ML17135A051
| ML17135A051 | |
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| Site: | Saint Lucie  |
| Issue date: | 05/09/2017 |
| From: | Weege S - No Known Affiliation |
| To: | Division of License Renewal |
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1 NRR-PMDAPEm Resource From: Steve Weege <steveweege@gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2017 12:36 PM 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@no aa.gov; Eaton, Kristin; Jonathan Gorham; Terri.Taylor@fpl.com; William.Nurnberger@fpl.com; Audra Livergood - NOAA Federal
Subject:
[External_Sender] April 2017 FPL Mari ne Turtle Removal Monthly Report Attachments:
April 2017 Marine Turtle Captures.pdf; Mont hly Report Notes 2017.pdf; FPL St. Lucie Capture Summary 2017.pdf; Power Plant Causal Turtles.pdf Mrs. Meghan Koperski Tequesta Field Laboratory 19100 SE Federal Highway Tequesta, FL 33469
Subject:
Marine Turtle Removal Monthly Summary April 2017
Dear Meghan,
Attached, please find the monthly summary of marine turtle removals for April 2017. This month, we captured thirteen (13) Caretta caretta and one (1)
Chelonia mydas in the intake canal of the St. Lucie power plant on Hutchinson Island. Four sea turtles were sent for rehabilitation and there were no mortalities recorded during the month of April. As with all sea turtle strandings at the Saint Lucie Plant (alive or dead), th e 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.
Four loggerhead sea turtles were sent to rehabilitation facilities for non-causal injuries this month. On April 2 nd , an emaciated subadult loggerhead was recovered from the tangle nets. The turtle was in poor condition (heartbeat visible). Harbor Branch personnel helped to tr ansfer this turtle to the Loggerhead Marinelife Center (LMC) in Juno Beach for rehabilitation. On April 13 th , an emaciated subadult logg erhead was recovered from the tangle nets. It had a small break in the left posterior carapace (necrotic, not from entrainment). Inwater Research Group (IRG) biologists tr ansported this turtle to LMC for rehabilitation. On April 19 th, an emaciated subadult loggerhead with heavy epibiont coverage was hand-captured near the base of the permanent 5-inch barrier net. The FWC Stranding Coordinator transported this turtle to the Clearwater Aquarium for rehabilitation. On April 29 th, another emaciated subadult loggerhead was recovered from the permanent 5-inch barrier net. It had a 10 cm necrotic wound in the right anterior carapace. IRG biologists transported this turtle to LMC for initial medical treatment. The turtle was later transferred to the Miami Seaquarium. All of the strandings this month were considered non-causal.
2Throughout the month, the permanent 5-inch barrier net ex perienced light loads of algae and only negligible amounts of jellyfish. Overall, the 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 2017. 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 mo rtalities incurred by sea turtles at the St. Lucie Plant since 2004. 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
Hearing Identifier: NRR_PMDA Email Number: 3512 Mail Envelope Properties (CAJrYmh9FjY2rJw1wrpkuA0MtzB6G5Cr9TfUtAe1+ZA8Z1qqkTw)
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[External_Sender] April 2017 FPL Marine Turtle Removal Monthly Report Sent Date: 5/9/2017 12:35:36 PM Received Date: 5/9/2017 12:36:02 PM 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 "Eaton, Kristin" <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 "William.Nurnberger@fpl.com" <William.Nurnberger@fpl.com> Tracking Status: None "Audra Livergood - NOAA Federal" <audra.livergood@noaa.gov>
Tracking Status: None "Meghan Koperski" <Meghan.Koperski@myfwc.com> Tracking Status: None Post Office: mail.gmail.com
Files Size Date & Time MESSAGE 3100 5/9/2017 12:36:02 PM April 2017 Marine Turtle Captures.pdf 72034 Monthly Report Notes 2017.pdf 56318 FPL St. Lucie Capture Summary 2017.pdf 72933 Power Plant Causal Turtles.pdf 87697 Options Priority: Standard Return Notification: No Reply Requested: No Sensitivity: Normal Expiration Date: Recipients Received:
MARINE TURTLE REMOVALS ST. LUCIE PLANT INTAKE CANAL APRIL 2017 Date Species Note Tag #'s SMCL SSCL CSCL CMCW SMCW SMPL Weight Method (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (cm) (kg) 4/1/2017 Caretta caretta 1 MMA790/MMA791 98.4 100.3 106.4 95.9 71.4 72.9 134.7 North net 4/1/2017 Caretta caretta MMA792/MMA793 67.5 69.0 73.0 68.4 57.6 55.8 50.6 North net 4/2/2017 Caretta caretta 2 JRG170402-01 67.2 68.5 72.5 68.6 54.9 51.6 37.2 North net 4/4/2017 Caretta caretta MMA794/MMA795 77.7 79.0 82.5 77.8 59.1 60.0 60.2 South net 4/6/2017 Caretta caretta MMA796/MMA797 68.7 70.4 74.4 68.2 55.8 53.5 43.4 North net 4/9/2017 Caretta caretta 3 LLS451/LLS452 84.1 85.0 82.4 60.3 78.0 Hand capture 4/10/2017 Caretta caretta MMA798/MMA799 57.7 59.0 62.0 61.5 51.9 47.3 29.6 South net 4/10/2017 Chelonia mydas 4 MMA800/MMA801 60.8 60.9 63.7 56.8 45.7 50.3 26.8 South net 4/13/2017 Caretta caretta 5 STW170413-01 62.5 63.9 68.7 66.2 53.4 49.0 28.8 North net 4/19/2017 Caretta caretta 6 STW170419-01 67.1 68.6 72.7 67.3 55.6 53.5 35.7 Hand capture 4/24/2017 Caretta caretta MMA802/MMA803 62.6 64.9 68.0 65.9 56.9 49.5 39.7 South net 4/25/2017 Caretta caretta MMA804/MMA805 66.5 67.6 71.4 67.5 56.0 51.5 40.4 North net 4/27/2017 Caretta caretta MMA806/MMA807 66.9 68.4 73.8 68.7 58.2 54.9 49.7 Hand capture 4/29/2017 Caretta caretta 7 STW170429-01 63.2 64.0 68.0 65.0 51.9 30.6 Barrier net
NOTES
1.Adult female. Tail length = 220 mm. Healing shark bite wounds in both front flippers.
