Sustaining Our Seas: Innovation and Resilience with Amy Novogratz
Entrepreneur, ocean advocate, and co-founder of Aqua-Spark, Amy Novogratz joins Rose Claverie for a deeply moving conversation about the future of food, the health of our oceans, and the courage it takes to rebuild a life after crisis. A pioneer in sustainable aquaculture, Amy has spent the last decade championing innovation, restoring marine ecosystems, and reshaping how the world thinks about protein — all born from a profound love for the sea.
In this episode, Amy shares how a transformative expedition to the Galápagos set the course for her life’s mission, how she and her husband built the world’s first global sustainable aquaculture fund, and how a sudden brain tumor forced her to confront vulnerability, resilience, and the meaning of purpose. This is a story about devotion — to the planet, to partnership, and to the possibility of a better food system.
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Chapters
0:00 Welcome to the Harvest Series
0:40 Introducing Amy Novogratz: Entrepreneur, Ocean Advocate
2:00 The Future of Food: Why Aquaculture Matters
3:25 Rewriting the Reputation of Fish Farming
5:10 Conservation, Innovation & the Turning Point for Aquaculture
7:00 Good Aquaculture, Bad Aquaculture & What Actually Matters
9:20 Inside a Modern Fish Farm: Volcanic Rock, Geothermal Energy & Arctic Char
12:00 Tech in the Water: Sensors, Hydroacoustics & Disease Prevention
14:20 Microbial Ingredients, Immunity & the Next Frontier of Fish Feed
16:00 Traceability, Data & the Aquaculture Revolution
18:00 Investors, Impact Capital & Building a First-of-Its-Kind Fund
21:00 The Ocean as an Underfunded Ecosystem
23:00 Climate Change, Warming Seas & the Urgency of New Protein Systems
25:30 A Law for the Ocean: Protecting 30% by 2030
26:10 Falling in Love with the Ocean: From Pleasure to Purpose
28:30 Meeting Her Husband on a Galápagos Expedition
30:00 The Brain Tumor: Diagnosis, Surgery & the Fight to Recover
33:00 Building While Healing: Purpose as Lifeline
34:50 Courage, Determination & Choosing Life
36:00 Sustainability Isn’t Complicated: Common Sense Solutions
38:00 How to Choose Fish: Apps, Ratings & Talking to Your Fishmonger
40:00 Where to Find Amy & Aqua-Spark
41:00 Closing Reflections: Food, Oceans & the Future
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Credits
Sound editing: @lesbellesfrequences
Technician in Kaplankaya: Joel Moriasi
Music: Chambord
Harvest Series is produced in partnership with Athena Advisers and Capital Partners.
Harvest Series Founders: Burak Öymen & Roman Carel
