Media Coverage: Oceans
Calif. Lawmakers Urged to Tackle Ocean Acidity »
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,
Bluefin Tuna, Once Bountiful, Now in Peril »
Woods senior fellow, by courtesy, Barbara Block (biology) warns that the bluefin is trouble because of decades of overfishing.
By Joe Rosato Jr.,
Monterey Conference: Coming Together for the Bluefin »
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,
Will Climate Change Wipe out the Coral Reefs? Watch an Expert Explain Why There’s Still Hope »
Interview with Senior Woods Fellow Steve Palumbi (Humanities and Sciences) on the future of the world's corals.
By Amelia Urry,
Toxin in crab among impacts of warm sea that alarm scientists »
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,
Do Humans Have a Future in Deep Sea Exploration? »
Senior Fellow Robert Dunbar (Earth System Science) comments on Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory
By Chris Dixon,
In California's Protected Waters, Counting Fish Without Getting Wet »
Woods postdoctoral scholar Jesse Port explains how he uses DNA testing to reveal which organisms have been in the Monterey Bay.
By Lauren Sommer,
Hammerhead Shark Bites Kayaker's Leg Near Malibu »
Cites study on low risk of shark bites off California coast co-authored by Woods Senior Fellow Fiorenza Micheli.
By Angel Jennings,
The Invisible Ocean Threat That Ripples Through the Food Chain »
Senior Woods Fellow Stephen Palumbi (Biology) discusses the critical role that corals play and how ocean acidification puts them at risk.
How Many Fish in the Sea? Genetic Testing Could Answer That »
Woods postdoctoral scholar Jesse Port explains how he uses DNA testing to reveal which organisms have been in the Monterey Bay.
By Lauren Sommer,
What Would You Study About the Ocean? »
KQED Education profiles Senior Woods Fellow Stephen Palumbi (Biology) about his career path and passion for marine biology.
By Andrea Aust,
What Are the Odds? Long, Most Likely »
Cites study on low risk of shark bites off California coast co-authored by Woods Senior Fellow Fiorenza Micheli
By Jo Craven McGinty,
Is It Safe to Go to the Beach? »
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.
Scientists Show Rising Concern About Deep-Sea Mining »
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,
Environmental Groups Call for Regulation as World Dives into Deep Sea Mining »
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,
The Risk of Getting Attacked By a Shark Off California Has Plummeted Sharply Since 1950, Study Says »
Francesco Ferretti, a postdoctoral research fellow at Stanford University’s Hopkins Marine Station, discusses why attack rates have declined.
By Chelsea Harvey,
Shark Attack Risk Is Down Sharply Since 1950 »
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,
Revealed: The Ocean's Tiniest Life at the Bottom of the Food Chain »
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,
BBC, PBS to Highlight Monterey Bay Rebound »
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,
White House Expands Protections for California’s ‘Blue Serengeti’ »
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,
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