Forgotten History: Submarines in Los Angeles Harbor
By Geraldine Knatz Ph.D. Figure 1:USS R-7 Submarine, launched in 1919, on maneuvers with Palos Verdes Hills in the background. After construction of the San Pedro breakwater was completed in 1912, Los...
View ArticleAltaSea: Trending – August 12, 2020
A monthly round-up of news and trends important to the AltaSea community. UPCOMING EVENTS Live Chats and Webinars (AltaSea) AltaSea has scheduled some exciting Live Chats and Webinars over the coming...
View ArticleEarth Overshoot Day
By Emily Anderson – Emily is a Junior at Arizona State University. She is working on a bachelor’s degree in Nonprofit Management. In today’s world, people tend to use resources in excess. From...
View ArticleAltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles: Project Blue
by: Gayle Anderson, Pablo Chacon Jr., Photographer, Editor, & Co-Producer Bob Keet Posted: Aug 20, 2020 / 09:22 AM PDT / Updated: Aug 20, 2020 / 09:14 AM PDT Gayle Anderson was live in San Pedro...
View ArticleWho was the Rose of Los Angeles?
By Geraldine Knatz Ph.D. In 1924 newspaper man John B. T. Campbell began publishing a serialized novel in the Los Angeles Herald called the Rose of Los Angeles. It’s a love story set against the...
View ArticleThe Bench on the San Pedro Waterfront: Eloi Amar’s Last Laugh
By Geraldine Knatz Ph.D. If you have driven along the San Pedro waterfront or walked along the waterfront promenade you have passed this bench. I passed it myself hundreds of time before I discovered...
View ArticleProject Blue! Project Blue! Project Blue!
If you’re part of the AltaSea family, these words have meaning to you and the various ways you have engaged this summer with AltaSea’s live chats, webinars, programs, and much more. Artwork submitted...
View ArticleAltaSea: Trending – September 9, 2020
A monthly round-up of news and trends important to the AltaSea community. UPCOMING EVENTS Live Chats and Webinars (AltaSea) AltaSea has scheduled some exciting Live Chats and Webinars over the coming...
View ArticleAltaSea: Beacon – Special Edition – September 17, 2020
First Ever All Hydrogen Powered Ocean Exploration & Conservation Drive-In Experience: October 10th at 6PM AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles is hosting our first-ever The Blue Hour, a spectacular...
View ArticleAltaSea: Beacon – Special Edition – September 28, 2020
First-of-its-Kind Art Installation to Give ‘Popstar Treatment’ to the Ocean During AltaSea’s The Blue Hour on Oct. 10 at 6:45 PM Prolific artists Mason Rothschild and Annie Sperling, in...
View Article‘The Blue Hour’ ocean conservation drive-in fundraiser to transform USS Iowa...
by Cheantay Jensen In an effort to raise awareness and support for ocean conservation, the public-private ocean institute at the Port of Los Angeles, AltaSea, has organized a drive-in experience...
View ArticleAltaSea: Trending – October 7, 2020
A monthly round-up of news and trends important to the AltaSea community. UPCOMING EVENTS Project Blue Presents The Blue Hour (AltaSea) AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles is proud to host The Blue...
View ArticleAltaSea: Beacon – Special Edition – October 13, 2020
The Blue Hour: A spectacular evening! On 10.10.2020, AltaSea hosted The Blue Hour, a fundraising drive-in featuring special recorded messages from Frankie Faison and Dame Helen Mirren; footage of the...
View ArticleAltaSea: Beacon – October 23, 2020
This year has been challenging for everyone, with issues ranging from personal and environment health to societal justice. But challenges are meant to be faced and overcome. As AltaSea adjusted to and...
View ArticleAltaSea: Beacon – A Gift for the AltaSea Community
Dear AltaSea Community, As we enter the holiday season, AltaSea would like to thank you for your support of our mission. It has been a unique year, to say the least, and we are grateful for all our...
View ArticleThe Eco Friendly Ocean Guide: Ways to Sustain Oceans and Sealife
By Global Marine Renewable Introduction The ocean is by far one of the most important that we have here on earth. These massive expanses of water cover a whopping 71% of the earth. They contain some...
View ArticleAltaSea: Trending – November 18, 2020
A monthly round-up of news and trends important to the AltaSea community. UPCOMING EVENTS Live Chats and Webinars (AltaSea) AltaSea has scheduled some exciting Live Chats and Webinars over the coming...
View ArticleSan Pedro’s Ports O’ Call was torn down. A new waterfront is finally taking...
By ROGER VINCENTSTAFF WRITER , THE LOS ANGELES TIMES NOV. 22, 2020 6 AM https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-11-22/former-ports-ocall-village-san-pedro-development-entertainment-retail On the...
View ArticleAltaSea: Beacon – Special Edition – November 24, 2020
Investing in Ocean Sustainability Join AltaSea for our upcoming webinar to celebrate Giving Tuesday, the annual “holiday” that spotlights the organizations that are positively changing the world...
View ArticleAltaSea: Beacon – Giving Tuesday
Happy Giving Tuesday! We are so thankful for our generous donors who enable AltaSea to lead on climate change and preserve the ocean through the blue economy. Over the past year, we have expanded our...
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