Nov 2026 Edition
A monthly round-up of news and trends important to the AltaSea community.
AltaSea Community Spotlight
Along Zanzibar’s coastline, thousands of women rise with the tides to cultivate one of our islands’ most important natural resources.
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When world leaders gathered last General Assembly, artificial intelligence was high on their agenda.
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AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles today announced that Valparaíso, Chile, has become the fifth global ocean innovation community to join its Deep Blue Decade Initiative, expanding its international network of communities advancing ocean-based climate solutions across the globe.
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AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles, the world’s leading destination for the Blue Economy, today announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Iceland Ocean Cluster (IOC), a leading ocean-based business accelerator and innovation hub.
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This October, AltaSea hosted its annual Blue Hour—a celebration of sustainable seafood, gathering for blue economy leaders, and fundraiser for AltaSea’s ocean education programming.
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Hundreds of attendees showed up to celebrate AltaSea’s Blue Hour, honoring pioneers in the blue food sector, including celebrity chef and restaurateur Andrew Zimmern, who received the organization’s Innovation Award last year.
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Zay Harding discovers how wooden utensils become stylish furniture, why beavers engineer ecosystems, and how underwater forests provide seeds for the future. Air Date: Oct 24, 2026
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Further Reading
Marine Science
Almost every shallow-water coral reef on the planet, including Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, faces a high risk of ecosystem collapse before 2075 because of global heating, according to an assessment by United Nations nature advisers.
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Marine Science
While the islands are beautiful, the water is really the star of the show. It ranges from a deep blue ocean to clear turquoise lagoons, and you’ll find stunning coral reefs and all kinds of wildlife beneath the surface.
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Sustainable and Innovative Business
Canadian producer Entosystem has spent a decade building its insect business. Now it is eyeing aquafeed, but supplying that market will take a second factory.
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Sustainable and Innovative Business
The United States has many of the ingredients for a thriving aquaculture industry: it is one of the world’s largest seafood markets, with deep pools of capital, a strong research and innovation base, and significant natural resources.
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Education
Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) refers to approaches that remove carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the atmosphere and store it for decades, centuries, or longer, in ecosystems, the ocean, geological formations, or durable materials.
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Education
Among the threatened species, 33 were classified as critically endangered, 251 as endangered and 56 as vulnerable.