The 2009-2010 End of the Year Appeal: Support Community Marine Education » Donate Online

"Awesome, inspiring, memorable," wrote one man in our guestbook. "I want to be a marine biologist." Multiply this by the thousands, and you can feel our impact on young minds. Our mission is "to enhance the public's understanding of the value and fragility of the global marine environment through research, education and personal experiences."

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The "Small and Mighty" $5 Donation » Donate Online

This donation level is "small but mighty" like The Pier Aquarium. With our intimate 2,000 sq. ft. space, we are "small and mighty" in that we impact the lives of thousands of community residents and visitors each year. In turn, they impact our Tampa Bay environment.

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The General Fund » Donate Online

The General Fund is a great place to contribute to our organization. You can donate any amount to help us pay for operating expenses such as fish food, medicine, electricity, equipment, maintenance and staff salaries. For more information, please contact Cynthia Fox, Director of Development, cfox@pieraquarium.org or call (727) 803-9799, ext. 206.

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The 2008-2009 End of the Year Appeal 2008-2009 » Donate Online

We're celebrating The Year of the Fish, our 20th birthday year in 2009 and invite you to celebrate with us! We also need your help to raise $125,000 to match grants for our special year-long educational programing. Please help us make a BIG splash as we go about our mission "to enhance the public's understanding of the value and fragility of the local and global marine environment through research, education and personal experiences."

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Shark Babies' Wish List » Donate Online

With the unexpected arrival of our first trio of baby Coral Catshark in November 2008, our nursery is bare! We need help furnishing "their room" at The Pier Aquarium and providing the nourishment they need to grow big and healthy over the next tender year of their lives. Here's our Wish List! We welcome any help in offsetting the expenses of taking care of our young'uns. Head Nanny Butch Ringelspaugh,Curator of Exhibits, has put together our Baby Shark Wish List for items they sorely need!

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The Pier Aquarium's 20th Birthday Wish List » Donate Online

We're celebrating our 20th birthday and like everyone else having a birthday, we've come up with our own "Fish" Wish List. Our fish, staff and especially our curator of exhibits would just love to receive any of the 12 items on this list ranging from collecting nets, to pumps, to sea salt to our dream panel truck or cargo van (Dodge Sprint)! See the Wish List below.

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