[av_one_full first min_height=” vertical_alignment=” space=” row_boxshadow=” row_boxshadow_color=” row_boxshadow_width=’10’ custom_margin=” margin=’0px’ mobile_breaking=” border=” border_color=” radius=’0px’ padding=’0px’ column_boxshadow=” column_boxshadow_color=” column_boxshadow_width=’10’ background=’bg_color’ background_color=” background_gradient_color1=” background_gradient_color2=” background_gradient_direction=’vertical’ src=” background_position=’top left’ background_repeat=’no-repeat’ highlight=” highlight_size=” animation=” link=” linktarget=” link_hover=” title_attr=” alt_attr=” mobile_display=” id=” custom_class=” aria_label=” av_uid=’av-16szanf’]
[av_image src=’https://altaseamedia.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/31134341/Trending.png’ attachment=’2083′ attachment_size=’full’ copyright=” caption=” styling=” align=’center’ font_size=” overlay_opacity=’0.4′ overlay_color=’#000000′ overlay_text_color=’#ffffff’ animation=’no-animation’ hover=” appearance=” link=” target=” title_attr=” alt_attr=” lazy_loading=’disabled’ id=” custom_class=” av_element_hidden_in_editor=’0′ av_uid=’av-lh7wxpuj’ admin_preview_bg=”]
May 10, 2023 Edition

A monthly round-up of news and trends important to the AltaSea community.
[/av_image]

[av_textblock size=” av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” font_color=” color=” id=” custom_class=” av_uid=’av-lh7wz1q4′ admin_preview_bg=”]

August 2023 Edition

A monthly round-up of news and trends important to the AltaSea community.

[/av_textblock]
[/av_one_full]

Upcoming Events

[/av_textblock]
[/av_section]

[av_hr class=’default’ icon_select=’yes’ icon=’ue808′ position=’center’ shadow=’no-shadow’ height=’50’ custom_border=’av-border-thin’ custom_width=’50px’ custom_margin_top=’30px’ custom_margin_bottom=’30px’ custom_border_color=” custom_icon_color=” av-desktop-hide=” av-medium-hide=” av-small-hide=” av-mini-hide=” id=” custom_class=” av_uid=’av-3lkyqr’]

[av_one_full first min_height=” vertical_alignment=” space=” row_boxshadow=” row_boxshadow_color=” row_boxshadow_width=’10’ custom_margin=” margin=’0px’ mobile_breaking=” border=” border_color=” radius=’0px’ padding=’0px’ column_boxshadow=” column_boxshadow_color=” column_boxshadow_width=’10’ background=’bg_color’ background_color=” background_gradient_color1=” background_gradient_color2=” background_gradient_direction=’vertical’ src=” background_position=’top left’ background_repeat=’no-repeat’ highlight=” highlight_size=” animation=” link=” linktarget=” link_hover=” title_attr=” alt_attr=” mobile_display=” id=” custom_class=” aria_label=” av_uid=’av-ch5aj’]
[av_heading heading=’Blue Hour 2023 – Above and Below (AltaSea)’ tag=’h3′ link=’manually,https://altasea.org/blue-hour-2023/’ link_target=’_blank’ style=’blockquote modern-quote modern-centered’ size=” subheading_active=’subheading_below’ subheading_size=” margin=” padding=’10’ icon_padding=’10’ color=” custom_font=” icon_color=” show_icon=” icon=’ue800′ font=” icon_size=” custom_class=” id=” admin_preview_bg=” av-desktop-hide=” av-medium-hide=” av-small-hide=” av-mini-hide=” av-medium-font-size-title=” av-small-font-size-title=” av-mini-font-size-title=” av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” av-medium-font-size-1=” av-small-font-size-1=” av-mini-font-size-1=” av_uid=’av-33nu4o’]
Oct 14, 2023 – Save The Date
[/av_heading]

[av_textblock size=’16’ av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” font_color=” color=” id=” custom_class=” av_uid=’av-lh7x6fvq’ admin_preview_bg=”]
AltaSea’s Blue Hour connects science, culture and community by cultivating immersive experiences through multi-disciplinary arts. From global to local, creators and innovators chronicle the vision of a Blue Economy, telling the stories of the ocean, the humanity of those devoted to its preservation and future. Blue Hour supports AltaSea’s Project Blue, which offers students a voice in supporting LA as the center of the Blue Economy through education, career opportunity, access to access to arts and culture.

This year’s Blue Hour Guest Curator is American interdisciplinary artist, Kim Abeles whose artworks explore the environment, biography, geography and feminism. Kim has curated an exhibition featuring installations, ceramics, video, glass, photography, sound, and painting by over 20 artists. Below is a sneak peak of 4 artists work this year.

Blue Hour: Above and Below will celebrate both local and global trailblazers who are paving the path for innovation in the blue economy, as well as feature over 20 local and global artists. The event will take place on October 14, with doors opening at 5 PM for the art gallery and the awards ceremony starting at 7 PM.

The Host Committee for AltaSea’s fourth annual Blue Hour includes former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger; renowned ocean explorers Sylvia Earle, Dr. Bob Ballard, and Ashlan and Phillippe Cousteau; and nonprofit leader Barbara Stanton.

