Dan Goulart
Coastal Project Manager
Massachusetts
Dan Goulart Coastal Project Manager for The Nature Conservancy in Massachusetts. © Stephanie Dozois
Areas of Expertise
Community Resilience, Aquaculture, Coastal Ecosystems, Sustainability
Biography
Dan Goulart is the coastal project manager for The Nature Conservancy in Massachusetts. In this role, he collaborates with the coastal team to implement sustainable solutions that restore vital habitats and build community resilience. Dan's work is centered on projects that support sustainable aquaculture and the restoration of important coastal ecosystems, including saltmarshes, eelgrass beds and oyster reefs.
Dan joined The Nature Conservancy in November 2024, following a three-year tenure at the Buzzards Bay Coalition. There, he managed a watershed-scale restoration project and played a key role in clean water advocacy efforts. Dan holds a Master’s degree in Sustainability and has earned graduate certificates in Sustainable Cities and Sustainable Food Systems from the Harvard Extension School.
Before transitioning into environmental management, Dan served abroad as a Navy SEAL for over 30 years, bringing a wealth of leadership and strategic planning experience to his current role.
A South Coast native with deep ties to the ocean, Dan enjoys ocean paddling, surfing and sailing in Buzzards Bay with his family.
In the Media
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Conservationists aim to restore wild oyster reefs
Dan Goulart shares the first phase of a project that will restore wild oysters in Mashpee's Hamblin Pond. Read the article
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Nature Conservancy teams up with Mashpee to restore oyster reefs in Hamblin
TNC teams up with the USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service and Mashpee to rebuild an oyster reef in Mashpee’s Hamblin Pond. Learn more
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Mashpee lays the foundation for wild oyster comeback
A new wild oyster reef is being built in Mashpee's Hamblin Pond to help restore the "functionally extinct" species in Massachusetts. Read the article
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Buzzards Bay Coalition’s Dan Goulart: ‘I swam back to my home bay’
‘I think New Bedford and Dartmouth deserve to have beaches and brooks and rivers that are clean, usable places that provide a space for recreation, provide a space for wildlife, and provide a space to engage.' Read More
Oceans and Coasts
Diving Deep on Oyster Aquaculture and Restoration
To safeguard the health of coastal environments, TNC is both restoring natural shellfish reefs and working directly with shellfish farmers.
A Fisherman on the Front Lines of Climate Change
In his two decades fishing off Cape Cod, Kurt Martin has witnessed shifts in climate and fish availability, signaling how fishermen must adapt to the changing environment.
Experimental Solutions to Reduce Nitrogen Pollution on Cape Cod
Too much nitrogen in our waterways threatens our drinking water, economy, recreation opportunities and human health. New pilot programs are working with nature to change that.