Diamondback Terrapins and/or Bycatch Reduction Devices (BRDs)

• The effectiveness of BRDs in two Virginia creeks, Jack Zamary ‘27, Francesca Twombly ’27, and Mary Laun ’27 
• Yet another test of bycatch reduction: Is it better to exclude or escape?  Dylan Berardo '25 and John Stanfill '26
• Testing terrapin bycatch reduction devices Cypress Ambrose '24
• A population study of diamondback terrapins in two tidal creek systems in VA Lindsey Dillard '24
• The effectiveness of terrapin release hatches on commercial style blue crab pots, Lindsey Dillard ’24
• Bycatch reduction devices exclude diamondback terrapins and maintain blue crab catch in two Virginia tidal creeks  Natalie Klesch ’22 and Michael Gibson ’22
•  Population status of diamondback terrapins on the Catlett Islands  Abbi Belvin ‘20 and Justin Mitchel ‘20l, Biology 

• Diamondback Terrapin nesting habitats and projected sea level rise Holly Funkhouser ’19.

• Can color alone reduce terrapin bycatch in commercial crab traps, without the need for bycatch reduction devices? Holly Funkhouser (Biology) and Jessica Wood (Christopher Newport University) 
• A comparison of bycatch reduction devices for the blue crab fishery [pdf] Patrick Grubbs (Biology), Holly Funkhouser (Biology) and Peter Myer (International Relations)  
• Laboratory and field testing of red-colored bycatch reduction devices Andrew Corso (Biology)
• Keeping terrapins out of crab traps: Do visual and other cues matter? [powerpoint] Jacqueline Huettenmoser (Geology) and Olivia Trani (Biology)
• Modeling the effects of crab potting and road traffic on a population of diamondback terrapins [pdf] Sarah Gilliand (Biology) 
• The influence of recreational crabbing regulations on diamondback terrapin by-catch Amy Upperman (Biology)
• A test of by-catch reduction devices on commercial crabs traps in a tidal marsh creek in Virginia [pdf] Scott Morris (Biology) and Stephanie Wilson (Biology)   
• Selection imposed by crab fishery shifts turtle body size Matthew Wolak (Environmental Science and Policy)
• Bycatch reduction devices in crab traps reduce terrapin mortality Brett Bronner (Philosophy)
• Diamondback Terrapin Turtles [pdf] Margaret Schrak, Jana Hartman and Megan First (Biology)
• A population study of diamondback terrapins in Queens Creek Adam Spiller (Biology)