In line with this year’s theme of “Women Stewarding the Ocean”, AltaSea will recognize four women who have made remarkable contributions to the blue economy:

Explorer Award: Kim Butts, Avatar Alliance Foundation
Innovation Award: Inna Braverman, founder & CEO of Eco Wave Power
NextGen Award: Dr. Patricia Ramos, Dean of Academic Affairs at Santa Monica College
Cornerstone Award: Camilla Townsend, AltaSea Founding Chair
[/av_textblock]

[av_button_big label=’Get your tickets now!! ‘ description_pos=’below’ icon_select=’no’ icon=’ue800′ font=’entypo-fontello’ link=’manually,https://www.eventbrite.com/e/blue-hour-above-below-tickets-664937625337?aff=oddtdtcreator’ link_target=” title_attr=” color=’blue’ custom_bg=’#444444′ color_hover=’theme-color’ custom_bg_hover=’#444444′ color_font=’theme-color-highlight’ custom_font=’#ffffff’ id=” custom_class=” av_uid=’av-lksq7bci’ admin_preview_bg=”][/av_button_big]
[/av_one_full]

[av_one_full first min_height=” vertical_alignment=” space=” row_boxshadow=” row_boxshadow_color=” row_boxshadow_width=’10’ custom_margin=” margin=’0px’ mobile_breaking=” border=” border_color=” radius=’0px’ padding=’0px’ column_boxshadow=” column_boxshadow_color=” column_boxshadow_width=’10’ background=’bg_color’ background_color=” background_gradient_color1=” background_gradient_color2=” background_gradient_direction=’vertical’ src=” background_position=’top left’ background_repeat=’no-repeat’ highlight=” highlight_size=” animation=” link=” linktarget=” link_hover=” title_attr=” alt_attr=” mobile_display=” id=” custom_class=” aria_label=” av_uid=’av-awb3d2′]
[av_image src=’https://altaseamedia.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/01121636/Screenshot-2023-07-28-140703.png’ attachment=’9513′ attachment_size=’full’ copyright=” caption=” styling=” align=’center’ font_size=” overlay_opacity=’0.4′ overlay_color=’#000000′ overlay_text_color=’#ffffff’ animation=’no-animation’ hover=” appearance=” link=” target=” title_attr=” alt_attr=” lazy_loading=’disabled’ id=” custom_class=” av_element_hidden_in_editor=’0′ av_uid=’av-lit8xl0x’ admin_preview_bg=”][/av_image]
[/av_one_full]

Artist Installations

[/av_textblock]
[/av_one_full]

[av_one_fourth first min_height=” vertical_alignment=” space=” row_boxshadow=” row_boxshadow_color=” row_boxshadow_width=’10’ custom_margin=” margin=’0px’ mobile_breaking=” border=” border_color=” radius=’0px’ padding=’0px’ column_boxshadow=” column_boxshadow_color=” column_boxshadow_width=’10’ background=’bg_color’ background_color=” background_gradient_color1=” background_gradient_color2=” background_gradient_direction=’vertical’ src=” background_position=’top left’ background_repeat=’no-repeat’ highlight=” highlight_size=” animation=” link=” linktarget=” link_hover=” title_attr=” alt_attr=” mobile_display=” id=” custom_class=” aria_label=” av_uid=’av-awb3d2′]
[av_textblock size=” av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” font_color=” color=” id=” custom_class=” av_uid=’av-lit8wm4t’ admin_preview_bg=”]

Cesar and Lois (Lucy HG Solomon and Cesar Baio)

[/av_textblock]

[av_image src=’https://altaseamedia.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/31130113/Cesar-and-Lois-300×150.jpeg’ attachment=’7047′ attachment_size=’medium’ copyright=” caption=” styling=” align=’center’ font_size=” overlay_opacity=’0.4′ overlay_color=’#000000′ overlay_text_color=’#ffffff’ animation=’no-animation’ hover=” appearance=” link=” target=” title_attr=” alt_attr=” lazy_loading=’disabled’ id=” custom_class=” av_element_hidden_in_editor=’0′ av_uid=’av-lit8xl0x’ admin_preview_bg=”][/av_image]

[av_textblock size=” av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” font_color=” color=” id=” custom_class=” av_uid=’av-lit8xv64′ admin_preview_bg=”]
Title: Degenerative Cultures
[/av_textblock]
[/av_one_fourth]

Cynthia Minet

[/av_textblock]

[av_image src=’https://altaseamedia.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/31130106/Cynthia-Minet_Spoonbill-300×200.jpeg’ attachment=’7048′ attachment_size=’medium’ copyright=” caption=” styling=” align=’center’ font_size=” overlay_opacity=’0.4′ overlay_color=’#000000′ overlay_text_color=’#ffffff’ animation=’no-animation’ hover=” appearance=” link=” target=” title_attr=” alt_attr=” lazy_loading=’disabled’ id=” custom_class=” av_element_hidden_in_editor=’0′ av_uid=’av-lit909m4′ admin_preview_bg=”][/av_image]

