NEWS & PRESS RELEASES: Barbara Block
The unique system of hydraulic control of fins discovered in tuna indicates a new role for the lymphatic system in vertebrates. This natural mechanism may inspire designs for new "smart" control surfaces with changeable...
By Taylor Kubota,
DNA Left by Ocean Animals Provides Rare Glimpse of Marine Ecosystems »
As ocean animals swim past, they leave behind DNA. Now, scientists have shown these genetic clues can be used as forensic markers to accurately and easily survey marine life in complex deep-water environments.
By Rob Jordan,
Researchers at Stanford’s Hopkins Marine Station find that expanded marine protected areas are successful in limiting fishing and increasing reef shark populations.
By Taylor Kubota,
Substance in Crude Oil Harms Fish Hearts and Could Affect Humans »
Exposure to oil can cause severe cardiovascular effects in fish. Experiments provide direct evidence of how phenanthrene, an oil pollutant found in water, air and soil, causes irregular heartbeat and weaker contractions...
By Taylor Kubota,
Deepwater Horizon Spill Impacts on Bluefin Tuna Spawning Habitat »
Study shows that the release of 4 million barrels of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico during the Deepwater Horizon disaster during peak spawning season for Atlantic bluefin tuna could have both near- and long-term...
"Academy Award of the Ocean" to Stanford Marine Biologist »
Senior Fellow Barbara Block (Biology) awarded prestigious prize for groundbreaking research using satellite tagging data and innovative tracking...
By Kristen Weiss,
Pacific Bluefin Tunas' Favorite Feeding Spots »
Woods senior fellow and other scientists devise a new methodology for measuring how and when ocean predators consume prey, and identify the Pacific bluefin's favorite hot spots, information that can inform...
By Bjorn Carey,
Researchers use new tools to understand the lives of salmon sharks, an important apex predator
By Randall Kochevar,
Western U.S. and Western Australia: Shared Water Challenges »
Stanford collaboration with University of Western Australia promotes freshwater and marine solutions
By Rob Jordan,
Crude Oil Causes Abnormalities in Fish »
Study co-authored by Stanford Woods Institute senior fellow shows Deepwater Horizon oil disrupts heart development in tunas
By Ben Sherman,
Decoding Mysteries of the Sea »
Stanford Woods Institute researchers bring innovative research to global gathering of ocean scientists, the Ocean Sciences Meeting in Honolulu Feb. 23-28
By Rob Jordan,
Oil Causes Heart Problems for Fish »
While studying the impact of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill on tuna, a team led by researchers in the lab of Stanford Woods Institute Senior Fellow Barbara Block discovered that crude oil interrupts a...
Great White Sharks' Fuel for Oceanic Voyages: Liver Oil »
New research shows that great white sharks power their non-stop journeys of more than 2,500 miles with energy stored as fat and oil in their massive livers. The findings provide novel insights into the biology of these...
By Rob Jordan,