Famous Oceanographer Sylvia Earle – First Person to Walk Solo on the Sea Floor – to Headline AltaSea’s Third Annual Blue Hour

Blue Hour 3: The Warehouse will feature world-renowned artists David LaChapelle and Taiji Terasaki in collaboration with Parley for the Oceans, along with local artists as they blend art with […]

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Restoring Ocean Life with Bivalve and Kelp Aquaculture

By Jasmine Oropeza Human activities—including fossil fuel combustion, fertilizer use, and mining—have upset the balance of the ocean by resulting in excessive amounts of nitrogen and carbon dioxide in the […]

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AltaSea: Trending – September 14, 2022

September 14, 2022 Edition A monthly round-up of news and trends important to the AltaSea community. UPCOMING ALTASEA EVENTS Blue Hour 3: The Warehouse (AltaSea)  This year, Blue Hour will take place on October 8th in […]

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Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Blue Economy

By Audrey Xu There are many health and economic benefits of the blue economy. According to the World Economic Forum, the blue economy is a solution to “climate change, equity and […]

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Santa Monica College and AltaSea Collaborate to Catalyze Workforce Development in the Blue Economy

Funding from Builders Initiative and U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla Enable Innovative Program August 22, 2022 03:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The health of our planet and the future […]

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Tracking Ocean Health with Marine Mammals

By Jasmine Oropeza Marine mammals are important to the marine ecosystem, as over 3 billion people throughout the world depend on marine biodiversity for their livelihoods. Preserving marine biodiversity is […]

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AltaSea: Trending – August 10, 2022

August 10, 2022 Edition A monthly round-up of news and trends important to the AltaSea community. UPCOMING EVENTS Blue Hour 3: The Warehouse (AltaSea) It’s that time of the year when AltaSea is […]

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Amid Campus Buildout, AltaSea Prepares to Launch Two Investment Funds Totaling $600M

BY HOWARD FINE AUGUST 8, 2022 San Pedro-based marine research center and “blue economy” incubator AltaSea has spent its first eight years focused on building out its 35-acre campus at […]

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AltaSea: The Beacon – August 8, 2022

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Bridging in Gaps in STEM Education with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

By Audrey Xu According to the Institute for STEM Education and Research, in the past decade, STEM education has become one of the largest reform movements in K-12 education. Many people […]

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We Need All the Kelp We Can Get: AltaSea Open House to Feature Floating Science Lab, Art Installation Sneak Peek, and Discussion on Kelp and Aquaculture

AltaSea’s third open house of the year will feature a discussion on aquaculture, with kid-friendly science activities including a floating research lab and art workshop July 20, 2022 04:52 PM […]

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Can Green be Blue?

The interplay of land and water is the genesis and ecosystem of life. Shouldn’t we support and protect this? Drew Pedrick, Founding Principal, MCTIGUE In this, our third newsletter, we focus […]

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AltaSea: Trending – July 13,2022

A monthly round-up of news and trends important to the AltaSea community. UPCOMING EVENTS Building Blue & Green Communities…One Small Business at a Time (Entrepreneur Education Center Inc./AltaSea) Join the Entrepreneur […]

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Local organizations bring STEM programs to Los Angeles Unified

The L.A. STEM Collective includes museums, aquariums and more from across Los Angeles County. LOS ANGELES UNIFIED JULY 1, 2022 KATE SEQUEIRA CAROLYN JONES/EDSOURCE Students across Los Angeles Unified are participating […]

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UCLA’s Institute for Carbon Management to Demonstrate Carbon Removal Technologies at AltaSea Campus

By Emily Vidovich. Emily has a background in environmental journalism and sustainability and is a member of the George Washington University Class of 2019. A recent report on climate change […]

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