No water, no life. No blue, no green.
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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
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We must protect the ocean—but that’s only the beginning.
At Seattle Aquarium, our mission is Inspiring Conservation of our Marine Environment. Now, we are at the leading edge of a movement to push conservation from sustainability to regeneration. We can aspire to more than just limiting harm—we can restore health to our ocean and create planet-positive buildings, communities, and cities that give back more than they take from their natural environment.
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 more than 1.5 million people every year in robust conservation education and inspiring encounters with marine life.
This campaign centers on three priorities, all of which will cultivate an ocean ethic – an ethos of care and action on behalf of marine life – for generations to come.
Our Progress
Currently, the Seattle Aquarium has raised $123.2 million from a combination of private philanthropy and government sources, or 77% 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 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
Seattle’s Indigenous communities are critical partners in ocean conservation.
Seattle Aquarium honors our location in the traditional territories of the Coast Salish people, the original stewards of these lands and waters.
Join Us
Want to hear how you can be a part of our campaign?
We thank and honor the hundreds of donors and partners who have already made a critical investment in this vision. Fill out the form to learn more about supporting our mission.