established Studio Bloch on the harbour in Tórshavn, the first recording studio in the islands. Bloch died on 28 February 2015. Selected bibliography Bloch wrote extensively on pilot whaling in the Faroes, Her works include: Bloch, D. and Zachariassen, M. The Skinn Values of Faroe Island Pilot Whales: An Evaluation and Corrective Proposal. North Atlantic Studies 1, No. 1. Bloch, D. 1992. Studies of the long-finned pilot whale in the Faroe Islands, 1976–1986. Fróðskaparrit 38-39: 35–61. Bloch, D. 2007. Pilot whales and the whale drive in the Faroes. Tórshavn: H.N. Jacobsens. Desportes, G., Andersen, L.W., Aspholm, P.E., Bloch, D. and Mouritsen, R. 1992. A note about a male-only pilot whale school observed in the Faroe Islands. Fróðskaparrit 40: 31–37. Desportes, G., Bloch, D., Andersen, L.W. and Mouritsen, R. 1992. The international research programme on the ecology and status of the long-finned pilot whale off the Faroe Islands: Presentation, results and references. Fróðskaparrit 40: 9–29. Heide‐Jørgensen, M.P., Bloch, D., Stefansson, E., Mikkelsen, B., Helen Ofstad, L. and Dietz, R., 2002. Diving behaviour of long‐finned pilot whales Globicephala melas around the Faroe Islands. Wildlife Biology, 8(4): 307–313. Other publications include: Bloch, D., Jákupsson, B. and Arnskov, S. 1980. Faroese flowers. Tórshavn: Føroya Fróðskaparfelag Bloch, D., Aldenius, J. and Lindell, T. 1982. List to K. Hansen: Vascular Plants in the Faroes. Fróðskaparrit 30: 119–121. Bloch, D. and Sørensen, S. 1983. The autumn migration at Akraberg, Faroe Islands, 1982. Fróðskaparrit 31: 75–93. Bloch, D. and Sørensen, S. 1984. Yvirlit yvir Føroya fuglar. Tórshavn: Føroya Skúlabókagrunnur. Bloch, D. and Sørensen, S. 1988. Ferðafuglur. Tórshavn: Føroya Lærarafelag. Bloch, D. 1990. A note on the occurrence of land planarians in the Faroe Islands. Fróðskaparrit 38–39: 63–68. Baagøe, H. and Bloch, D. 1993. Bats (Chiroptera) in the Faroe Islands. Fróðskaparrit 41: 83–88. Bloch, D. and Mourier, H. 1993. Pests recorded in the Faroe Islands, 1986–1992. Fróðskaparrit 41: 69–82. Kaaber, S., Gjelstrup, P., Bloch, D. and Jensen, J.-K. 1993. Invasion af admiralen (Vanessa atalanta L.) og andre sommerfugle på Færøerne i 1992. Fróðskaparrit 41: 125–149. Bloch, D., Kristiansen, A. and Rasmussen, S. 1994 Jóannes í Króki 200 ár. Tórshavn: Føroya Froðskaparfelag Bloch, D., Jensen, J-K. and Olsen, B. 1996. Listi yvir fuglar sum eru sæddir í Føroyum. Torshavn: Føroya Náttúrugripasavn Bloch, D. and Enckell, P.H. (eds.). 1998 Proceedings from: Environmental change in North Atlantic Islands Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, 17–20 May 1998. Tórshavn: Føroya Fróðskaparfelag Bloch, D. and Fuglø, E.