Stuart Bussell, Ph.D. President Verpond, Inc. 1420 Grand Ave, Suite A, San Marcos, CA 92078 stuartbussell@verpond.com *Zoom only* Meeting ID: 963 5962 3640 Passcode: OREseminar https://hawaii.zoom.us/j/96359623640 The world is at an economic transition point when the harm from continued fossil fuel use, destruction of critical natural habitats to meet increased agricultural demand, and ocean fishing could be exceeding their benefits. The blue- and bio-economies are both expanding and have the potential to begin reversing the adverse environmental impacts from past and ongoing unsustainable economic activities. Verpond is in the proof-of-concept stage advancing an open aquatic algae cultivation system (OAACS™) to