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A monthly round-up of news and trends important to the AltaSea community. ALTASEA: PROJECT BLUE STUDENT CONTESTS Project Blue aims to give students a voice in supporting Los Angeles as […]

Project Blue Student Contests 2020 may be the year of the rat in the Chinese zodiac, but for AltaSea, 2020 is the year of the student and the commencement of […]

Billion-Dollar Giving Streak The top 5 donors in 2019 gave over $1 billion each, and many wealthy Americans gave to fight climate change and inequality. By Jim Rendon and Maria […]

A monthly round-up of news and trends important to the AltaSea community. MARINE SCIENCE There Is Plastic In Your Fish (Forbes) Tiny pieces of plastic called microplastics (a distinction based […]

There is so much discouraging news about the state of our oceans and our planet, it is easy to feel there is no way to make a difference.  But consider […]

A monthly round-up of news and trends important to the AltaSea community. MARINE SCIENCE You’ve likely never heard of the world’s greatest ocean migration. Satellite data is helping scientists study […]

By Mark Harris, AwarenessToolkits.com Going green doesn’t mean going low-tech. It’s true that electronics have an impact on the environment, from the non-renewable resources used in manufacturing to the disposal […]

A monthly round-up of news and trends important to the AltaSea community. MARINE SCIENCE The Ocean Is Running Out of Oxygen, Largest Study of Its Kind Finds (EcoWatch) The International […]

2019 AltaSea Achievements Paramount to AltaSea’s mission is student outreach, and 2019 saw our numbers grow. Currently, we engage over 4,500 K – 12 students across a diverse array of […]

California Philanthropists Richard and Melanie Lundquist Donate $5 Million to AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles  Gift commemorates late Annenberg Foundation Executive Director Leonard Aube Southern California philanthropists Richard […]

Gift commemorates late Annenberg Foundation Executive Director Leonard Aube LOS ANGELES (November 21, 2019) — Southern California philanthropists Richard and Melanie Lundquist have made a $5 million gift to AltaSea […]

By City News Service | news@socalnews.com | PUBLISHED: November 21, 2019 at 5:48 pm | UPDATED: November 21, 2019 at 5:49 pm   The Lundquists’ gift was made in memory […]

Gift commemorates late Annenberg Foundation Executive Director Leonard Aube LOS ANGELES (November 21, 2019) — Southern California philanthropists Richard and Melanie Lundquist have made a $5 million gift to AltaSea […]

Many of us are already aware of the major ways our habits have an impact on the environment. We know that car-pooling efforts, cycling, walking, and public transportation are all […]

A monthly round-up of news and trends important to the AltaSea community. MARINE SCIENCE Why sea birds regurgitated thousands of rubber bands on an uninhabited British island (CNN.com) For several […]