""It's just a testament to the aquarium and all of the work that I've done here. I think it definitely holds more of an emotional value knowing that this is a place I grew up in and that I can make this amount of difference. And I hope that if people that have that kind of connection back home that they'll be able to do the same," she said."
"Avery Fisher took up diving during the pandemic and, after diving many times in the giant tanks at the Aquarium of the Bay at Pier 39, she is helping to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars to educate the public and support the work and the mission of the Aquarium."
""It's been going well. We'd love to get more guests in the building, of course, to see what we have. I think it's really unique that we get to show people what's in the bay. Basically in their backyard that they don't normally get to see," said Noel Fong, curator at San Francisco's Aquarium of the Bay."
A 16-year-old high school student from Tiburon uses scuba diving to raise awareness and money to protect delicate ecosystems in the San Francisco Bay. She began diving during the pandemic and trained in large tanks at the Aquarium of the Bay at Pier 39. Her efforts aim to educate the public and support the aquarium’s mission, building on a long personal connection to the facility. The aquarium has provided visitors with an up-close view of the bay’s marine habitat since 1996. After a spending scandal and leadership changes, the turnaround is underway, with goals to bring more guests to see the bay’s unique life nearby.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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