Bayley's Way Back Home
“Bayley” is a captive, female diamondback terrapin that is housed at the Nature Center at Island Beach State Park, NJ. She is sharing a...
Turtle Gardens
Turtle Gardens are becoming more prevalent throughout Barnegat Bay. Basically, they are mounds of sand to provide terrapins with more...
Project Terrapin and four years of derelict crab pots.
We've just completed four years of derelict crab pot retrieval at Barnegat Bay, NJ. Overall, MATES pulled 850 crab pots, while our total...
New Jersey's Steps in Removing Terrapins From the Game List
Terrapins are now protected in New Jersey! New Jersey Senate Bill (S1625) was introduced to the Senate by Senator VanDrew along with...
Crab Pot Removal on Barnegat Bay
We are working with the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey, Monmouth and Stockton Universities to remove derelict fishing gear...
Terrapin Research 2014
We had a good research year with over 50 nests on N. Sedge Island versus only 33 all of last year. We marked over 80 terrapins this year....
Terrapin Hatchling Release on May 31, 2014 at IBSP
We will be releasing diamondback terrapin hatchlings on May 31 at Island Beach State Park as part of an hourly release program. More...
Island Beach State Park Road Sign
Thanks to the staff and leadership at Island Beach State Park for the installation of two turtle crossing signs this past summer. There...