Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration

We need your help. Donations of any amount, made by someone like you, do make a difference! Your donation made today will help to further our efforts in a number of ways. Here are just a few examples of how your contributions can do the most good.

Ocean Commotion 2009 was one of our most successful galas ever! To those of you who were able to join us, thank you for supporting Sea Research Foundation. Click here to see photos from the event! We look forward to having you join us next year on September 25. Save the date!

You are invited to join the leadership gift society of Sea Research Foundation - the Kelvin Smith Ocean Society. Friends who choose to join the Ocean Society take a unique interest in the work of Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration.  Ocean Society members help ensure our commitment to our mission: to inspire people to care for and protect our ocean planet through education, research and exploration. 

You can’t take them home, but you can now adopt one of Mystic Aquarium & Institute For Exploration’s wonderful marine animals. While you provide the love, we provide the care by using your donation to help feed, protect, and continue enrichment for the animals.

Animals Available

for Adoption:

Whales & Penguins

and more, oh my!

There are many exceptional opportunities for corporate involvement at Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration.  With nearly 750,000 annual guests, we offer your organization an affordable means to reach a very large attentive audience.  On average, our guests visit the aquarium for two to three hours, insuring that your message is seen and heard by a multitude of visitors. 

Sea Research Foundation is deeply saddened by the passing of Trustee Emeritus William J. Drakos on Friday, August 21. The Drakos family has requested that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Sea Research Foundation.