Dr. Barbara A. Block holds the Charles and Elizabeth Prothro Professorship at Stanford University. Her research is focused on how large pelagic fish utilize the open ocean spanning from genomics to biologging. She and her team have pioneered the successful development and deployment of electronic tags on tunas, billfishes and sharks. The combination of lab … Continued
Dr. Nathan Truelove is a marine biologist dedicated to using molecular techniques to help inform marine conservation. His current research focuses on detecting marine species by sequencing environmental DNA (eDNA) present in seawater. In the marine environment eDNA originates from a variety of sources such as damaged tissue, the shedding of skin cells, and metabolic … Continued
Bruce Robison earned a PhD from Stanford University and was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. He then returned home to California, and to UC Santa Barbara. In 1987 he joined the fledgling Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI), where he is currently a Senior Scientist. Robison’s research is focused on the biology … Continued
Elan Portner is a doctoral student at Stanford University’s Hopkins Marine Station. His research is focused on understanding the diversity and variability of open ocean forage communities, made up of the animals that are eaten by many top predators including tunas, sharks, and mammals. In particular, he is interested in the forage communities that live … Continued
Originally from Rhode Island, Paul Kanive has worked and played on the ocean most of his life. After getting his B.S. from the University of Rhode Island, he worked several contracts as a NOAA groundfish observer in Alaska. During this time Paul learned firsthand the plight of sharks, as they were discarded as dead bycatch … Continued
Dr. Aaron Carlisle is marine biologist interested in the spatial, trophic, and physiological ecology of marine fishes. His work has largely focused on pelagic fishes and elasmobranchs (sharks, skates, and rays), and he employs a variety of research techniques, including chemical tracers (e.g. stable isotope analysis), electronic tagging, and modeling approaches. As part of this … Continued
Jan Witting is a biological oceanographer with long-running interests in the Sub Tropical and Equatorial Pacific, where he has served as Chief Scientist on more than 20 research cruises. His work broadly addresses the linkage between climate variation, circulation, and biological production in the tropical and subtropical oceans, where he studies the effects of changing … Continued
Amanda Netburn is an Oceanographer at NOAA’s Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, where she leads the effort to incorporate water column observations and sampling into the exploration paradigm. This is accomplished through advising on NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer and other expeditions, supporting NOAA grants programs, and developing novel partnerships. Amanda has a PhD in … Continued
Danielle Haulsee’s interests include combining innovative technology and oceanographic remote sensing techniques with the biogeography and movement of marine species. Danielle became interested in marine biology as a child, growing up along the New England coast. When life moved her to inland Pennsylvania, she decided to pursue a degree in Environmental Studies with a concentration … Continued
