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Recovery Plan Action Status

Plan Name: Recovery Plan for U.S. Population of Atlantic Green Turtle
Plan Status: Final Revision 1
Plan Date: 29-Oct-91
Lead Agency: Joint
Lead Office: North Florida Ecological Services Field Office ( (904) 731-3336 )
Species Action Priority # Action # Action Description Action Status Est. Initiation Date Est. Completion Date Responsible Parties Work Type Labor Type Action Comments Implementation Activities
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 3 1111 Implement and evaluate beach tilling Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected No estimate; costs to be borne by specific nourishment projects
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 2 1112 Evaluate sand characteristics relative to hatch success and nesting behavior Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 2 1113 Re-establish dunes and native vegetation on beach nourishment projects Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected No estimate; costs to be borne by specific nourishment projects
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 3 1114 Evaluate sand transfer systems Unknown U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Routine
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 1 1121 Evaluate current laws on beach armoring Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 Florida Department of Natural Resources Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Routine
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 1 1122 Enforce laws regulating coastal construction Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 Florida Department of Natural Resources , Virgin Island Department of Planning and Natural Resources , Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Routine
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 2 1123 Ensure failed erosion control measures are removed Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 Florida Department of Natural Resources Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Routine
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 3 1124 Develop standard requirements for sand fence construction Complete Prior to FY 1995 FY 1995 - FY 1999 Florida Department of Natural Resources , U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Routine
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 1 1131 Acquire nesting beaches between Melbourne and Wabasso Beach, FL Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 Florida Department of Natural Resources , U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Total estimated costs of acquisition = 90M; Same as loggerhead task 114 costs not additive.
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 2 1132 Evaluate status of Hutchinson Island, FL and develop long-tem protection plan Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 Florida Department of Natural Resources , U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Cost will be associated with acquisition if identified in protection plan; recommendation by 1-91. Same as loggerhead task 115, costs not additive.
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 3 114 Remove exotic vegetation at Hobe Sound NWR, FL, St. Lucie State Park and other important nesting beaches Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 Florida Department of Natural Resources , U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Same as loggerhead task 117, costs not additive.
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 2 121 Identify important marine foraging habitat Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 Virginia Marine Resources Commission , South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources Department , National Marine Fisheries Service , North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources , Florida Department of Natural Resources , Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks , Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries , Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Funds are identified under 2211 because of research overlap with population studies. Task duration = 10-15 years.
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 2 122 Prevent degradation/ improve water quality of important marine habitat Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 National Marine Fisheries Service , Office of Coastal Zone Management , Environmental Protection Agency , U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Routine
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 3 123 Prevent habitat degradation from fishing gear and vessel anchoring Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 National Marine Fisheries Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Routine
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 3 124 Prevent habitat destruction from oil and gas activities Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 National Marine Fisheries Service , Minerals Management Service , U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Routine
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 3 125 Prevent habitat destruction from dredging Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 National Marine Fisheries Service , U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Routine
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 2 126 Restore important foraging habitat Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 National Marine Fisheries Service , U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected No estimate; recommendations by 1-93
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 1 211 Monitor trends in nesting activity Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 Coastal counties and cities, Virgin Islands Division of Fish and Wildlife, United States Air Force , Florida Power and Light , Florida Department of Natural Resources , Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Costs include activities in 212 and 2144
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 1 212 Evaluate nest success and implement nest protection measures Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 Coastal counties and cities, Virgin Islands Division of Fish and Wildlife, United States Air Force , Florida Power and Light , Florida Department of Natural Resources , Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Cost included in 211; Same as loggerhead task 212, costs not additive.
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 3 213 Determine influence of tidal inundation and foot traffic on hatch success Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 Florida Department of Natural Resources , U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Loggerhead will serve as model; costs not additive to loggerhead task 213
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 2 2141 Determine hatchling orientation mechanisms; assess dispersal patterns Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 United States Air Force , Kennedy Space Center , Canaveral Port Authority Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Same as loggerhead task 2142, costs not additive.
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 2 2142 Implement and enforce lighting ordinances Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 Coastal counties and cities Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected No estimate
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 3 2143 Evaluate extent of hatchling disorientation on important regional nesting beaches Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 Coastal counties and cities, Florida Department of Natural Resources , U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Costs included in 211
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 3 2144 Evaluate need for Federal lighting regulations Discontinued Prior to FY 1995 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Routine
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 2 2145 Develop lighting plans for Cape Canaveral, FL and Patrick AFB, FL Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 United States Air Force , Kennedy Space Center , Canaveral Port Authority Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected No estimate complete in FY 91, FY 92, FY 93
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 3 2146 Prosecute parties responsible for hatchling disorientation Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 National Marine Fisheries Service , U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Routine
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 3 215 Ensure coastal construction activities avoid disruption of nesting/hatchling activities Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 Florida Department of Natural Resources , Virgin Island Department of Planning and Natural Resources , Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Routine
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 3 216 Ensure law enforcement activities minimize poaching and harassment on nesting beaches Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 Florida Department of Natural Resources , U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Routine
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 3 217 Determine natural hatchling sex ratios Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 Florida Department of Natural Resources , U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Costs included in 211
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 1 2211 Determine seasonal distribution, abundance, pop. characteristics status in inshore and nearshore waters Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 South Carolina Wildlife and Marine Resources Department , National Marine Fisheries Service , North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources , Minerals Management Service , Florida Department of Natural Resources , Virgin Island Department of Planning and Natural Resources , Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Texas Department of Parks and Wildlife Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Same as loggerhead task 2211, costs are not additive. Task duration = 15-20 years.
