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S EXHIBIT 1 _Indian River County Sector 3 Nearshore Sea Turtle Monitoring Scope of Work Work Order 9 Sector 3 Beach and Dune Restoration Project Nearshore Sea 'Turtle Monitoring Introduction : The Joint Coastal Permit for the Indian River County Sector 3 beach and dune restoration project (JCP Permit # 0285993 - 001 -JC) contains a requirement (Special Condition 32) for assessing sea turtle population levels in the nearshore area within and adjacent to the project area. This assessment is to be conducted quarterly beginning just after project construction. The data are to be used to determine potential effects of project construction on sea turtle abundance in the nearshore environment. The surveys will be conducted in accordance with the requirements of Special Condition 32 of the issued permit, and will employ the same methodology and transect locations used in the 2007 baseline study of nearshore sea turtle abundance conducted by Inwater Research Group (1RG) for COASTAL TECH and the COUNTY. The methodology will include concurrent sampling of the project area and an appropriate control area to allow potential project effects on nearshore sea turtle abundance to be separated from natural background variability. Methodology : Two study sites (Treatment and Control) established in the 2007 baseline surveys in the nearshore zone offshore of Indian River County will be surveyed. Each study site consists of three shore parallel transects, each three kilometers in length. In order to assess differences in cross- shore distribution of sea turtles within a study site , the three transects are located at three different distances from the beach, 300, 600, and 1200 feet offshore . GPS waypoints mark the starting and ending points of each transect. The Treatment Site is located in the Sector 3 project area, between FDEP reference monuments R-34 and R-44 . The Control Site is located offshore of the Town of Indian River Shores in central Indian River County, beginning approximately 11 . 7 miles south of Sebastian Inlet, between FDEP reference monuments R-62 and R- 72 . This monitoring effort employs vessel-based observers to generate abundance estimates at various locations offshore of Indian River County . Aerial surveys have often been used to obtain information on the abundance and distribution of turtles over relatively large areas and are appropriate for documenting seasonal variations in population levels (Henwood and Epperly in Eckert et al . , 1999) (Epperly et al. , 1995 ) . On the relatively limited geographic scale of Indian River County, it is felt that an analogous vessel based approach is more appropriate . This monitoring effort employs observers who count surfacing turtles from a small boat. An index of abundance , sightings per vessel/km, is calculated for each species , which allows for direct comparisons between seasons and areas . The monitoring is conducted from a small boat equipped with a spotting tower capable of supporting two observers at an eye level of approximately 12 feet above the water. The GPS waypoints at the north and south ends of each transect line establish a base course that the helmsman follows . A constant vessel speed of 5 to 6 knots is maintained during all transects , verified by GPS track log . With one observer looking to port and one observer looking to starboard, the vessel proceeds along the transect line . When a turtle is spotted, it is identified to Pagel of 2 May 18, 2010