A view at a development on the San Pedro waterfront that is intended to become the nation's largest ocean tech hub and a leader in creating clean-energy "blue economy" businesses. AltaSea's Center for Innovation in Berth 58 part of AltaSea's $30 million r

San Pedro, CA - May 21: An aerial view of research barges, a barge used to clean the exhaust stacks of cargo ships and an 4-acre array of solar panels on the roof of the long stretch of warehouses at AltaSea, an ocean research and business center at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro Tuesday, May 21, 2024. The $20-million first phase of ocean research and business center AltaSea is set to open officially May 29. The development on the San Pedro waterfront is intended to become the nation's largest ocean tech hub and a leader in creating clean-energy "blue economy" businesses. AltaSea's Center for Innovation in Berth 58 part of AltaSea's $30 million renovation of three historic warehouses is nearing completion and will be home to researchers from USC, UCLA, and Caltech, as well as famed oceanographer and explorer Dr. Bob Ballard. AltaSea will be the only oceanfront business center in Southern California serving entrepreneurs working on environmentally sustainable technology using the sea. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)