[av_textblock size=” av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” font_color=” color=” id=” custom_class=” av_uid=’av-lit90kae’ admin_preview_bg=”]
Title: Migrations (Spoonbills)
[/av_textblock]
[/av_one_fourth]

Danielle Eubank

[/av_textblock]

[av_image src=’https://altaseamedia.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/31130102/eubankNYALESUND02_72dpi-300×185.jpg’ attachment=’7049′ attachment_size=’medium’ copyright=” caption=” styling=” align=’center’ font_size=” overlay_opacity=’0.4′ overlay_color=’#000000′ overlay_text_color=’#ffffff’ animation=’no-animation’ hover=” appearance=” link=” target=” title_attr=” alt_attr=” lazy_loading=’disabled’ id=” custom_class=” av_element_hidden_in_editor=’0′ av_uid=’av-lit92am5′ admin_preview_bg=”][/av_image]

[av_textblock size=” av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” font_color=” color=” id=” custom_class=” av_uid=’av-lit92mlq’ admin_preview_bg=”]

Title: Ny Alesund II

[/av_textblock]
[/av_one_fourth]

Patsy Cox

[/av_textblock]

[av_image src=’https://altaseamedia.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/31130053/Patsy_Cox_Blue_1-300×250.jpg’ attachment=’7050′ attachment_size=’medium’ copyright=” caption=” styling=” align=’center’ font_size=” overlay_opacity=’0.4′ overlay_color=’#000000′ overlay_text_color=’#ffffff’ animation=’no-animation’ hover=” appearance=” link=” target=” title_attr=” alt_attr=” lazy_loading=’disabled’ id=” custom_class=” av_element_hidden_in_editor=’0′ av_uid=’av-lit93vj1′ admin_preview_bg=”][/av_image]

[av_textblock size=” av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” font_color=” color=” id=” custom_class=” av_uid=’av-3ifjqu’ admin_preview_bg=”]
Title: Urban Rebutia
[/av_textblock]
[/av_one_fourth]

[av_section min_height=” min_height_pc=’25’ min_height_px=’500px’ padding=’default’ custom_margin=’0px’ custom_margin_sync=’true’ color=’main_color’ background=’bg_gradient’ custom_bg=” background_gradient_color1=’#edae44′ background_gradient_color2=’#ffffff’ background_gradient_direction=’horizontal’ src=” attachment=” attachment_size=” attach=’scroll’ position=’top left’ repeat=’no-repeat’ video=” video_ratio=’16:9′ overlay_opacity=’0.5′ overlay_color=” overlay_pattern=” overlay_custom_pattern=” shadow=’no-border-styling’ bottom_border=’no-border-styling’ bottom_border_diagonal_color=’#333333′ bottom_border_diagonal_direction=” bottom_border_style=” custom_arrow_bg=” id=” custom_class=” aria_label=” av_element_hidden_in_editor=’0′ av_uid=’av-lh7xvb0i’]
[av_one_full first min_height=” vertical_alignment=” space=” row_boxshadow=” row_boxshadow_color=” row_boxshadow_width=’10’ custom_margin=” margin=’0px’ mobile_breaking=” border=” border_color=” radius=’0px’ padding=’0px’ column_boxshadow=” column_boxshadow_color=” column_boxshadow_width=’10’ background=’bg_color’ background_color=” background_gradient_color1=” background_gradient_color2=” background_gradient_direction=’vertical’ src=” background_position=’top left’ background_repeat=’no-repeat’ highlight=” highlight_size=” animation=” link=” linktarget=” link_hover=” title_attr=” alt_attr=” mobile_display=” id=” custom_class=” aria_label=” av_uid=’av-ujny7f’]

[av_textblock size=” av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” font_color=” color=” id=” custom_class=” av_uid=’av-lh7x1kiv’ admin_preview_bg=”]

AltaSea Community

[/av_textblock]

[/av_one_full]
[/av_section]

[av_three_fourth first min_height=” vertical_alignment=” space=” row_boxshadow=” row_boxshadow_color=” row_boxshadow_width=’10’ custom_margin=” margin=’0px’ mobile_breaking=” border=” border_color=” radius=’0px’ padding=’0px’ column_boxshadow=” column_boxshadow_color=” column_boxshadow_width=’10’ background=’bg_color’ background_color=” background_gradient_color1=” background_gradient_color2=” background_gradient_direction=’vertical’ src=” background_position=’top left’ background_repeat=’no-repeat’ highlight=” highlight_size=” animation=” link=” linktarget=” link_hover=” title_attr=” alt_attr=” mobile_display=” id=” custom_class=” aria_label=” av_uid=’av-t0ehu3′]
[av_textblock size=’16’ av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” font_color=” color=” id=” custom_class=” av_uid=’av-lh7xjnbk’ admin_preview_bg=”]
How California can remove the hurdles delaying the state’s clean energy future (CalMatters.org)

Red tape has become an unwitting accomplice to climate change.

Too often, clean energy projects needed to end our carbon dependence and protect our environment become bogged down by permitting and legal quagmires.

This must end.

