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James Arthur Smith

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Co-Founder & CEO at Seatopia
📍 Princeville, Hawaii, United States

James Arthur Smith is the Co-Founder and CEO of Seatopia, a company scaling regenerative aquaculture to provide lab-tested, nutrient-dense seafood. A lifelong ocean advocate, his work is informed by a decade spent sailing the Pacific and his background as a photojournalist. People who have worked with him describe him as a natural leader with immense drive, focus, and work ethic.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder & CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Princeville, Hawaii, United States
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Regenerative Aquaculture
He founded Seatopia to build a food system that restores ocean ecosystems, moving away from industrial extraction and toward regenerative "blue foods" that nourish people and the planet.
Food System Transparency
He champions lab-testing seafood for mercury, microplastics, and omega-3s, believing consumers will pay for verifiably cleaner and healthier food, which in turn drives systemic change.
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Career

Work history

1-2020
Co-Founder & CEO
Seatopia
1-2015
Photojournalist
JamesArthurFoto
6-2014 - 3-2020
Co-Founder
Omega Blue Seafood
8-2013 - 7-2015
Growth Manager
Essential Living Foods
1-2011 - 7-2013
Vice President Marketing & Business Development
YogaEarth & Keen-Wah Foods
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Education
Computer Science
Coleman College
Media and Design
San Diego Mesa College
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