Your Gift Feeds the Bay Twice

One donation supports a local fisherman and puts a fresh, healthy meal on a neighbor's table.

Your investment in the Monterey Bay Fisheries Trust builds food security, increases equitable seafood access, and creates a sustainable seafood future for the region. Your support grows demand for local seafood, sustains working waterfronts, strengthens local businesses, helps ensure dollars spent locally are reinvested locally, and boosts community resilience.

Donate today

  • $25

    Provides fresh, local seafood meals for a neighbor in need.

  • $50

    Supports a local fisherman while feeding families facing hunger.

  • $100

    Helps create markets for underutilized local species like grenadier.

  • $250+

    Sustains the program that has donated 141,533+ meals and counting.

Every gift is unrestricted and directed wherever the need is greatest — from the Community Seafood Program to the Future of Blue, our long-term work to keep this fishing community resilient.

Where Your Dollar Goes

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“We're tremendously grateful for the Monterey Bay Fisheries Trust and the local fishermen who help us provide locally-sourced nutrition for our clients. When it comes to working towards a common goal, we are stronger together.”
— Christine Winge,
Meals on Wheels of the Monterey Peninsula
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“In our pantry, giving fresh fish to clients to prepare at home has been an extra special treat. Many would not be able to afford to buy this fish.”
— Ashley Bridges,
Director, Pajaro Valley Loaves and Fishes
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“The Monterey Bay Fisheries Trust plays a key role in strengthening both the supply and demand sides of our local seafood system. Their work supports fishermen, connects communities, and helps ensure that Monterey Bay remains a thriving working waterfront.”
— Ian Cole, Owner, Ocean2Table
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Give Once,
Feed the Bay

A single gift goes straight to work: local seafood bought from a working boat, delivered as meals to people who need them. Choose an amount and see the difference it makes.

DONATE NOW
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Steady Support for a Year-Round Need

Food insecurity is constant; fishing income is not. A recurring gift lets the Trust plan ahead — to commit to fishermen and food partners, and keep meals flowing all year. Monthly donors are the backbone of this work.

Become a Monthly Donor
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Your donation Matters

During the annual Week of Seafood Giving each summer, every gift is matched — doubling the meals donated to local families. Watch for the campaign each summer, and give any time of year to keep the impact going.

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  • By check: Monterey Bay Fisheries Trust, 101 Cooper St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060.

  • Donor-Advised Fund: give through your DAF and maximize your tax benefits using Tax ID #47-1978379.

  • Employer matching: many employers match gifts or allow pre-tax payroll deduction — check the options available through your employer.

The Monterey Bay Fisheries Trust is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (Tax ID #47-1978379). Your donation to the Monterey Bay Fisheries Trust is tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.