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County staff) . The shorebird monitoring will commence April 1 '. During the 1t week of monitoring the will provide up to 7 days of direct supervision of the shorebird monitoring personnel. After April 7th, the shorebird monitoring will be conducted by one of the personnel , and will be conducted under the direction of FWC-approved ATM biologist-in-charge. Daily shorebird monitoring will continue though May 15"' unless construction is completed prior to May 15"'. If nesting shorebirds are found in the project area , the shorebird monitoring personnel will establish the limits of the nesting area, travel corridors and post signs per FWC protocol and the DEP permit. The personnel will instruct the contractor limits of construction activity as a result of any nesting shorebirds. After the completion of sand placement, ATM will provide biweekly monitoring of the project shoreline for non-nesting shorebirds per protocol established in the Shorebird Monitoring Plan for this project and FWC protocol. The monitoring will continue for up to one year after the completion of the project. This is DEP permit requirement. The shorebird monitoring will be performed in the morning, and direction will be given to the dredge contractor as early as possible. ATM will provide weekly reporting to the regulatory agency as required by FWC protocol. Task 6 Sea Turtle Nest Monitoring Ecological Associates Inc. (EAI) will provide daily monitoring and the project area during construction. EAI services will include daily surveys, nest protection, escarpment surveys lighting surveys, and data management and reporting through September 30th, 2007. EAI will provide daily monitoring of the shoreline and relocate sea turtle nests as necessary. The monitoring will be performed in the morning, and direction will be given to the dredge contractor as early as possible. ATM will provide coordination as necessary and distribute EAI-reported data to the regulatory agencies.