This week, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several infrastructure-streamlining bills out of a package of measures he had proposed in May to fast-track water, transportation and clean energy projects by reforming the state’s cumbersome permitting processes and the California Environmental Quality Act. By introducing his measures as budget trailer bills, Newsom drew criticism from environmental organizations and legislators who argued he was abusing the budget process.
[/av_textblock]
[/av_three_fourth]

[av_one_fourth min_height=” vertical_alignment=” space=” row_boxshadow=” row_boxshadow_color=” row_boxshadow_width=’10’ custom_margin=” margin=’0px’ mobile_breaking=” border=” border_color=” radius=’0px’ padding=’0px’ column_boxshadow=” column_boxshadow_color=” column_boxshadow_width=’10’ background=’bg_color’ background_color=” background_gradient_color1=” background_gradient_color2=” background_gradient_direction=’vertical’ src=” background_position=’top left’ background_repeat=’no-repeat’ highlight=” highlight_size=” animation=” link=” linktarget=” link_hover=” title_attr=” alt_attr=” mobile_display=” id=” custom_class=” aria_label=” av_uid=’av-rnz3hn’]
[av_image src=’https://altaseamedia.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/31125847/Screenshot-2023-07-14-113417.png’ attachment=’8648′ attachment_size=’full’ copyright=” caption=” styling=” align=’center’ font_size=” overlay_opacity=’0.4′ overlay_color=’#000000′ overlay_text_color=’#ffffff’ animation=’pop-up’ hover=” appearance=” link=” target=’_blank’ title_attr=” alt_attr=” lazy_loading=’disabled’ id=” custom_class=” av_element_hidden_in_editor=’0′ av_uid=’av-lh8195c2′ admin_preview_bg=”][/av_image]
[/av_one_fourth]

[av_textblock size=’16’ av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” font_color=” color=” id=” custom_class=” av_uid=’av-lh7xjnbk’ admin_preview_bg=”]
Ocean waves to generate power at the Port of Los Angeles (asce.org)

A Stockholm-based startup will soon test the waters of an untapped source of clean energy at the Port of Los Angeles in California’s San Pedro Bay.

Eco Wave Power, which has pioneered wave-power installations in Israel and Gibraltar, unveiled plans this year for a pilot wave-power project that will, in coming months, extract power from ocean waves at the AltaSea campus — within the Port of Los Angeles — to generate electricity. The pilot will be Eco Wave’s first in the United States.

(The nonprofit AltaSea advances blue-economy sustainability solutions through business innovation and job creation on its 35-acre campus.)
[/av_textblock]

[av_textblock size=’16’ av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” font_color=” color=” id=” custom_class=” av_uid=’av-lh7xjnbk’ admin_preview_bg=”]
East Coast Cohort of the Ocean Pathway Mentorship Program (Kearny Point and AltaSea)

As part of the initiative, AltaSea and Kearny Point will work together to support the development of sustainable aquaculture practices, renewable energy solutions, and cutting-edge blue and green technologies. The collaboration will take advantage of Kearny Point’s strategic infrastructure located close to the Port of Newark and NYC. One of AltaSea’s greatest advantages is its access to the deep ocean, vast research facilities, and marine life support systems.
[/av_textblock]

[/av_one_full][av_one_full first min_height=” vertical_alignment=” space=” row_boxshadow=” row_boxshadow_color=” row_boxshadow_width=’10’ custom_margin=” margin=’0px’ mobile_breaking=” border=” border_color=” radius=’0px’ padding=’0px’ column_boxshadow=” column_boxshadow_color=” column_boxshadow_width=’10’ background=’bg_color’ background_color=” background_gradient_color1=” background_gradient_color2=” background_gradient_direction=’vertical’ src=” background_position=’top left’ background_repeat=’no-repeat’ highlight=” highlight_size=” animation=” link=” linktarget=” link_hover=” title_attr=” alt_attr=” mobile_display=” id=” custom_class=” aria_label=” av_uid=’av-pcep0r’]
[av_textblock size=’16’ av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” font_color=” color=” id=” custom_class=” av_uid=’av-lh7xjnbk’ admin_preview_bg=”]
AltaSea gets another $1 Million as progress continues on marine research campus (Daily Breeze)

AltaSea, the marine research campus at the Port of Los Angeles, received a $1 million check on Friday, July 7, and the federal funding will help pay for ocean STEM labs for college research teams, along with other advancements.

The funding from Congress’s 2023 Omnibus Budget Agreement, which U.S. Rep. Nanette Barragan, D-San Pedro, presented as a check, will provide post-secondary, ocean-based research and equipment aimed at finding solutions to climate change.
[/av_textblock]
[/av_one_full]

[av_three_fourth first min_height=” vertical_alignment=” space=” row_boxshadow=” row_boxshadow_color=” row_boxshadow_width=’10’ custom_margin=” margin=’0px’ mobile_breaking=” border=” border_color=” radius=’0px’ padding=’0px’ column_boxshadow=” column_boxshadow_color=” column_boxshadow_width=’10’ background=’bg_color’ background_color=” background_gradient_color1=” background_gradient_color2=” background_gradient_direction=’vertical’ src=” background_position=’top left’ background_repeat=’no-repeat’ highlight=” highlight_size=” animation=” link=” linktarget=” link_hover=” title_attr=” alt_attr=” mobile_display=” id=” custom_class=” aria_label=” av_uid=’av-mytf3f’]
[av_textblock size=’16’ av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” font_color=” color=” id=” custom_class=” av_uid=’av-lh7xjnbk’ admin_preview_bg=”]
AltaSea goes to Sacramento (altasea.org)

