Danielle D'Amato

Thank you from he bottom on my heart everyone who donated, shared, and like my project of social media and through the Jacksonville University website! I am beyond excited to have gone above my goa...

When I wrote my lab note about the crap pots I have in the marsh I told you all about the interesting organisms I find inside my crab pots. What I didn't tell you about is all the cool ones I see w...

I am so lucky to have THE BEST volunteers! Every other weekend I have a group of volunteers help me seine in the marsh. Every group I have has have been nothing short of wonderful, ...

On May 28th a terrapin was observed nesting on the beach south of the jetties, not next to the marsh. Until this time the only nests that I found had been destroyed by raccoons. Unfortunately On Ma...

I currently have 14 modified crap pots throughout the marsh on the island. I bait the crab pots every other day and visit the crap pots every day to see if I have any terrapins caught in them. I de...

I am so lucky to be a researcher on Cumberland Island! I spend my days on Cumberland searching for terrapins and any nests I can find. When I am searching for turtles, I often get t...

I typically survey my "nesting beach" 2-3 hours at high tide waiting for females to come onto shore and nest. The nesting beach is the area I found last year with over 180 terrapin ...