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