Barbara Block Quotes & Sayings

I remember being in strong physics, physiology and biology classes. — Barbara Block

White sharks and tuna travel for thousands of miles before returning to the same hot spot just as salmon do when they return to the same stream. These journeys are the marine equivalent of wildebeest migrations that take place on the Serengeti plain in Africa. — Barbara Block

I think becoming a scientist is the product of parents who gave me enormous opportunities to master nature. — Barbara Block

I want to build a wired ocean that helps us take back the seas from poachers and illegal fishers. To do this, we need the latest technology applied to large pelagic fish and sharks, surveillance technology that helps protect marine protected areas, and tags that help prevent shark finning and illegal fishing. We must use modern sensors to help protect our seas! — Barbara Block

Sharks are being driven to extinction because people want to eat their fins and their flesh. — Barbara Block

Human technology has made it to Mars. We are transmitting gorgeous pictures from it. Yet we have not explored our own planet. Two-thirds of it is covered with oceans that are still mysterious places. — Barbara Block

Sharks are declining globally ... — Barbara Block