Three possibilities shape up for education at Redondo’s King Harbor
by Garth Meyer A plan to add an educational piece to King Harbor amenities moved ahead last week with presentations by two more organizations who want to be part of it. Each spoke to the Harbor Commission May 9. Waterfront Education, founded in the harbor in 2012, now works out of a back bungalow of the closed Sea Lab building. California State University – Long Beach’s Shark Lab operates on campus, as well as its traveling “Shark Shack” tents at functions along the coast. In April, the Commission heard from a Carlsbad man with a plan to build a learning complex with an aquaponic garden. That makes three non-profits interested in setting something up on the waterfront. The Harbor Commission formed a subcommittee May 9 to help navigate this. Dr. Chris Lowe, director of the Shark Lab, spoke to the commission about creating an informational center about the science of white sharks. The man from Carlsbad, Thomas Grimm, owns Carlsbad AquaFarm, an oysters and mussels business near San Diego. His concept for Redondo Beach is known as “Ocean Encounters.” “I like all three ideas,” said Roger Carlson, Harbor Commission president, who volunteers with the Shark Lab. The Redondo Beach City…
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