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INV O I C E TO: Mr. Jeff Tabar Indian River County 1840 25th Street Vero Beach, Florida 32960 FROM: John R. Fletemeyer Sea Turtle Monitoring Program 1331 Ponce de Leon Drive Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 333167 SUBJECT: Final Invoice for 1998 Sea Turtle Monitoring Program DATE: March 19, 1998 1. Final Invoice for sea turtle monitoring and $ 3,500.00 hatchling tracking experiment, includes insurance, salaries, expenses, etc. Lawton Chiles Governor TOTAL $ 3,500.00 Department of Environmental Protection_ Mr. Jeffrey Tabar Indian River County 1840 25`" Street Vero Beach, FL 32960 Dear Mr. Tabar. Marjory Stoneman Douglas Building 3900 Commonwealth Boulevard Tallahassee. Florida 32399-3000 March 10, 1998 RE: DBS9A0342 P.E.P. Reef Submerged Breakwater Virginia S. Wetherell MAR 16 etary Thank you for the recent letter on the above referenced project and the status of marine turtle monitoring personnel issues. Based upon the information you and others presented at the National Conference on Beach Preservation Technology in St. Petersburg, there appears to be no justification for a continuation of extensive marine turtle studies for the PEP reef project. The breakwater structure elevation is now apparently deeper than the design and this is affecting the performance of the PEP reef. Our opinion at this time is that this structure now has less ability to influence marine turtle hatchlings. Since erosion of the nesting beach has continued, there appears to be a low probability that suitable nesting habitat landward of the PEP reef structure will persist over the nesting season. Given these factors, there appears to be no reason to require extensive marine turtle studies at this time. We will continue to work cooperatively with Dr. Fletemeyer to resolve any concerns with the data and reports from previous years. The project area is currently being surveyed for marine turtle nesting activity by staff from the City of Vero Beach. Requiring survey work to be completed by others for the county in the PEP reef project area would be duplicative. In order to save the county this expense and that of producing an annual report, we would be willing to accept the daily monitoring reports from the City of Vero Beach marine turtle permit holder as fulfillment of Special Permit Condition Number 11, which required that marine turtle nesting activity be monitored in the PEP reef area. Please contact Dr. Robbin Trindell to discuss a suitable format for the monitoring reports. We will contact the City of Vero Beach and arrange coordination between the state, the county, and the City. You can call me at (850)922-4330 if you have any questions. We look forward to continuing to work cooperatively with the County on this important project. Sincerely, David Arnold, Chief Bureau of Protected Species Management July 21, 1998