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Permittee : Indian River County Beach Restoration Permit No : 01669294014C Page 12 of 17 authorized by the FWC. Reports submitted shall include daily report sheets noting all activity, nesting success rates, hatching success of all relocated nests, hatching success of a representative sampling of nests left in place (if any), dates of construction and names of all personnel involved in nest surveys and relocation activities . Data should be reported separately for filled areas and nonfilled areas in accordance with the attached Table (Attachment 1 ) . All reports should be submitted by January 15 of the following year. k. Reports on the distribution and abundance of marine turtles in the vicinity of the nearshore hard bottom in the project area, on mitigation sites, and on adjacent, undisturbed "control" sites shall also be provided prior to any beach filling activity, during all restoration work, and then for a minimum of two additional years . Monitoring of in-water sea turtle distributions shall include quarterly surveys and any additional measures authorized by FWC . Prior to issuance of a Notice to Proceed, the applicant shall submit a Monitoring Plan for In-water Sea Turtle Distribution and Abundance to the Department that has been pre- approved by FWS . 1 . Reports on macroalgal distribution and abundance on nearshore hard bottom adjacent to the impact area, at the mitigation site, and on adjacent hard bottom communities that will not be impacted by the proposed nourishment ("control" communities) shall be provided prior to any nourishment activity and then for a minimum of two additional years . 0 These reports shall include quarterly quantitative assessments of percent cover by species assessment of algal height per quadrat and per species, and amount of sediment within the quadrat prior to sampling. The amount, or biomass, of different algal species present at different times of the year should also be assessed. While long term monitoring should be done in replicate quadrats, additional plots should be identified (~ 10 cm X 10 cm) and all material, invertebrate, algae and sediment, scraped from the surface . This sample should then be sorted to the highest taxonomic level possible and dried to constant weight. m. In the event a sea turtle nest is excavated during construction activities, all work shall cease in that area immediately and the permitted person responsible for egg relocation for the project should be notified so the eggs can be moved to a suitable relocation site. n. In the event a hopper dredge is utilized for sand excavation, all conditions in the NMFS Biological Opinion for hopper dredging along the SE U. S . Atlantic Coast (dated August 25 , 1995 ) must be followed, and the FWC shall be sent copies of the reports specified in Condition 6 of the Biological Opinion. o . Upon locating a dead, injured, or sick endangered or threatened sea turtle specimen, initial notification must be made to the FWC at 1 - 888 -404-FWCC . Care should be taken in handling sick or injured specimens to ensure effective treatment and care and in handling dead specimens to preserve biological materials in the best possible state for later analysis of cause of death . In conjunction with the care of sick or injured endangered or threatened species or preservation of biological materials from a dead animal , the finder has the