LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT & CEO
Tsea, ideas intermingle, collide, and transform, sparking a symphony of innovation. Like
he intertidal zone is akin to a bustling innovation ecosystem, where the tides of creativity ebb and flood. Just as diverse species adapt and evolve in this dynamic realm between land and
resilient organisms that find ingenious ways to survive in ever-changing conditions, entrepreneurs, inventors, and dreamers thrive in the intertidal zone, harnessing the energy of uncertainty and forging new frontiers of possibility.” —ChatGPT
Five years ago, our region’s industry, government, research, and community leaders were just starting to meet. We worked to ideate, analyze, and strategize a plan to organize, invest, and enable our role as a global center of excellence in maritime. Today we are leading the nation in innovation, sustainability and equity across maritime oceans, and fisheries - the Blue Economy. 
 
As our organizational infrastructure matures to manage our continued growth, we’ve continued to develop new projects and programs, support more start-ups, and seed further initiatives we’ve created and hired new positions and expanded our global impact. A few highlights from our last year include:
• The new One Ocean Accelerator graduated its first cohort of international startups.
• Completed the first voluntary vessel slowdown in WA waters through our Quiet Sound
• With the support of employers and community-based organizations, we kicked off the new Youth Maritime Career Launch paid internship program.
• Formed the BlueWind collaborative to activate our OSW supply chains.
• Won funding for the Tacoma Blue Edge Network and living 5G lab tied to our Incubator.
• And so much more….
 
All this is to further our mission and support our members’ goals. Whether industry, research institution, public agency, community organization, investor, or funder - together we are accelerating the pathway toward a sustainable and equitable Blue future.
In Partnership,