A monthly round-up of news and trends important to the AltaSea community. MARINE SCIENCE New Species of Sponges Found on the Pacific Seafloor (nytimes.com) Thirteen thousand feet deep, on the cold, dark desert of the Pacific Ocean seafloor, scientists have …

AltaSea Beacon provides updates on AltaSea’s education and community programs, along with other priority initiatives. The New Frontier: Turning San Pedro Into a Major Player in the ‘Blue Economy’ The October 2017 issue of San Pedro Today features AltaSea and …

A monthly round-up of news and trends important to the AltaSea community. MARINE SCIENCE Exxon Misled the Public on Climate Change, Study Says (New York Times) As Exxon Mobil responded to news reports in 2015 that said that the company …

MARINE SCIENCE Marine Biologists Study Dolphin Species Diets to Understand Foraging Habits (Phys Org News) The health of dolphin populations worldwide depends on sustained access to robust food sources. A new report by UC Santa Barbara researchers and colleagues at …

A monthly round-up of news and trends important to the AltaSea community. MARINE SCIENCE My Depressing Summers in Belize (New York Times) Marine Ecologist John Bruno describes the declining state of coral reefs in the Caribbean.  Since 2009 his team …