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 2 2212 Determine adult navigation mechanisms, migratory pathways, distribution and movements Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 National Marine Fisheries Service , Minerals Management Service , U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Total cost for all agencies
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 2 2213 Determine threats along migratory routes and on foraging grounds Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 National Marine Fisheries Service , Minerals Management Service , U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected No estimate
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 2 2214 Determine breeding population origins for U.S. juvenile/subadult populations Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 National Marine Fisheries Service , U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 2 2215 Determine growth rates, age at sexual maturity, survivorship rates Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 National Marine Fisheries Service , U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Other costs associated with 2211; same as loggerhead task 2215; costs are not additive.
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 1 2221 Implement and enforce TED regulations Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 State Marine Fisheries Commissions, National Marine Fisheries Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Routine
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 3 2222 Provide technology transfer installation and use of TEDS Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 National Marine Fisheries Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Routine
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 2 2223 Maintain sea turtle stranding network Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 National Marine Fisheries Service , U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Same as loggerhead task 2223, costs are not additive.
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 2 2224 Monitor other fisheries causing mortality Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 State Marine Fisheries Commissions, National Marine Fisheries Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 2 2225 Promulgate regulations to reduce fishery related mortality Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 State Marine Fisheries Commissions, National Marine Fisheries Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Routine
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 3 2231 Monitor turtle mortality on dredges Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 National Marine Fisheries Service , U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected No estimate; COE responsible for costs and NMFS for oversight.
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 3 2232 Evaluate modifications of dredge dragheads or devices to reduce turtle captures Complete Prior to FY 1995 FY 1995 - FY 1999 National Marine Fisheries Service , U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected No estimate; COE responsible for costs.
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 3 2233 Determine seasonality and abundance of turtles at dredging localities Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 United States Navy , National Marine Fisheries Service , U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected No estimate; COE responsible for costs; costs included in estimates in 2211.
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 2 2241 Determine effects of oil and dispersants on all life stages Ongoing Current FY 2010 National Marine Fisheries Service , U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Minerals Management Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected No estimate, MMS and industry responsible for costs.
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 3 2242 Ensure impacts are addressed during planning of oil and gas development Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 Oil Industry, National Marine Fisheries Service , Minerals Management Service , U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Routine
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 3 2243 Determine sea turtle distribution and seasonal use of marine habitats associated with oil and gas development Ongoing Current FY 2000 - FY 2004 National Marine Fisheries Service , U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Minerals Management Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Costs included in estimates in 2211. Task duration = 3-5 years.
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 2 2251 Evaluate extent of entanglement/ingestion of persistent marine debris Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 National Marine Fisheries Service , Environmental Protection Agency Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Same as loggerhead task 2251, costs not additive.
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 2 2252 Evaluate effects of ingestion of persistent marine debris on health and viability Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 National Marine Fisheries Service , Environmental Protection Agency Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 2 2253 Implement measures to reduce or eliminate persistent marine debris Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 United States Coast Guard , Environmental Protection Agency Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected No estimate
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 2 226 Increase law enforcement efforts to reduce poaching in U.S. waters Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 National Marine Fisheries Service , U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Additional LE manpower is needed in Puerto Rico
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 1 227 Assess mortality and determine etiology of fibropapillomatosis Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 National Marine Fisheries Service , Florida Department of Natural Resources , U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Task duration = 5-10 years.
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 3 2281 Centralize tag series records Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 National Marine Fisheries Service , U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Routine; FY91
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 3 2282 Centralize turtle tagging records Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 National Marine Fisheries Service , U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Estimated costs 50K annually; same as loggerhead task 2272, costs not additive.
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 3 2291 Develop standards for care and maintenance of captive sea turtles Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 National Marine Fisheries Service , U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 3 2292 Develop manual for treatment of disease Partially Complete Prior to FY 1995 National Marine Fisheries Service , U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 3 2293 Establish catalog for all captive sea turtles Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 National Marine Fisheries Service , U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Routine
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 3 2294 Designate rehabilitation facilities Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 National Marine Fisheries Service , U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Routine
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 3 31 Provide slide programs/information leaflets Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 National Marine Fisheries Service , U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Routine
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 3 32 Develop brochure on recommended lighting modifications Complete Prior to FY 1995 FY 1995 - FY 1999 National Marine Fisheries Service , U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Routine
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 3 33 Develop PSA on artificial light problem Complete Prior to FY 1995 FY 1995 - FY 1999 Florida Department of Natural Resources , U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Same as loggerhead task 33, costs not additive.
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 3 34 Ensure permitted facilities display turtles with educational displays Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 National Marine Fisheries Service , U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Routine
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 3 35 Post educational/informational signs on important nesting beaches Ongoing Current Prior to FY 1995 Florida Department of Natural Resources , U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Routine
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) 2 41 Develop international agreements Partially Complete Prior to FY 1995 National Marine Fisheries Service , U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Work type not yet selected Labor type not yet selected Routine
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