Barbara Block at Nobel Conference 48
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Channel: Gustavus Adolphus College · 2012 · Education
Barbara Block presenting "Sushi and Satellites: Tracking Large Ocean Predators in the Blue Serengeti" at Nobel Conference 48: Our Global Ocean. Barbara Block, Ph.D. Charles & Elizabeth Prothro Professor in Marine Sciences and co-director, Tuna Research and Conservation Center, Hopkins Marine Station, Stanford University, Pacific Grove, Calif. Subjects: -Beginning of Lecture (4:41) -How Can We Study Ocean Giants? (5:59) -Giant Bluefin Tuna (9:36) -Sharks (14:59) -Grand Challenges of Physiology (17:00) -Montery Bay Tuna Research and Convention Center (22:57) -Tag a Giant Campaign (24:06) -Tracking Submerged Giants (30:14) -Analyzing Tuna Data (44:50) -Impact of Oil on Tuna (54:46) -The Wired Ocean (1:01:42) -Beginning of Q&A (1:09:05)