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Oceans
‘Shark Week’ Caps Off With Monterey Bay Episode, Shot by Sharks and Drone
Discusses work of Senior Fellow Barbara Block (Biology) to monitor the western coast of North America using electronic tags on marine predators.
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Can Virtual Reality Emerge As a Tool for Conservation?
New advances in technology are sparking efforts to use virtual reality to help people gain a deeper appreciation of environmental challenges. VR experiences, says Woods Senior Fellow Jeremy Bailenson (communications), can be especially useful in conveying key issues that are slow to develop, such as climate change and extinction.
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Coral Reefs Doing Better Than Expected
Discusses Center for Ocean Solutions co-authored study in Nature about coral reef 'bright spots'.
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Ocean 'Dandruff' a New Tool for Marine Biologists
Describes innovative eDNA project, funded in part by a Woods EVP grant, that could help track rare & endangered marine species.
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Blowing Bubbles Through Oceans May Help Protect Coral Reefs
Quotes Senior Fellow Rob Dunbar (Earth System Science) on method for transferring excess carbon dioxide from coastal marine environments to the atmosphere.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Do Humans Have a Future in Deep Sea Exploration?
Senior Fellow Robert Dunbar (Earth System Science) comments on Hawaii Undersea Research Laboratory
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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