Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

Media Coverage: Oceans

Calif. Lawmakers Urged to Tackle Ocean Acidity »

January 26, 2016

Quotes Woods Senior Fellow Alexandria Boehm (engineering) explaining to California State Senators that ocean acidification is a huge problem that is going to affect our children and grandchildren.

By Nick Cahill, Courthouse News Service

Bluefin Tuna, Once Bountiful, Now in Peril »

January 21, 2016

Woods senior fellow, by courtesy, Barbara Block (biology) warns that the bluefin is trouble because of decades of overfishing.

By Joe Rosato Jr., NBC Bay Area

Monterey Conference: Coming Together for the Bluefin »

January 18, 2016

Senior Fellow, by courtesy, Barbara Block (biology) states that the meeting is a call to action for regional managers of fisheries and scientists to work together to rebuild the bluefin tuna population.

By Ramin Skibba, Monterey Herald

Will Climate Change Wipe out the Coral Reefs? Watch an Expert Explain Why There’s Still Hope »

November 10, 2015

Interview with Senior Woods Fellow Steve Palumbi (Humanities and Sciences) on the future of the world's corals.

By Amelia Urry, Grist

Toxin in crab among impacts of warm sea that alarm scientists »

November 7, 2015

Senior Woods Fellow Steve Palumbi (Humanities and Sciences) discusses the causes and potential impacts of warming West Coast waters.

By Peter Fimrite and Kurtis Alexander, SF Chronicle

Do Humans Have a Future in Deep Sea Exploration? »

September 14, 2015

Senior Fellow Robert Dunbar (Earth System Science) comments on Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory

By Chris Dixon, New York Times

In California's Protected Waters, Counting Fish Without Getting Wet »

September 8, 2015

Woods postdoctoral scholar Jesse Port explains how he uses DNA testing to reveal which organisms have been in the Monterey Bay.

By Lauren Sommer, NPR

Hammerhead Shark Bites Kayaker's Leg Near Malibu »

September 5, 2015

Cites study on low risk of shark bites off California coast co-authored by Woods Senior Fellow Fiorenza Micheli.

By Angel Jennings, Los Angeles Times

The Invisible Ocean Threat That Ripples Through the Food Chain »

August 31, 2015

Senior Woods Fellow Stephen Palumbi (Biology) discusses the critical role that corals play and how ocean acidification puts them at risk. 

PBS Newshour

How Many Fish in the Sea? Genetic Testing Could Answer That »

August 31, 2015

Woods postdoctoral scholar Jesse Port explains how he uses DNA testing to reveal which organisms have been in the Monterey Bay.

By Lauren Sommer, KQED

What Would You Study About the Ocean? »

August 25, 2015

KQED Education profiles Senior Woods Fellow Stephen Palumbi (Biology) about his career path and passion for marine biology.

By Andrea Aust, KQED

What Are the Odds? Long, Most Likely »

August 14, 2015

Cites study on low risk of shark bites off California coast co-authored by Woods Senior Fellow Fiorenza Micheli

By Jo Craven McGinty, Wall Street Journal

Is It Safe to Go to the Beach? »

July 27, 2015

Woods Senior Fellow Alexandria Boehm tests for bacteria in samples of sand from beaches, and provides tips for beachgoers to reduce their risk of exposure to dangerous pathogens.

ABC News

Scientists Show Rising Concern About Deep-Sea Mining »

July 13, 2015

Senior Fellow Larry Crowder (Biology), Science Director at the Center for Ocean Solutions, calls their approach a middle ground between environmentalists and mining companies.

By Robert Ferris, CNN

Environmental Groups Call for Regulation as World Dives into Deep Sea Mining »

July 10, 2015

Senior Fellow Larry Crowder (Biology), Science Director at the Center for Ocean Solutions, states that protected areas need to be in place before deep sea mining happens.

By Robert Gebelhoff, Washington Post

The Risk of Getting Attacked By a Shark Off California Has Plummeted Sharply Since 1950, Study Says  »

July 9, 2015

Francesco Ferretti, a postdoctoral research fellow at Stanford University’s Hopkins Marine Station, discusses why attack rates have declined. 

By Chelsea Harvey, Washington Post

Shark Attack Risk Is Down Sharply Since 1950 »

July 9, 2015

Discusses research co-authored by Woods Senior Fellow Fiorenza Micheli (Biology) showing a more than 90-percent drop in risk of shark attacks off California coast.

By Brian Clark Howard, National Geographic

Revealed: The Ocean's Tiniest Life at the Bottom of the Food Chain »

May 22, 2015

Senior Fellow, by courtesy, Steve Palumbi (Biology) discusses the importance of the trillions of microorganisms in the ocean such as plankton, bacteria, krill, viruses, protists and archaea are critical to life on earth.

By Christopher Joyce, NPR

BBC, PBS to Highlight Monterey Bay Rebound »

May 11, 2015

Quotes Senior Fellow, by courtesy, Steve Palumbi (Biology) on how the efforts of many people over time made the Monterey Bay’s ecological turnaround possible

By Jason Hoppin, Monterey Herald

White House Expands Protections for California’s ‘Blue Serengeti’ »

March 13, 2015

Notes that Senior Fellow, by courtesy, Barbara Block (Biology) dubbed two federal marine sanctuaries off California’s north-central coast “our blue Serengeti” because the nutrient-rich areas serve as “watering holes” that attract a...

By Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post