stranding# EEM210225-001. PAPILLOMAS (Balazs Tumor Score = 1 {light},
Total Tumor Score = 3). Tumors are regressing. Juvenile green turtle captured in the tangle nets with recent shark attack injuries. Deep cut in posterior plastron extends into the body cavity. Deep gash in the left rear flipper that severed the bone. Injuries are recent and the turtle still has an overall good body condition. Facility volunteer took to Gumbo Limbo Nature Center in Boca Raton for rehab.
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
Feb-21 Year to Date Feb-21 Year to Date Feb-21 Year to Date Feb-21 Year to Date Feb-21 Year to Date Feb-21 Year to Date Captures 7
18 7
20 0
0 0
0 1
3 15 41 Causal Mortalities 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 Non-causal Mortalities 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 Causal Injuries 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 Sent to rehab 2
4 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 2
4 Fresh Scrapes Feb-Year to Date Feb-Year to Date Feb-Year to Date Feb-Year to Date Feb-Year to Date Feb-Year to Date None 0
0 1
4 0
0 0
0 0
1 1
5 Minor 7
18 6
16 0
0 0
0 1
2 14 36 Moderate 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 Severe 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 Percent with mod/sev scrapes 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
Loggerheads Green turtles (Caretta caretta)
(Chelonia mydas)
Overall Totals Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii)
(Eretmochelys imbricata)
(Dermochelys coriacea)
Hawksbills Leatherbacks