Longboat Key Relocation

General Information

Project Type(s):relocation trawl

Site Name:Longboat Key Relocation

Site Reference Number:48

Region(s):Southwest

Counties:Manatee

Approximate Latitude: 27.47 Approximate Longitude: -82.78

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Principal Investigator(s):Slay, Christopher

Point(s) of Contact:Slay, Christopher - Phone Number: (706) 543-6859, Email: cslay@att.net

Organizations Involved:Coastwise Consulting, Inc.

Organization Type(s):consulting firm

Project Status: Inactive

Start Date: 11/2005

End Date: 7/2006

Equipment and Methods

General Method(s) Used:trawl

Sampling and Effort

	Visual	Capture
Sampling regime:	unknown	unknown
Measure of effort:	unknown	unknown

Bottom Type(s):

Water Type Zone: neritic Water Type Environment: marine

Min. Depth (m): 2.8 Max. Depth (m): 12.1

Mean Depth (m): 9.38

Captures and Sightings Information

Species	No. of Captures	No. of Sightings	Min Size* (cm)	Max Size* (cm)	Mean Size* (cm)	FP Observed	Life Stages**
Green Turtle (Cm)	12	n/a	24.4	79.5	52.9	No	O, N, S
Loggerhead (Cc)	74	n/a	49.8	106.2	80.3	No	N, S, A
Kemp's Ridley (Lk)	41	n/a	28.1	64.8	43.2	No	N, S, A
Hawksbill (Ei)	2	n/a	31.0	31.0	31.0	No	N
Leatherback (Dc)	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

*All size measurements are SSCL unless otherwise indicated
** For Cm, Cc, Lk, & Ei: O - Oceanic-stage juvenile; N - Neritic-stage juvenile; S - Subadult; A - Adult. For Dc: I - Immature; A - Adult. n/a = not applicable; n/r = not reported.

This report adheres to the following size ranges for life stage classification for these species:

	Green turtle	Loggerhead	Kemp's ridley	Hawksbill
Oceanic-stage juvenile	< 25 cm SCL	< 30 cm SCL	< 25 cm SCL	< 25 cm SCL
Neritic-stage juvenile	25-69 cm SCL	30-69 cm SCL	25-39 cm SCL	25-64 cm SCL
Subadult	70-84 cm SCL	70-79 cm SCL	40-59 cm SCL	65-74 cm SCL
Adult	≥ 85 cm SCL	≥ 80 cm SCL	≥ 60 cm SCL	≥ 75 cm SCL

	Leatherback
Immature	< 135 cm OCL
Adult	≥ 135 cm OCL

Other Information Collected

Project Summary

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Literature/Reports Produced

Coastwise Consulting Inc. Trawl capture of sea turtles for abundance assessment in dredging areas and relocation from dredging areas. Annual marine turtle permit report submitted to FWC. 10pp.