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Ecological Associates, Inc. — Cost Proposal and Scope of Work 2 <br />reproductive success evaluations, and relocate new nests (August 28 through <br />approximately December 10) will be charged at a daily rate. <br />Surveys will commence within 30 minutes of sunrise. Monitoring will be performed <br />by EAI staff or Indian River County staff either on foot or using ATVs (County staff <br />have agreed to perform the surveys three days per week). All emergences (turtle <br />crawls) apparent from the previous night will be interpreted to determine which species <br />of turtle came ashore and whether or not it nested. Crawls will be denoted as being <br />above or below the previous high tide line. The approximate geographic location of <br />each crawl will be determined by GPS (sub -meter accuracy). In addition to segregating <br />crawls into nesting and non -nesting emergences (false crawls), each false crawl will be <br />assigned to one of the following categories denoting the stage at which the nesting <br />attempt was abandoned: no digging, abandoned body pit, or abandoned egg cavity. <br />Any obstacles encountered by turtles during their crawls will be documented. <br />Disorientation Reporting. During the course of daily monitoring, any evidence of <br />hatchling misorientation or disorientation from either marked or unmarked nests will <br />be documented using FWC's electronic Marine Turtle Hatchling Disorientation <br />Incident Report Form. Based on track evaluations, an estimate of the number of <br />hatchlings disoriented will be recorded and light sources potentially responsible for the <br />disorientation identified. Information concerning each incident will be forwarded by <br />email to Indian River County so appropriate remedial action may be taken. <br />Stranding and Salvage. A requirement of FWC sea turtle permit holders conducting <br />nesting surveys is to respond to the stranding of sick, injured and dead sea turtles within <br />their survey area. These animals are examined, and if alive, transported to state - <br />approved care facilities. A standard Sea Turtle Stranding and Salvage data form will <br />be completed and submitted for each stranded animal encountered by EAI. This <br />information will be transmitted to FWC in accordance with established guidelines. <br />State and Federal Authorizations. All sea turtle monitoring and related activities will <br />be performed under FWC Marine Turtle Permit #19-261. Pending approval, this permit <br />will be issued by FWC to EAI Senior Project Manager, Niki Desjardin. All persons <br />engaged in monitoring performed by EAI for Indian River County will be listed on the <br />permit. <br />All data will be subject to rigorous QA/QC protocols and stored in EAI's project - <br />specific database. Monthly summary reports will be furnished to Indian River County. <br />These reports will tabulate the dates and times of monitoring, names of monitoring <br />personnel, numbers of sea turtle emergences by species, and numbers of nests marked <br />and evaluated for reproductive success, as applicable. Monthly reports will be <br />submitted to APTIM on the last day of the month following delivery of services (e.g., <br />March report due no later than April 30). <br />