2.REHAB (NON-CAUSAL). Stranding# JRG170402-01. Emaciated subadult loggerhead recovered from the tangle nets. Turtle in poor condition (heartbeat visible). Notch and healed crack in right posterior
carapace. Taken to the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach for rehabilitation.
3.RECAPTURE. Turtle was removed from the intake canal, tagged and released at Hutchinson Island on 8/6/16 and 4/9/17. "Mayor Mort" was an FPL rehab turtle with Debilitated Loggerhead Turtle Syndrome
that was successfully rehabilitated at the Loggerhead Marinelife Center (LMC) in Juno Beach. The
animal was fitted w/ a satellite tag prior to its release on 2/14/17. The turtle returned to the FPL intake
canal on 3/31/17, according to the data feed. The satellite tag was still on and transmitting when the
turtle was recaptured on 4/9/17. Old healed boat strike wound still evident on carapace. Adult female.
No ventral measurements could be taken due to the presence of the satellite tag.
4.RECAPTURE. Turtle was removed from the intake canal, tagged and released at Hutchinson Island on 11/13/04, 4/11/08, 5/5/08, 9/25/08, 10/12/08, 7/12/10, 12/6/10, 9/10/11, 11/1/11, 1/9/12, 5/10/13, 9/5/13
and 4/10/17. New Inconel tags applied on this capture event.
5.REHAB (NON-CAUSAL). Stranding# STW170413-01. Turtle was severely emaciated. Small 4cm break in left posterior carapace (necrotic, not from entrainment). Inwater Research Group (IRG) biologists
transported this turtle to LMC for rehabilitation.
6.REHAB (NON-CAUSAL). Stranding# STW170419-01. Emaciated subadult loggerhead with heavy epibiont coverage. Turtle was hand-captured near the base of the permanent 5-inch barrier net. Old
healed injury to nares. The FWC Stranding Coordinator transported this turtle to the Clearwater Aquarium for rehabilitation.
7.REHAB (NON-CAUSAL). Stranding# STW170429-01. Emaciated subadult loggerhead with 10cm necrotic wound in right anterior carapace. Turtle was retrieved from the permanent 5-inch barrier net.
Ventral measurements were not taken due to the animal's condition. IRG biologists transported the turtle
to LMC for initial medical treatment. The turtle was later transferred to the Miami Seaquarium.
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 Apr-17 Year to DateApr-17 Year to DateApr-17 Year to DateApr-17 Year to DateApr-17 Year to DateApr-17 Year to DateCaptures13 47 1 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 61 Causal Mortalities 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Non-Causal Mortalities 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Causal Injuries 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sent to Rehab 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 Fresh ScrapesApr-17 Year to DateApr-17 Year to DateApr-17 Year to DateApr-17 Year to DateApr-17 Year to DateApr-17 Year to DateNone3 10 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 14Minor10 35 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 45Moderate0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2Severe0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Percent with Mod/Sev Scrapes 0.0%4.3%0.0%0.0%N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.0%3.3%LoggerheadsGreen turtles (Caretta caretta)(Chelonia mydas)Overall Totals Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii)(Eretmochelys imbricata)(Dermochelys coriacea)HawksbillsLeatherbacks 2004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016**2017 Injury/MortalityTotalsbySpecies TotalCaptures623484419227420260295302232302275274316474,476 Injuries01*3011001100005 Mortalities10*21000100000103 TotalCaptures286428267101299161444217127197134181159143,015 Injuries0370221000000015 Mortalities1111203122040018 TotalCaptures2011012022021014 Injuries000000000000000 Mortalities000000000000000 TotalCaptures1330207000276031 Injuries000000000000000 Mortalities000000000000000 TotalCaptures2221423212314029 Injuries000000000000000 Mortalities00000000000000025321535133041065914917692330725424751521362503414465486617,565
- Theloggerheadcausalinjuriesandmortalitiesin2006wereallhatchlings.
- 2017isapartialyear.StLuciePowerPlantCausalTurtles TotalCapturesperYear Loggerhead Green Leatherback Kemp'sRidley Hawksbill Injury&MortalityYearlyTotals