25B5002 - Appendix F - Endangered Species Observer Forms.pdf

ENDANGERED SPECIES OBSERVER PROGRAM

DAILY REPORT

USACE DISTRICT: _________________________________________

PROJECT NAME: _________________________________________ DREDGE NAME: ___________________

Date: _________________ Load #s: _________________ Areas dredge worked: __________________________

Weather conditions: ______________________________________________________________________________

Beaufort Sea State: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

AIR TEMP: _________ o C/o F (ºF = 9/5 (ºC) + 32; ºC = 5/9 (ºF - 32)) WATER TEMP: Surface ________ o C /o F Column (mid-depth) _________ o C /o F Bottom _________ o C /o F

Condition of deflector:____________________________ Condition of screening: ___________________________

Bed lever in use? YES ____ NO ____ Unknown ____

Were there incidents involving endangered or protected species? YES ____ NO ____

Which species? (complete incident form(s))___________________________________________________________

Comments (type of material, biological specimens, unusual circumstances, etc): ____________________________

BRIDGE WATCH SUMMARY

Time Species # Sightings/# Animals Location/Comments

Observer name __________________________________________

ENDANGERED SPECIES OBSERVER PROGRAM

WEEKLY SUMMARY

USACE DISTRICT: _________________________________________

PROJECT NAME: _________________________________________ DREDGE NAME: ___________________

Dates: ____________________ - ______________________ Load #s: ___________________________________

Areas dredge worked: _____________________________________________________________________________

Bed lever in use? YES ____ NO ____ Unknown ____ Dates: ___________________________

Were there incidents involving endangered or protected species? YES ____ NO ____

Which species? ___________________________________________________________________________________

Comments: ______________________________________________________________________________________

BRIDGE WATCH SUMMARY

Date/Time Species # Sightings/# Animals Location/Comments

Observer name __________________________________________

Take Report Form for ESA-Listed Species Use one form per individual animal taken

Biological Opinion ECO/PCTS No.:

Species taken:

Green sea turtle Atlantic sturgeon

Kemp’s ridley sea turtle Shortnose sturgeon

Leatherback sea turtle Unknown sturgeon

Loggerhead sea turtle Atlantic salmon

Unknown sea turtle

Condition when taken (select one):

Alive Fresh Dead Moderately Decomposed

Severely Decomposed Dried Skeletal

SPECIES CONDITION KEY

Fresh dead – no foul smell

Moderately decomposed – scutes and skin are intact or just beginning to peel, internal organs intact

Severely decomposed – foul smell with scutes lifting or gone, skin peeling, internal organs beginning to liquefy

Dried carcass – leathery, internal organs have decomposed

Skeletal remains - bones only

Location of the take: Body of water where take occurred:

Latitude and Longitude in Decimal Degrees to six places Atlantic Ocean

Latitude: ______________________________________ River (name): ____________________________

Longitude: ____________________________________ Bay or Sound (name): _____________________

Sediment type in area (e.g., cobble, silt/mud, Creek (name): ___________________________ shellfish present):_________________________________

Take activity (select all that apply):

Pile Driving Vessel Operation

Bridge/Road Construction Relocation Trawling

Dredging Blasting

Beach Renourishment

Date take observed:

Animal was:

Released alive with no visible injuries

Released alive with visible injuries

Released dead

Held for necropsy

Transferred to rehabilitation (sea turtles only)

Date: ____________________________

Rehabilitation facility:

Transferred to salvage participant (participant should submit a salvage form to nmfs.gar-sturgeon-salvage@noaa.gov)

Date: ____________________________

Name of salvage participant & affiliation:

Salvage participant contact info:

If dredging, project:

Type of dredge/name: _________________________________________________________________________

Load number: ________________________________________________________________________________

Location on dredge mechanism where specimen was found (screen, hopper):

Was draghead deflector used: Yes No

Was rigid deflector used: Yes No

Condition of deflector:

Condition of screening or UXO screen:

If construction project:

Vessel or Rig Name: _______________________________ Exclusion Zone, if required:

If installing or extracting piles: ______________________________________

Tools: Impact Hammer

Vibratory Hammer

Other (specify):________________________

If pile driving:

Pile Type Diameter Number

If using explosives:

Type Size Number

Refer to the Section 7 website for guidance on handling and resuscitating live animals.

Indicate type and location of visible injuries (see diagrams). Check all that apply:

Type of injury Dorsal Surface Ventral Surface

Cuts/gashes (not severed)

Severed body, limbs, or organs

Describe injuries and list any missing body parts:

For live animals – indicate behavior when taken:

Active (alert; moving head, fins, or flippers)

Slow and lethargic (minimal movement and responsiveness)

No movement but may or may not respond to reflex test

For dead animals, does the BiOp require necropsy?

Yes No

Fish measurements in centimeters – measurements should be exact.

Provide the reason for any estimated measure (e.g., tail missing)

Exact Estimated Reason for Estimated Measure

Total Length: _______________cm ___________________________________

Fork Length: ________________cm ____________________________________

Mouth Width: _______________cm ____________________________________

Interorbital Width: ___________cm ____________________________________

Turtle measurements in centimeters – measurements should be exact.

Provide the reason for any estimated measure (e.g., shell crushed and flattened)

Exact Estimated Reason for Estimated Measure

Curved Carapace Length: ___________cm ____________________________________

(notch to tip length with measuring tape)

Straight Carapace Length: ___________cm ____________________________________

(notch to tip length with calipers)

Straight Carapace Width: ____________cm ____________________________________

(widest points with calipers)

Weight: _____________kg ____________________________________

Was resuscitation attempted?

Yes, length of time ___________hours Outcome: Alive Dead

No N/A, animal confirmed dead, or alive and moving when taken

Shortnose and Atlantic Sturgeon -

Sea Turtles -

Ventral

Checklist for samples required to be collected and submitted per the

BiOp’s Standard Operating Procedures, RPMs, and T&Cs

Photographs and/or video: Submit this form to

Biopsy punch (sea turtles) - Current Disposition (person/affiliation):

Fin Clip (fish) – Current Disposition (person/affiliation):

Tags present1: Type (e.g., PIT, flipper) Number Location on animal

Tags inserted Type (e.g., PIT, flipper) Number Location on animal or applied1:

1For sturgeon, also send PIT tag #, date, location, and length to Mike_mangold@fws.gov.

Contact information for person completing this form

Name: ____________________________________________________________________________________

Email: ____________________________________________________________________________________

Phone Number: ____________________________________________________________________________

Agency/Organization name if other than the Federal Action Agency for the BiOp:

Form updated

SHORTNOSE AND ATLANTIC STURGEON

Distinguishing Characteristics of Atlantic and Shortnose Sturgeon

Characteristic Atlantic Sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrinchus Shortnose Sturgeon, Acipenser brevirostrum

Maximum > 9 feet/ 274 cm 4 feet/ 122 cm length

Mouth Football shaped and small. Width inside lips Wide and oval in shape. Width inside lips > < 55% of bony interorbital width 62% of bony interorbital width

*Pre-anal plates Paired plates posterior to the rectum & 1-3 pre-anal plates almost always occurring anterior to the anal fin. as median structures (occurring singly)

Plates along the Rhombic, bony plates found along the lateral No plates along the base of anal fin anal fin base of the anal fin (see diagram below)

Habitat/Range Anadromous; spawn in freshwater but Freshwater amphidromous; found primarily primarily lead a marine existence in fresh water but does make some coastal migrations

* From Vecsei and Peterson, 2004