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Woods Wrapped 2025
Close out the year with a look back at the strides the Woods Institute community, including the Center for Ocean Solutions, has made toward better understanding and supporting life on Earth.
December 19, 2025
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New research reveals how climate change is transforming Pacific fisheries and aquaculture
A regional assessment co-edited by a Center for Ocean Solutions scholar combines insights from 50 scientists and highlights impacts to food security, livelihoods, and economies.
November 25, 2025
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Stanford research and expertise help establish first-of-its-kind marine protected area
“Facilitating a space wherein communities can shape policies and decisions about their land, ocean, values, practices, and livelihood should be the norm,” said Josheena Naggea.
November 20, 2025
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Impact awards recognize value of gender-sensitive research
Colette Wabnitz’s work highlights an overlooked reality, where millions of women support global fisheries but remain invisible in official statistics and decision-making.
November 07, 2025
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Governing for transformation towards sustainable small-scale fisheries
Research Scholar Nicole Franz joins the In Common podcast to discuss her new book on human-centered management of fisheries in a complex world.
October 31, 2025
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The world in a tidepool
Ninety years of tidepool observations in Monterey Bay have taught Stanford researchers about climate change impacts on the ocean and the evolution of science.
October 27, 2025
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The blue economy's blind spot
Jouffray and his colleagues wanted to understand what companies were disclosing to the public and their investors, and how their activities impact the ocean and the life within it.
October 23, 2025
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WTO fisheries agreement: Implications for nutrition and ocean sustainability
“Managing fisheries is easier said than done," said research scholar Nicole Franz in an interview with Nutrition Insight.
October 02, 2025
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Corporate reports miss the mark on ocean health
A new paper led by Wallenberg Postdoctoral Fellow Jean-Baptiste Jouffray reveals major gaps in how companies disclose their impacts on the ocean.
September 08, 2025
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More scrutiny of domestic fishing fleets at ports could help deter illegal fishing
Domestic vessels account for the majority of port visits globally. Inspecting them in addition to foreign vessels is key to deterring illegal fishing, scientists say.
September 05, 2025
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Stanford researchers receive funding for cutting-edge environmental solutions
Center for Ocean Solutions researchers are part of a project team that will support bringing blue foods into the school meals program in Indonesia.
August 20, 2025
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Colette Wabnitz honored for highlighting women’s unique contributions to fisheries
The marine scientist joins two other women researchers honored by the Falling Walls Foundation for advancing gender equity in science.
August 04, 2025
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Summit explores collaborative solutions to Southeast Asia’s ‘paradox of sustainability’
Increasing food security is one challenge for sustainable development of Southeast Asia, experts said during a panel moderated by Jim Leape of the Center for Ocean Solutions.
July 24, 2025
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Four new projects funded to advance ocean health and sustainability
Colleagues at the Center for Ocean Solutions are part of a project team that will research women's experiences working in fisheries and aquaculture.
July 16, 2025
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Oceanic humanities project envisions new wave in education
Stanford researchers are creating an interdisciplinary curriculum to help students better understand the physical and biological ocean systems and the human relationship with them.
July 11, 2025
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Global ocean action: 7 reflections from international ocean summits
Stanford scholars discuss ocean sustainability, high-seas protections, and interdisciplinary science at the One Ocean Science Congress and U.N. Ocean Conference.
June 30, 2025
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'Blue' foods are key to Southeast Asia's sustainable development
A resource for meeting the pressing challenges of malnutrition, livelihoods and equity
June 27, 2025
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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