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Blue foods provide healthy haul to combat hunger — but scaling up could prove tricky
"There’s huge potential in blue foods, but it really depends on how they are managed," said Engagement Project Manager Laura Anderson.
June 13, 2025
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Reflections on the wonder of the oceans
Scholars from the Center for Ocean Solutions and across the Doerr School of Sustainability share their greatest wonder about the oceans and what drives them to study the sea.
June 09, 2025
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Stanford at the 2025 U.N. Ocean Conference
The Center for Ocean Solutions will contribute to events on sustainable blue foods, oceans and human health, women in ocean science, and data systems in small-scale fisheries.
June 04, 2025
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Data on small-scale fisheries have been piecemeal
A systematic assessment of the small-scale fisheries sector co-led by Research Scholar Nicole Franz yields insights into some of its most vital contributions to humanity.
June 04, 2025
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Sustainable production of marine resources is key to global food security
Co-director Fiorenza Micheli talks with El Mercurio about why it's essential to invest in food security and the sustainable development of seafood.
June 02, 2025
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Why we need to expand the horizons of blue carbon projects
Blue Food Futures Program Manager Josheena Naggea and colleagues argue for blue carbon projects to properly value ecosystems in National Geographic Indonesia.
May 17, 2025
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Integrating sensors across land, air, and sea
Attendees of a recent technology symposium at Stanford identify ways to optimize, integrate, and scale data collection for advancing human and planetary health.
May 07, 2025
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Faced with punishing heatwaves, help for kelp may come from protecting marine predators.
“This analysis provides robust evidence that protecting marine predators promotes the recovery of marine forests even in the face of prolonged marine heat waves,” said Micheli.
April 30, 2025
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Fishing bans in protected areas help kelp forests withstand marine heatwaves
Center co-director Fiorenza Micheli is among the co-authors of new research on how marine predators can promote the recovery of kelp forests.
April 21, 2025
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Discoveries, solutions, and impact from 2024 Stanford environment and sustainability research
The Stanford Environmental Research Year in Review looks back at the most notable environment and sustainability research from Stanford scholars in 2024.
April 16, 2025
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Culture is key to advancing ocean sustainability
Attendees of the third annual Stanford Oceans Conference shared approaches for recognizing and incorporating culture into governance across the Indian Ocean.
April 02, 2025
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Sand dredging encroaches on marine protected areas, scientists find
Nearly half of all dredge operators extract sand from protected areas of the ocean, highlighting the need to mitigate demand for the world’s most mined material.
March 24, 2025
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Stanford researchers reimagine the future of food
Dozens of faculty members at Stanford are working to transform the way the world grows, distributes, and consumes food.
March 14, 2025
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Transforming marine conservation, one chapter at a time
A new book co-authored by scholars, practitioners, and students champions a centuries-old vision for the future of marine conservation.
March 05, 2025
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Minecraft and mobile tide pools help close gaps in ocean education
Center co-director Fiorenza Micheli is among the Stanford scientists using innovative projects to broaden the public's appreciation for the ocean.
February 26, 2025
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Spotlight: In good company
"I've always been primarily driven by the people I work with rather than a particular topic."
February 12, 2025
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Blue food project taps the ocean’s potential to feed the world
A collaboration between Stanford researchers and Indonesian organizations aims to capitalize on aquatic food sources to improve nutrition, food security, and livelihoods.
February 04, 2025
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Big impacts from small-scale fisheries
Experts discuss how small-scale fisheries connect to environmental and human health, gender equity, and more.
January 16, 2025
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Sardines are swimming sunlight
Research Data Scientist Zach Koehn talks sardines and sustainability on the podcast Outside/In.
January 09, 2025
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2024’s top ocean news stories
Marine scientists and policy experts from nine international research and conservation institutions share their list of the top ocean news stories from 2024.
January 08, 2025