Brian Bastarache currently the chairman of the Natural Resource Management Department of the Bristol County Agricultural School located in Southeastern Massachusetts. Brian does research in marine biology, zoology/herpetology and ecology. Most of his work is in colaboration with the US Fish & Wildlife Service, the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, and others. His most recent publication, 'Water exchange relationships predict overwintering behavior in hatchling turtles', was a cooperative effort with the Burke Laboratory of Hofstra University. Brian's is currently investigating the popuation abundance, structure and distribution of Northern Diamondback Terrapins in the Taunton River Watershed.