Barbara Block Professions : Marine biologist Browse All Authors Top 6 quotes by Barbara Block I remember being in strong physics, physiology and biology classes. Barbara Block strong class remember 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 technology ocean two Sharks are being driven to extinction because people want to eat their fins and their flesh. Barbara Block sharks flesh people 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 marine technology ocean I think becoming a scientist is the product of parents who gave me enormous opportunities to master nature. Barbara Block parents think me nature 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 place white hot travel Similar Authors Rachel Carson marine-biologist All Authors