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Fiscal Year: 1999
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Project Dates: 2/10/99 - 3/24/99
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Contract Number: DAC21-99-0003
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Project Description: N/A
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Maintenace / New Work: Maintenance
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Federal / Regulatory: Federal
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Total Project Cubic Yards: 948158
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Total Days of Dredging: 0
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Total Hours of Dredging: 0
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Type of Material: Mud, sand, clay, shell
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Disposal Method(s) for Material: Open Ocean Disposal Area
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Total Turtle Takes: 5
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Observer Company Used: Coastwise Consulting, Inc.
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Relocation Trawling? Yes
2/28-3/20, started at 0829 on load #112. During the towing operation, 13 cc and 4 lk were relocation during the 215 tows that were performed.
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Relocation Company: Dave Nelson, USACE-WES; Georgia Bulldog, Captain Lindsey Parker
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Loggerheads: 14
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Greens: 0
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Kemp's Ridley: 4
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Leatherbacks: 0
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Hawksbill: 0
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Total number turtles relocated: 18
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Are Relocation Reports Available? Yes
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Are Dredging Records Available? No
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Are original turtle take data still available? Yes
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Description of mitigation measures/dates used: Deflectors, relocation trawling (2/29/99-3/20/99)
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Other Remarks: Based on daily reports it appears that turtle observing did not begin until load #45 on 2/20/99 while whale observing began with the first load.
There were also 14 incidents not attributed as a dredge take; many parts of same turtles found within different loads (see reports below of 'Non-Take Incidents').
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