How can YOU support the Center? 
Write a letter to your Senator and House Representative
The Center was previously funded through a Congressional Earmark that was supported by numerous Senators and House Representatives, including those from the New England Delegation. We urge you to contact them and request that they support funding for the Center and its programs. To assist you in your efforts please feel free to use and personalize our sample letter.
Sample Letter (Word Document)
Contact information for Congress can be found at:
House Representatives
and
Senators
Participate in TAG-A-TINY
Are you planning on Bluefin tuna fishing this season? If you are, consider joining the growing number of New England
fisherman catching and releasing juvenile bluefin tuna tagged with conventional ID tags.
To learn more click
here or contact the Program Manager.
DONATE to the Center
Would you like to contribute to our efforts to better understand the movements of tunas, sharks, billfish and sea turtles?
Then consider a giving tax-deductible gift to the Large Pelagics Research Center at UNH. For details contact the Program Manager via email or phone (603-8682-2473).
Thank you to the following donors
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Northeast Community Tuna Association
Hess Foundation , Inc.
Coastal Conservation Assocation of New Hamsphire
The Hook-up! LLC.
Northeast Charterboat Captain's Association 
Cape Cod Charter Boat Association
Saco Bay Tackle Shop


