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Our lives depend on the ocean, and its future is in our hands.
"Every other breath we take comes from the ocean. Our fate and the ocean's are one."—Sylvia Earle
The Campaign
for the Seattle Aquarium
for the Seattle Aquarium
We must protect the ocean—but that’s only the beginning.
At Seattle Aquarium, our mission is Inspiring Conservation of our Marine Environment. Together, we can go even further. We can aspire to more than just limiting harm—we can restore health to our ocean and create buildings, communities and cities that help all living beings thrive.
We have a vision to make ocean conservation a global imperative, a community value, and a deeply personal priority for all—starting here on Seattle’s waterfront.
Seattle Aquarium is now launching the most significant campaign in our history as part of a multi-phase, organization-wide transformation. We will dramatically expand our global and local conservation efforts and engage 1.2 million visitors every year in robust conservation education and inspiring encounters with marine life.
This campaign centers on three priorities, all of which will cultivate an ethos of care and action on behalf of marine life for generations to come.
Our Progress
Currently, the Seattle Aquarium has raised $125.9 million from a combination of private philanthropy and government sources, or 79% toward our comprehensive campaign goal of $160 million.
Our Priorities
Our Home
Ocean Pavilion and Campus Expansion
We will put ocean conservation at the center of our city and the hearts and minds of all visitors by creating a brand-new Ocean Pavilion, an iconic center for ocean advocacy that extends our ocean story from Seattle to the Indo-Pacific.
Our Ecosystems
Species Recovery and Thriving Marine Life
We will expand our global species recovery and ocean conservation efforts, restoring healthy populations of endangered species like the Indo-Pacific leopard shark and pinto abalone.
Our Future
Education and Advocacy
We will build a movement of ocean advocates to shape a hopeful, flourishing future through our youth engagement and advocacy programs.
Our Partners
Co-creation with Indigenous communities has guided the Ocean Pavilion project for years
Seattle Aquarium honors our location in the traditional and contemporary territories of the Coast Salish people, the original stewards of these lands and waters.
Donate Now
Your gift supports a healthy community, ocean and planet.
Together, we can make a difference for the ocean we all depend on.