Blue + Green Series - 2024
Kelp in the BioEconomy
Recorded May 15, 2024
Moderator:
Janet Kübler, PhD, Biology Department
Speakers:
Simona Augyte, Research Director, Marine BioLogics
Michael Marty-Rivera, Seedbank Collection Curator, AltaSeads Conservancy
Emma MacFarlane
Chief Operating Officer, Viable Gear
Advancing Aquaculture through Advocacy and Policy
Recorded June 26, 2024
Moderator:
Jade Clemons, BlueSEA Director
Speakers:
Mark Gold, Director of Water Scarcity Solutions, Environmental Health, Natural Resources Defense Council
Peter Adame, Director of Communications & Sustainability, Lusamerica Foods
Teri King, West Coast Region’s Washington and Oregon Regional Aquaculture Coordinator
Career Pathways in Aquaculture
Recorded July 16, 2024
Moderator:
Ann Lee Carpenter, CEO of Braid Theory
Speakers:
Liane Thompson, CEO of Aquaai
Patrick Vizzone, Co-founder and CFO of Vertical Oceans
Anna Waters, Director of Facilities and Operations at BlueNalu
Blue + Green Series - 2023
1:Aquaculture to Restore
Recorded April 13, 2023
Moderators:
Janet Kübler, PhD
Leslie Booher Co-Founder of Sunken Seaweed
Speakers:
Aaron Eger, Founder and Program Director of Kelp Forest Alliance
Nancy Caruso, Founder of Get Inspired
2: Building a Sustainable Workforce in the Emerging Blue Economy
Recorded April 19, 2023
Moderator:
Michael Kelly, Executive Director of the Los Angeles Coalition for the Economy and Jobs
Speakers:
Dr. Samantha C. Leigh, PhD, Assistant Professor at California State University, Dominguez Hills
Ely S. Fournier, Director of Economic Vitality, at Strength Based Community Change
Rick Aguayo, Program Manager at Strength Based Community Change
Eros Cortez, Thriving Together Youth Program Manager
3: Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture
Recorded April 20, 2023
Moderators:
Dr. Nathan Churches, Chief Science Officer at Holdfast Aquaculture
Speakers:
Mark Drawbridge, M.Sc., Senior Research Scientist at Hubbs-Seaworld research Institute
Dr. Kevin Johnson, Aquaculture Specialist at California Sea Grant
Dr. Rafael Cuevas Uribe, Professor at Cal Poly Humbolt, Department of Fisheries Biology
4: Breaking New Ground in the Ocean
Recorded April 29, 2023
Moderators:
Terry Tamminen, President and CEO of AltaSea
Speakers:
John Molina, Founding Partner of Pacific6 Enterprises
Nick Hajek, Director of Maritime Operations at Pacific6