Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment

MEDIA COVERAGE FACULTY: Barbara Block

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 populatio

By Ramin Skibba, 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 C

By Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post

Ocean Glider Helps Keep An Eye on Marine Life »

March 11, 2015

Senior Fellow, by courtesy, Barbara Block (Biology) discusses how she and her colleagues at Stanford and the Monterey Bay Aquarium are using an autonomous, wave-powered vehicle to keep tabs on the

By Chris Cesare, Monterey Herald

West Coast Scientists Fishing For Solutions To Bluefin Tuna Overfishing »

February 23, 2015

Senior Fellow, by courtesy, Barbara Block (Biology) discusses her research studying bluefin tuna, and how

By Allen Martin, CBS San Francisco

New Science Paints Picture of Salmon Shark Diet »

December 18, 2014

Cites research by Stanford postdoctoral scholar Aaron Carlisle (Biology) and Senior Fellow, by courtesy, Barba

By Joe Rosato Jr., NBC Bay Area

Bluefin Tuna Finally Catch a Break »

October 8, 2014

Mentions Senior Fellow Barbara Block, professor in marine sciences, and her research on spawning bluefin tuna

By Carl Safina and Shana Miller, National Geographic

Why The Exxon Valdez Spill Was A Eureka Moment For Science »

March 24, 2014

Story about study co-authored by Stanford Woods Institute Senior Fellow, by courtesy, Barbara Block

By Elizabeth Shogren, NPR

Tuna Found to Suffer Heart Ailments After Oil Spill »

March 24, 2014

Quotes Woods Senior Fellow Barbara Block, co-author of a new paper on how the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster affected different types of tuna

By Jennifer A. Dlouhy, San Francisco Chronicle

Quicksilver »

March 1, 2014

Quotes Woods Senior Fellow Barbara Block on the importance of tuna in Western civilization

By Kenneth Brower, National Geographic

High-Tech Tuna Researcher Uncovers Marvels of the Big Fish »

March 1, 2014

Kenneth Brower catches up with Woods Senior Fellow Barbara Block after 30 years

By Kenneth Brower, National Geographic

Tuna Hearts ‘Affected by Oil Spill’ »

February 14, 2014

Quotes Woods Senior Fellow Barbara Block on effect of crude oil on cardiac cells in fish

By Jonathan Amos, BBC News

Tuna Study Reveals Oil Pollution Causes Heart Problems »

February 13, 2014

Cites evidence in study led by Woods Senior Fellow Barbara Block of effects of oil spill on fish

By Mia Oberman, Agence France Presse

Toxins Released by Oil Spills Send Fish Hearts Into Cardiac Arrest »

February 13, 2014

Study of effects of 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill reveals damage to heart cells, according to Woods Senior Fellow Barbara Block

By Louis Sahagun, Los Angeles Times

Shark Net App Lets Users Track Great Whites off California »

January 7, 2014

Senior Fellow Barbara Block discusses tracking and protecting ocean predators

By Cynthia McKelvey, Monterey County Herald

Tracking the Secret Lives of Great White Sharks »

December 19, 2013

Article mentions Stanford Woods Institute Senior Fellow Barbara Block, who leads a team of researchers in tagging great white sharks; their studies have revealed the sharks' regular migration patterns

By Peter Brannen, Wired

A Wired Ocean? How Big Data Is Saving Marine Predators »

November 15, 2013

An interview with Woods Senior Fellow Barbara Block about findings from a project that tagged more than 5,000 marine animals

By Lisa Wirthman, Forbes.com

Great White Sharks Feast at the Seal Buffet Before Heading Out to Sea »

July 17, 2013

Describes study of sharks by Senior Fellow Barbara Block and scholar Gen Del Raye that likens a Pacific great white's pre-migration meal to visiting an Outback Steakhouse stocked with elephant seal

By Joe Hanson, Wired

Turning Sharks and Seals Into Scientists »

May 30, 2013

Describes Tagging of Pacific Predators, an ocean species-tracking project involving Stanford Woods Institute Senior Fellow Barbara Block, among other researchers.

By Margaret Knox, Popular Mechanics

Are There Too Few Great White Sharks Off California? »

May 25, 2013

Quotes Stanford Woods Institute Senior Fellow Barbara Block, a marine sciences professor with Stanford's Hopkins Marine Station.

By Louis Sahagun, Los Angeles Times

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