Danielle Oxman, Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary

Danielle joined Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary in 2025 as a NOAA affiliate via University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography. As the outreach and social media specialist, Oxman runs our social media, updates our website, coordinates outreach events, runs our volunteer program, and organizes the annual MATE ROV Southeast Regional Competition. Oxman has had a passion for communicating science throughout her career experiences. In her various roles, she travelled all over the world, from South Africa to Hawaii, researching and educating communities on the wonders of our waters. Oxman worked as a PADI dive instructor in Hawaii, where she fostered stewardship and conservation through scuba diving. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in marine biology from the University of Oregon where she worked in the Von Dassow Laboratory at the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology.

Gray's Reef Overview
Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary is an ocean park teeming with life. The natural live-bottom habitats of the sanctuary are representative of others across the region. The sanctuary provides year-round opportunities for sport fishing, recreational diving, and boating. The research area within the sanctuary hosts one of the only designated no-take zones in the region, which makes Gray's Reef a catalyst for scientific research studying water quality, ocean noise, hurricane prediction, and climate change.

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