| Turtle Take Date: 8/1/1980 |
Project: Canaveral Harbor Entrance Channel |
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Dredge: Long Island
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Observer Name: Paul W. Raymond
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Observer Company: N/A
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Are observer reports available? Yes
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Cubic yards: N/A
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Days worked: N/A
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Hours worked: N/A
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Species: Green
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Age: Unknown
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Live / Dead: Live
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Genetic Samples? No
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Photos Available? No
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Dredge Load: 111
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Load Time: 0530-0620
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Time Recovered: 0710
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Channel Location: N/A
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Latitude: N/A
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Longitude: N/A
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Water Surface Temp: N/A
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Water Column Temp: N/A
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Air Temp: N/A
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Weather: N/A
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Bycatch associated with take: N/A
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Location Part Recovered: Hopper #3
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Description of Part Recovered: Live green turtle
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Head Width: 0
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Plastron Length: 0
Plastron Width: 0
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Carapace S.L. Length: 0 cm
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Carapace S.L. Width: 0 cm
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Carapace O.C. Length: 0 cm
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Carapace O.C. Width: 0 cm
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Deflector in use? No
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Condition of Screen/Deflector: N/A
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Relocation Trawling? Yes
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Windows? No
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Other Protection Methods in Place: bars on openings underneath draghead considered mitigation at that time
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Data Source: Paul Raymond, Aug 1980, Long Island Summary Observer report
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Other Remarks: Turtle taken to Sea World of Florida. It weighed 6 lbs. The turtle sustained some carapace and plastron damage and appeared to have a broken left front flipper. Small amounts of blood occasionally came from the mouth, therefore some internal damage probably occurred.
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