AltaSea Community Spotlight
AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles
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Center of Innovation Grand Opening @ Berth 58
AltaSea’s ocean research center will be celebrated this spring with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for part of a $30 million renovation of three historic waterfront warehouses. This section will be home to researchers from USC, UCLA and Caltech, as well as famed oceanographer and explorer Robert Ballard, credited with discovering the underwater wreckage of the Titanic.
AltaSea's ocean tech hub reaches another milestone (Dailybreeze.com)
Another milestone for San Pedro’s ambitious AltaSea ocean research center will be celebrated this spring with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for part of a $30 million renovation of three historic waterfront warehouses. Work is nearly complete on AltaSea’s Center for Innovation at Berth 58. A ribbon-cutting is slated for 10 a.m. May 29.
The Continued Rise In Global Emissions Points To The Necessity Of Diversified Clean Energy (AltaSea Blogs)
Global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions rose by 1.1% in 2023 compared to the previous year, bringing humanity’s yearly emissions to a record high. This is one of the key findings of a newly published report on annual CO2 emissions from the International Energy Agency (IEA). The report also analyzed how the adoption of clean energy has impacted global emissions and found that, without clean energy technology, the increase in emissions over the past five years would have been triple the size.
What was lost on LA’s Terminal Island after forced evacuations of local community (ocregister.com)
More than a decade ago, when Geraldine Knatz was the director for the Port of Los Angeles, she visited Terminal Island with Minoru “Min” Tonai, a community activist who had grown up in what was once a bustling Japanese American fishing community. The excursion was the seed for “Terminal Island: Lost Communities on America’s Edge,” which has just been re-published by Angel City Press. Co-authored by Knatz and?award-winning mystery novelist Naomi Hirahara, the first edition of the book was issued in 2015 under the title “Terminal Island: Lost Communities of Los Angeles Harbor.”
IGNITE22 (Braid Theory)
At IGNITE22, entrepreneurs, innovators, and future thinkers come together to network & explore the blue tech industry with exhibits and demonstrations on land and in the water. Bluetech is best described as a cross- and multi-disciplinary ecosystem, which seeks to solve problems related to the ocean, marine and maritime sector. It broadly encompasses many of the same technologies found in sectors such as agriculture and food technology; water and energy; biotech and life sciences; aerospace; construction and infrastructure; and transportation and logistics. Braid Theory
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Startups aim to curb climate change by pulling carbon dioxide from the ocean—not the air (Science.org)
Every year, hundreds of container ships slide into the Port of Los Angeles, the busiest in the Western Hemisphere. Belching carbon dioxide (CO2), they deliver some $300 billion in goods to trucks and railcars that add their own pollution to our warming planet. But one long gray barge docked at the port is doing its part to combat climate change. On the barge, which belongs to Captura , a Los Angeles–based startup, is a system of pipes, pumps, and containers that ingests seawater and sucks out CO2, which can be used to make plastics and fuels or buried. The decarbonated seawater is returned to the ocean, where it absorbs more CO2?from the atmosphere, in a small strike against the inexorable rise of the greenhouse gas.
LA2050 Grants Challenge
YOU can create the LA that Angelenos deserve!
We’re excited to share that our partners at LA2050 have launched voting in the 11th annual LA2050 Grants Challenge.
Each year, LA2050 gives $1 million to nonprofits and other social impact organizations making LA better. But, it’s up to Angelenos determine what issue areas will receive funding – from homelessness and income inequality to park access – through online voting.
Voting is online through May 8th, open to all ages and available in 12 languages.
Heart of the Harbor Community Farm Earth Day 3 Year Anniversary
You're invited to the?Heart of the Harbor Community Farm Earth Day 3 Year Anniversary event! Join SBCC on Sat, Apr 27, 2024?at?11:00 AM?at?550 East L Street, Wilmington, CA for a day of celebrating the community farm and their commitment to a better environment.
Come together with friends and neighbors to enjoy live music, food, interactive activities for kids, and more. Celebrate our beautiful planet and the growth of the community farm together!
Preserving Tongva canoe revives Indigenous sustainable practices (dornsife.usc.edu)
The partnership between AltaSea and the Tongva connects the Indigenous practice of kelp forest cultivation to the research USC Dornsife Professor of Biological Sciences?Sergey Nuzhdin?conducts at his AltaSea-based?aquaculture lab.
Aquaculture at SMC (youtube.com)
Industry feedback suggests that there is a significant need for the development of entry- and middle-skill workers for the burgeoning Blue Economy in Southern California, including the aquaculture industry. The target population for this program is students generally interested in the topics of aquaculture, food security and global food supply chains. The program emphasizes workforce preparation at the interface of global climate change and sustainability. With consideration for environmental change, additionally, this course addresses conservation and restoration practices for endangered species.