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C/V Santa Clara

The Coast Guard and NMFS performed a Section 7 Endangered Species Act review due to the
presence of Ridley turtles in the recovery operations area.  The Section 7 review
concluded that this endangered species was not at increased exposure because recovery
operations were confined to the bottom.

Media interest was very high throughout the response. The NOAA National Weather Service
"Notice to Fishermen" broadcasted the general location of the containers and advised that
they were probably located in an active shellfishing area, requesting vessels to avoid the
area of survey operations.