Atch_5_Manatee_Protection_Guidelines.pdf
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- Replace Floating Dock-TIMU Federal contract opportunity
- Solicitation number
- 140P5421R0021
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This document contains standard manatee protection guidelines and conditions for in-water work. The guidelines require all personnel be instructed on manatee speed zones and protections, and that all vessels operate at idle speed/no wake in manatee areas. In-water work must shut down if a manatee comes within 50 feet and cannot resume until it has moved 50 feet away or 30 minutes have passed. Any collisions or injuries to manatees must be reported immediately to state and federal wildlife authorities. Temporary signage regarding manatees must be posted during projects and removed upon completion. Additional conditions require installing fenders or buoys providing at least four feet of clearance between moored vessels.
The related federal contract opportunity is for replacing a floating dock at the Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve, with solicitation number 140P5421R0021 issued by the National Park Service Southeast Region.
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STANDARD MANATEE CONDITIONS FOR IN-WATER WORK
The permittee shall comply with the following conditions intended to protect manatees from direct project effects:
a. All personnel associated with the project shall be instructed about the presence of manatees and manatee speed zones, and the need to avoid collisions with and injury to manatees. The permittee shall advise all construction personnel that there are civil and criminal penalties for harming, harassing, or killing manatees which are protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, the Endangered Species Act, and the Florida Manatee Sanctuary Act.
b. All vessels associated with the construction project shall operate at "Idle Speed/No Wake” at all times while in the immediate area and while in water where the draft of the vessel provides less than a four-foot clearance from the bottom. All vessels will follow routes of deep water whenever possible.
c. Siltation or turbidity barriers shall be made of material in which manatees cannot become entangled, shall be properly secured, and shall be regularly monitored to avoid manatee entanglement or entrapment. Barriers must not impede manatee movement.
d. All on-site project personnel are responsible for observing water-related activities for the presence of manatee(s). All in-water operations, including vessels, must be shutdown if a manatee(s) comes within 50 feet of the operation. Activities will not resume until the manatee(s) has moved beyond the 50-foot radius of the project operation, or until 30 minutes elapses if the manatee(s) has not reappeared within 50 feet of the operation. Animals must not be herded away or harassed into leaving.
e. Any collision with or injury to a manatee shall be reported immediately to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Hotline at 1-888-404-3922. Collision and/or injury should also be reported to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in Jacksonville (1-904-731-3336) for north Florida or Vero Beach (1-772-562-3909) for south Florida, and to FWC at ImperiledSpecies@myFWC.com
f. Temporary signs concerning manatees shall be posted prior to and during all in-water project activities. All signs are to be removed by the permittee upon completion of the project. Temporary signs that have already been approved for this use by the FWC must be used. One sign which reads Caution: Boaters must be posted. A second sign measuring at least 8 ½” by 11" explaining the requirements for “Idle Speed/No Wake” and the shut down of in-water operations must be posted in a location prominently visible to all personnel engaged in water-related activities. These signs can be viewed at MyFWC.com/manatee. Questions concerning these signs can be sent to the email address listed above.
140P5421R0021 Attachment 5
Page 1 of 3 Pages
ADDITIONAL STANDARD MANATEE CONDITIONS FOR IN-WATER WORK
ADDITIONAL STANDARD MANATEE CONDITIONS FOR IN-WATER WORK
1. " To reduce the risk of crushing a manatee, the Permittee/Contractor shall install and maintain fenders or buoys providing a minimum standoff space of at least four (4) feet under maximum between two vessels that are moored together such as, but not limited to, the mooring of barges."
Page 2 of 3 Pages
CAUTION: MANATEE HABITAT
All project vessels
IDLE SPEED / NO WAKE
When a manatee is within 50 feet of work all in-water activities must
SHUT DOWN
Report any collision with or injury to a manatee:
Wildlife Alert:
1-888-404-FWCC (3922)
cell * FWC or #FWC
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