When a marine biologist from Australia traveled to a remote string of islands in the Indian Ocean to see how much plastic waste had washed up on the beaches, here’s […]

An American explorer has found plastic waste on the seafloor while breaking the record for the deepest ever dive. Victor Vescovo descended nearly 11km (seven miles) to the deepest place […]

A monthly round-up of news and trends important to the AltaSea community. MARINE SCIENCE Lost sea creatures wash up on California shores as ocean climate shifts (The Washington Post) The […]

Humans are transforming Earth’s natural landscapes so dramatically that as many as one million plant and animal species are now at risk of extinction, posing a dire threat to ecosystems […]

The Pacific Ocean off the California coast is mixed up, and so are many of the animals that live there. The violet, thumbnail-size snails washing up here in Horseshoe Cove […]

At the deepest point in the ocean lives a fish that is pink, slimy, and looks a bit like an oversized tadpole, up to a foot long. In the Mariana […]

A monthly round-up of news and trends important to the AltaSea community. SPECIAL FOCUS: SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD Sustainable Seafood (California Academy of Sciences) Many species of ocean life are under threat […]

By Emily Vidovich, George Washington University class of 2019 and founder of @smallstepsforearth  “If we humans are to make a successful, sustainable place for ourselves in the world – whether […]

by Apryl Boyle, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of El Porto Shark A majority of surfers are accustomed to answering the question, “Aren’t you afraid of sharks?” when talking to a […]

A monthly round-up of news and trends important to the AltaSea community. MARINE SCIENCE The Ocean Is Running Out of Breath, Scientists Warn (Scientific American) Escaping predators, digestion and other […]

by Tina Nguyen Tina Nguyen is a long-time surfer and committed driver of sustainability who focused her master’s research on sustainable surfing events, comparing major contests in Jeffreys Bay and […]

As featured in VoyageLA…  Meet Jenny Krusoe of AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles Today we’d like to introduce you to Jenny Krusoe. Jenny, let’s start with your story. […]

A monthly round-up of news and trends important to the AltaSea community. MARINE SCIENCE The World’s Bluest Oceans Are Going to Get Bluer — but That’s Not a Good Thing […]

by Apryl Boyle, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of El Porto Shark The importance of sharks in climate change is not simply overlooked, but often unexpected. The relationship between these […]

A monthly round-up of news and trends important to the AltaSea community. MARINE SCIENCE Exclusive photos show deep-sea canyon in U.S. waters teeming with life (National Geographic) A stunning array of […]