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MERS Supporters on Fundraising Trip ©Caitlin Birdsall

Fundraisers

Join us to support marine conservation

Become a MERS Donor

Your contribution and participation in our fundraising events fuels our work to better understand and protect marine life in BC. This support enables our rigorous scientific research, extensive education and outreach, and involvement in marine wildlife rescue and response.

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Pacific White-sided Dolphin ©Christie McMillan, MERS

The MERS Online Auction

Our annual online auction features sustainable goods with a marine conservation connection. The auction is not only a very important fundraiser for our operating costs, it also promotes businesses and artists dedicated to sustainability.

Our 2024 auction will happen May 2-5. See the goods and place your bids here.

See events below  to learn more.

If you are interested in contributing to our auction, please contact us via the Contact button below. Note that, in addition to auction items reflecting a marine connection and strong sustainability ethic (e.g. made from sustainable materials and locally sourced), we ask that the minimal retail value is $50. We are very appreciative of all our auction sponsors!

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Upcoming Events

  • MERS Fundraising Trips 2024

    September 28 and October 5, 2024

    Port McNeill and Campbell River

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    Spend a day on the water with MERS! We will host two trips in 2024. Join us September 28th in Port McNeill hosted by MacKay Whale Watching or October 5th in Campbell River hosted by Campbell River Whale Watching. MERS team members will be on board to share details about our decades of research on Humpback Whales. We are very grateful for these opportunities to connect directly with supporters and explore...

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Get involved with MERS

We expand our reach through building community. Join us! There are many ways you can get involved. Participate in events. Help educate. Become a donor. Contribute data. Use the Whale Warning Flag and model best boating practices around the whales. Sponsor a Humpback Whale. Purchase sustainable goods from the Ocean Store.

Join us to help the whales, and the ocean they depend on.

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Marine Mammal Naturalist Course participants