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CNN's Shirzad Bozorgmehr and Lateef Mungin contributed to this report.

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"It it was suggested by one of our board members to try this auction approach as a different way of going about things because it would give people a chance to, I guess, tangibly see what they're sponsoring," Mungin said.

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The world-record southern flounder was caught nearby in Nassau Sound by Larenza Mungin December

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The world-record southern flounder was caught nearby in Nassau Sound by Larenza Mungin December

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Mungin stressed that the center was fiscally frugal, but that it was falling victim to the economy's uncertainty, which meant there was less money to be had from municipalities, private benefactors and other individuals.

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In total, the center expects a budgetary shortfall of $75,000 in the next fiscal year, at a time when demand for free or low-cost programs is especially high, Mungin said today.

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The world-record southern flounder was caught nearby in Nassau Sound by Larenza Mungin December

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In total, the center expects a budgetary shortfall of $75,000 in the next fiscal year, at a time when demand for free or low-cost programs is especially high, Mungin said today.

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The world-record southern flounder was caught nearby in Nassau Sound by Larenza Mungin December

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