Partnership with State Government Keeps Mystic Aquarium Afloat

State Senator Heather Somers told the Connecticut Examiner that she spent many nights and weekends on the phone with Cohen, working out a way to fund the aquarium during the pandemic.

One of the critical issues, she said, was that the aquarium could not close down completely.

According to Cohen, feeding and caring for the animals costs the aquarium $1.5 million per month.

She said she was impressed by the amount of money that the donors were able to pull together, especially during Covid. “It was Herculean,” she said.

Somers worked with the state delegation to put together a request for state funding, which she said Coan then brought to David Lehman.

https://ctexaminer.com/2020/09/23/mystic-aquarium-is-debt-free-thanks-to-public-private-partnership/