Since 2005, California Ocean Day has grown from a small group of ocean lovers lobbying for marine protection to hundreds of ocean enthusiasts–including students, conservationists, and CEOs–traveling to Sacramento to garner support from political leaders for measures such as ending offshore drilling leases in California waters, including blue carbon capture plans in development permits, and requiring the installation of microfiber filters in new washing machines. For this year’s Ocean Day activism, I joined AltaSea’s lobbying mission as the organization’s youth ambassador.

AltaSea’s advocacy group began our day with a 6:15 a.m. flight. During our commute, we reviewed the twelve major bills that would be discussed–including AltaSea’s very own SB605. Sponsored by AltaSea and written by Senator Steve Padilla, this bill would require the California Energy Commission and the Ocean Protection Council to commence a study of the feasibility and benefits of implementing large-scale wave and tidal energy in California.

[/av_textblock]
[/av_three_fourth]

[av_one_fourth min_height=” vertical_alignment=” space=” row_boxshadow=” row_boxshadow_color=” row_boxshadow_width=’10’ custom_margin=” margin=’0px’ mobile_breaking=” border=” border_color=” radius=’0px’ padding=’0px’ column_boxshadow=” column_boxshadow_color=” column_boxshadow_width=’10’ background=’bg_color’ background_color=” background_gradient_color1=” background_gradient_color2=” background_gradient_direction=’vertical’ src=” background_position=’top left’ background_repeat=’no-repeat’ highlight=” highlight_size=” animation=” link=” linktarget=” link_hover=” title_attr=” alt_attr=” mobile_display=” id=” custom_class=” aria_label=” av_uid=’av-kjluej’]
[av_image src=’https://altaseamedia.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/01162048/image2-rotated.jpeg’ attachment=’9591′ attachment_size=’full’ copyright=” caption=” styling=” align=’center’ font_size=” overlay_opacity=’0.4′ overlay_color=’#000000′ overlay_text_color=’#ffffff’ animation=’pop-up’ hover=” appearance=” link=” target=’_blank’ title_attr=” alt_attr=” lazy_loading=’disabled’ id=” custom_class=” av_element_hidden_in_editor=’0′ av_uid=’av-lh8195c2′ admin_preview_bg=”][/av_image]
[/av_one_fourth]

[av_textblock size=” av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” font_color=” color=” id=” custom_class=” av_uid=’av-lh7x1kiv’ admin_preview_bg=”]

Marine Science

[/av_textblock]

[/av_one_full]
[/av_section]

It was a mystery that began with an egg. In 1989, scientists in Australia found a curious kind of “mermaid’s purse” – a leathery egg case, which some species of sharks lay instead of giving birth to live young. The empty egg cases had one almost unique feature – a row of prominent ridges along the top.

The eggs had been found off the Rowley Shoals, a group of atolls on the edge of a continental shelf in the East Timor Sea, a few hundred kilometers off the north-eastern coast of Australia. They offered up more questions than they did answers. What had laid them? Where did it live? And why did its egg cases have such a distinctive appearance?
[/av_textblock]
[/av_one_full]

It’s the ‘Swiss army knife of the sea’. But can kelp survive rising marine heat? (TheGuardian.com)

“Over the last 30 or 40 years, we’ve seen a pretty big decline in the kelp populations around Long Island. In large part, that’s due to climate change and water temperatures increasing,” said Michael Doall, a former oyster farmer and marine scientist at Stony Brook University’s School of Marine & Atmospheric Sciences.

Doall is just one of many scientists working on solutions that will help make the burgeoning industry more climate resilient. Their research subject, kelp, has been billed as the future of food: the sea vegetable doesn’t require land, fresh water or fertilizer to grow, allowing it to sidestep some of the harms that accompany traditional resource-intensive terrestrial agriculture.
[/av_textblock]
[/av_one_full]

[av_three_fourth first min_height=” vertical_alignment=” space=” row_boxshadow=” row_boxshadow_color=” row_boxshadow_width=’10’ custom_margin=” margin=’0px’ mobile_breaking=” border=” border_color=” radius=’0px’ padding=’0px’ column_boxshadow=” column_boxshadow_color=” column_boxshadow_width=’10’ background=’bg_color’ background_color=” background_gradient_color1=” background_gradient_color2=” background_gradient_direction=’vertical’ src=” background_position=’top left’ background_repeat=’no-repeat’ highlight=” highlight_size=” animation=” link=” linktarget=” link_hover=” title_attr=” alt_attr=” mobile_display=” id=” custom_class=” aria_label=” av_uid=’av-ei7757′]
[av_textblock size=’16’ av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” font_color=” color=” id=” custom_class=” av_uid=’av-lh7xjnbk’ admin_preview_bg=”]
Better Shrimp Farming Could Take a Bite Out of Carbon Emissions (nature.org)

Though I’ve dedicated my career to advancing sustainable aquaculture, until recently, I hadn’t worked on the United States’ most popular seafood: shrimp. With numerous sustainability intiatives underway, I instead focused on other aquaculture sectors that have received less attention and where I felt quicker progress could be made.

