A moon shot to make Southern California an international leader in the “blue economy” is taking shape in San Pedro as a $30-million renovation of three historic waterfront warehouses nears completion.

Inside the campus, you will discover a variety of cutting-edge technologies such as the RCAM Technologies' 3D concrete printer for underwater infrastructure and the blue robotics underwater remote vehicles. But this is just a small glimpse of the innovation...

The AltaSea campus exists to nurture every idea and ocean-based solution to turn the tide in the fight against climate change.

On barges docked on AltaSea’s wharf, scientists from USC, UCLA and Caltech are developing methods of reducing ocean carbon dioxide and technology to scrub ships’ exhaust stacks. Other tenants in the former warehouses include startup firms that are building a new...