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Official Document Type
Proposal
Approved Date
02/15/2022
Control Number
2022-035
Agenda Item Number
8.N.
Entity Name
Ecological Associates, Inc.
Subject
Work Order No. 7, Sea Turtle Monitoring
Project Number
22-3020
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Ecological Associates, Inc. — Cost Proposal and Scope of Work 2 <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 (Indian River <br />County staff have agreed to perform the nesting surveys three days per week through <br />September 30 in the southern survey area; EAI will perform all surveys thereafter). <br />All emergences (turtle crawls) apparent from the previous night will be interpreted to <br />determine which species of turtle came ashore and whether or not it nested. Crawls will <br />be denoted as being above or below the previous high tide line. The approximate <br />geographic location of each crawl will be determined by GPS (sub -meter accuracy). In <br />addition to segregating crawls into nesting and non -nesting emergences (false crawls), <br />each false crawl will be assigned to one of the following categories denoting the stage <br />at which the nesting attempt was abandoned: no digging, abandoned body pit, or <br />abandoned egg cavity. Any obstacles encountered by turtles during their crawls will be <br />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 on a weekly basis to Indian River County so appropriate remedial action may be <br />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 #261 issued by FWC to EAI Director <br />of Operations, Niki Desjardin. All persons engaged in monitoring for Indian River <br />County will be listed on the 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 the County on the last day of the month following delivery of services <br />(e.g., March report due no later than April 30). <br />
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