However, the currently unaddressed climate impacts of shrimp farming made me reconsider. At an average of 13 kg of CO2 equivalents per kilogram, shrimp production has a larger carbon footprint than most other seafood products, emitting about twice as much greenhouse gases as salmon production. When land conversion to create new ponds is considered, the emissions profile of shrimp farming can be even greater than beef production. But these environmental challenges aren’t unavoidable – better, more sustainable shrimp farming is possible.
[/av_textblock]
[/av_three_fourth]

[av_one_fourth min_height=” vertical_alignment=” space=” row_boxshadow=” row_boxshadow_color=” row_boxshadow_width=’10’ custom_margin=” margin=’0px’ mobile_breaking=” border=” border_color=” radius=’0px’ padding=’0px’ column_boxshadow=” column_boxshadow_color=” column_boxshadow_width=’10’ background=’bg_color’ background_color=” background_gradient_color1=” background_gradient_color2=” background_gradient_direction=’vertical’ src=” background_position=’top left’ background_repeat=’no-repeat’ highlight=” highlight_size=” animation=” link=” linktarget=” link_hover=” title_attr=” alt_attr=” mobile_display=” id=” custom_class=” aria_label=” av_uid=’av-c76q9n’]
[av_image src=’https://altaseamedia.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/01122309/Screenshot-2023-07-12-110418.png’ attachment=’9514′ attachment_size=’full’ copyright=” caption=” styling=” align=’center’ font_size=” overlay_opacity=’0.4′ overlay_color=’#000000′ overlay_text_color=’#ffffff’ animation=’pop-up’ hover=” appearance=” link=” target=’_blank’ title_attr=” alt_attr=” lazy_loading=’disabled’ id=” custom_class=” av_element_hidden_in_editor=’0′ av_uid=’av-lh8195c2′ admin_preview_bg=”][/av_image]
[/av_one_fourth]

The color of the ocean has changed significantly over the last 20 years and human-caused climate change is likely responsible, according to a new study. More than 56% of the world’s oceans have changed color to an extent that cannot be explained by natural variability, said a team of researchers, led by scientists from the National Oceanography Center in the UK and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US, in a statement.

Tropical oceans close to the equator in particular have become greener in the past two decades, reflecting changes in their ecosystems, according to the study published Wednesday in the journal Nature.
[/av_textblock]
[/av_one_full]

[av_three_fourth first min_height=” vertical_alignment=” space=” row_boxshadow=” row_boxshadow_color=” row_boxshadow_width=’10’ custom_margin=” margin=’0px’ mobile_breaking=” border=” border_color=” radius=’0px’ padding=’0px’ column_boxshadow=” column_boxshadow_color=” column_boxshadow_width=’10’ background=’bg_color’ background_color=” background_gradient_color1=” background_gradient_color2=” background_gradient_direction=’vertical’ src=” background_position=’top left’ background_repeat=’no-repeat’ highlight=” highlight_size=” animation=” link=” linktarget=” link_hover=” title_attr=” alt_attr=” mobile_display=” id=” custom_class=” aria_label=” av_uid=’av-bh45or’]
[av_textblock size=’16’ av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” font_color=” color=” id=” custom_class=” av_uid=’av-lh7xjnbk’ admin_preview_bg=”]
Scientists discover ancient, underwater volcano is still active — and covered in up to a million giant eggs (livescience.com)

Researchers exploring an ancient, underwater volcano off the Pacific coast of Canada have discovered it is still active — and “covered” in thousands of giant eggs.

Before the expedition, the team thought the volcano was extinct and the waters around it frigid. However, they found the underwater mountain — which towers 3,600 feet (1,100 meters) above the seafloor — spouting warm water and encrusted with deep-sea corals. The hot, mineral-rich fluid keeps the surrounding waters toasty, providing ideal conditions for some marine creatures to survive in the deep sea. The researchers were even more surprised to see a Pacific white skate (Bathyraja spinosissima) weaving in and out of the fronds and laying eggs on the summit, nearly a mile (1.5 kilometers) beneath the surface.
[/av_textblock]
[/av_three_fourth]

[av_one_fourth min_height=” vertical_alignment=” space=” row_boxshadow=” row_boxshadow_color=” row_boxshadow_width=’10’ custom_margin=” margin=’0px’ mobile_breaking=” border=” border_color=” radius=’0px’ padding=’0px’ column_boxshadow=” column_boxshadow_color=” column_boxshadow_width=’10’ background=’bg_color’ background_color=” background_gradient_color1=” background_gradient_color2=” background_gradient_direction=’vertical’ src=” background_position=’top left’ background_repeat=’no-repeat’ highlight=” highlight_size=” animation=” link=” linktarget=” link_hover=” title_attr=” alt_attr=” mobile_display=” id=” custom_class=” aria_label=” av_uid=’av-c76q9n’]
[av_image src=’https://altaseamedia.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/01122433/Screenshot-2023-07-19-120122.png’ attachment=’9515′ attachment_size=’full’ copyright=” caption=” styling=” align=’center’ font_size=” overlay_opacity=’0.4′ overlay_color=’#000000′ overlay_text_color=’#ffffff’ animation=’pop-up’ hover=” appearance=” link=” target=’_blank’ title_attr=” alt_attr=” lazy_loading=’disabled’ id=” custom_class=” av_element_hidden_in_editor=’0′ av_uid=’av-lh8195c2′ admin_preview_bg=”][/av_image]
[/av_one_fourth]

[av_textblock size=” av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” font_color=” color=” id=” custom_class=” av_uid=’av-lh7x1kiv’ admin_preview_bg=”]

Sustainable and Innovative Business

[/av_textblock]

[/av_one_full]
[/av_section]

[av_three_fourth first min_height=” vertical_alignment=” space=” row_boxshadow=” row_boxshadow_color=” row_boxshadow_width=’10’ custom_margin=” margin=’0px’ mobile_breaking=” border=” border_color=” radius=’0px’ padding=’0px’ column_boxshadow=” column_boxshadow_color=” column_boxshadow_width=’10’ background=’bg_color’ background_color=” background_gradient_color1=” background_gradient_color2=” background_gradient_direction=’vertical’ src=” background_position=’top left’ background_repeat=’no-repeat’ highlight=” highlight_size=” animation=” link=” linktarget=” link_hover=” title_attr=” alt_attr=” mobile_display=” id=” custom_class=” aria_label=” av_uid=’av-4curhn’]
[av_textblock size=’16’ av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” font_color=” color=” id=” custom_class=” av_uid=’av-lh7xjnbk’ admin_preview_bg=”]
How We Put the Blue in the Green New Deal (commondreams.org)

The ocean was the hottest ever recorded last year according to a report from a team of international scientists. Half the world’s oceans may experience marine heat waves by September according to NOAA. July 4 was the hottest day in our blue planet’s recorded history.

Those findings are alarming but not surprising given that the ocean absorbs over 90% of the heat and a third of the carbon dioxide generated by fossil fuel fired greenhouse gas emissions. However, rather than despair over these and other climate impacts ravaging our planet, some of us decided to launch a solution-oriented Ocean Climate Action Plan that within a few years helped shape the Biden Administration’s approach to climate.
[/av_textblock]
[/av_three_fourth]

[av_one_fourth min_height=” vertical_alignment=” space=” row_boxshadow=” row_boxshadow_color=” row_boxshadow_width=’10’ custom_margin=” margin=’0px’ mobile_breaking=” border=” border_color=” radius=’0px’ padding=’0px’ column_boxshadow=” column_boxshadow_color=” column_boxshadow_width=’10’ background=’bg_color’ background_color=” background_gradient_color1=” background_gradient_color2=” background_gradient_direction=’vertical’ src=” background_position=’top left’ background_repeat=’no-repeat’ highlight=” highlight_size=” animation=” link=” linktarget=” link_hover=” title_attr=” alt_attr=” mobile_display=” id=” custom_class=” aria_label=” av_uid=’av-c76q9n’]
[av_image src=’https://altaseamedia.s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/01122653/Screenshot-2023-08-01-122554.png’ attachment=’9516′ attachment_size=’full’ copyright=” caption=” styling=” align=’center’ font_size=” overlay_opacity=’0.4′ overlay_color=’#000000′ overlay_text_color=’#ffffff’ animation=’pop-up’ hover=” appearance=” link=” target=’_blank’ title_attr=” alt_attr=” lazy_loading=’disabled’ id=” custom_class=” av_element_hidden_in_editor=’0′ av_uid=’av-lh8195c2′ admin_preview_bg=”][/av_image]
[/av_one_fourth]

On an early morning walk around Juneau, I saw a bustling waterfront — a harbor full of small fishing boats, a large cruise ship in the distance, locals walking their dogs, and businesses ready to welcome the many tourists visiting Southeast. It was a great walk to reflect on how important the ocean is to us all.

Recently, folks from across America — including Alaska — traveled to Washington, D.C. to take part in Capitol Hill Oceans Week, or CHOW, an annual gathering of government leaders, industry stakeholders, innovators, scientists, and conservationists to discuss the health of our oceans, sustainable fisheries, a strong blue economy, and confronting the increasingly-severe impacts of climate change.

Alaska feels the impacts of climate change more acutely than any other state. As we continue to experience those changes firsthand, it is more important than ever that America’s policymakers prioritize lasting solutions that meet the moment.
[/av_textblock]
[/av_one_full]

The Department of Commerce and NOAA are launching the Ocean-Based Climate Resilience Accelerators program, a $60 million investment in coastal resilience and American small businesses through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. The program, funded by the Inflation Reduction Act, will foster public-private partnerships to help support small businesses that are developing sustainable technologies geared toward climate resilience to attract capital, mature their technologies and scale their business models for climate impact.
[/av_textblock]
[/av_one_full]

The Aquaculture market research report analyzes the current market conditions and provides insights into the industry’s growth potential. The report estimates the market size of the global Aquaculture industry, considering factors such as production volume, revenue, and growth rates. The market size is expected to reach a significant figure with a CAGR of 7.5% over the forecast period. The report highlights key findings, including the dominant market segments, notable trends, and major players. It also presents recommendations for market participants to capitalize on emerging opportunities and mitigate potential risks. This comprehensive research offers valuable insights to industry stakeholders looking to make informed decisions and enhance their market positions.
[/av_textblock]
[/av_one_full]

I grew up surrounded by forests – and a long way from the sea. But, from a very young age, I was a big fan of the French oceanographer, Jacques Cousteau. Watching his marine documentaries was my favorite Sunday morning treat.

My experience is shared by many. Our interest in the sea seems innate. In his book, history professor John R. Gillis argues that we are “edge species”, neither land nor aquatic animals, but thriving at the interface between the two.

Escalating environmental concerns are now forcing us to move from being observers, like Arthur C. Clarke in his novel The Deep Range, to actors. We increasingly realize that the blue economy is integral to our economy. We rely on it not just as part of the food and other value chains, but also for global trade, other sectors, leisure, and livelihoods. Globally, the Blue Economy already accounts for 3-5% of GDP; for countries such as Indonesia, this share could be as high as 20%.
[/av_textblock]
[/av_one_full]

[av_textblock size=” av-medium-font-size=” av-small-font-size=” av-mini-font-size=” font_color=” color=” id=” custom_class=” av_uid=’av-lh7x1kiv’ admin_preview_bg=”]

Education

[/av_textblock]

[/av_one_full]
[/av_section]

Industrial deep-seabed mining in international waters could begin as soon as July 2023. If permitted, deep-sea mining could irreversibly impact the oceans’ role in climate stability, biodiversity and economies.

The ocean is largely the reason we don’t have runaway climate change today. It sequesters massive amounts of atmospheric carbon and absorbs the majority of the planet’s rising heat, and as a result, we’re already seeing symptoms of the ocean’s health decline: increased acidification, ocean deoxygenation and mass biodiversity loss. Despite international scientists, governments and civil society sounding the alarm, there’s a new destructive industry on the horizon, deep seabed mining.

The deep sea is the largest habitat on the planet, yet so we know so little about it. Over 99% of the seabed is unexplored, and we have better maps of the Moon and Mars than the seafloor. What we do know is life exists and hides secrets to our origins, medicines & innovations. Deep-sea mining would permanently destroy these fragile ecosystems before we even get a chance to fully understand them.

We need a healthy ocean to survive. The ocean is home to the majority of life on the planet. It also produces more oxygen and stores more carbon than any other place on Earth. Rushing to mine the deep sea and gambling with our life support system, is unnecessary and far too big of a risk.
[/av_textblock]
[/av_one_full]

This collaborative project between researchers from the Blue Economy Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) and the University of Wollongong and local industry leaders will look at how social, economic and cultural values can inform the emerging seaweed farming sector and evolving shellfish farming in waters off the south coast of New South Wales (NSW).

Shellfish farming dominates Australia’s regenerative farming footprint. However, Australia’s coastal waters are home to thousands of native seaweed species and offer the potential for a thriving seaweed industry.
[/av_textblock]
[/av_one_full]

This environmental art journey began in the late 1990s, when I made a deliberate shift in my artistic approach – moving away from traditional art forms to incorporate found objects and discarded materials. This pivotal moment marked the birth of this distinctive style and emergence as an environmental artist. A defining characteristic of this art is the use of ocean litter, particularly plastic waste, as a primary medium. I scour beaches, collecting discarded items such as plastic bottles and fragments, transforming them into captivating installations, sculptures, and assemblages. Through this process, I breathe new life and purpose into overlooked materials, creating thought-provoking artworks.

By using plastic waste as a medium, I present a powerful commentary on the urgent issue of plastic pollution. The vibrant colors and varied textures serve as a visual reminder of the pervasive nature of this environmental challenge, compelling viewers to examine their own consumption habits and consider the consequences of their actions. In addition to plastic waste, I incorporate other found materials, including driftwood sourced from coastal environments, further highlighting my connection to nature and the importance of preserving delicate ecosystems.
[/av_textblock]
[/av_one_full]

[av_social_share title=’Share this entry’ buttons=” share_facebook=” share_twitter=” share_whatsapp=” share_pinterest=” share_reddit=” share_linkedin=” share_tumblr=” share_vk=” share_mail=” share_yelp=” yelp_link=’https://www.yelp.com’ style=” av-desktop-hide=” av-medium-hide=” av-small-hide=” av-mini-hide=” alb_description=” id=” custom_class=” av_uid=’av-25655i’]

Upcoming Events

Artist Installations

Cesar and Lois (Lucy HG Solomon and Cesar Baio)

Cynthia Minet

Danielle Eubank

Patsy Cox

AltaSea Community

Marine Science

Sustainable and Innovative Business

Education

Leave a Reply Cancel reply