Welcome aboard! Join the captain and crew aboard the 50′ fishing boat, Northeastern, for seal watching out of Wickford Harbor, and lobster and fishing trips out of Newport harbor. This Coast Guard inspected vessel can carry up to 45 passengers. Seal watching tours run in the winter and early spring and can be adapted to meet your students’ curricular needs, whether that be seal biology and life history, geography, or Wickford history. Lobster trips are offered in the spring, summer, and early fall and in addition to learning lobster biology and life history, students have an opportunity to get hands-on experience with the lobsters and other creatures that are pulled up in the lobster traps. Fishing trips can also be added to a trip or offered as a stand-alone opportunity.
At a glance:
- Resource Type: Field Trips, Public and/or Family Programs
- Audiences: Adults, Elementary (K-Grade 5) Students, Families, High School (Grades 9-12) Students, Homeschools, Middle School (Grades 6-8) Students, Public and/or Private Schools, Seniors, Youth Groups/Scouts
- Environmental Focus: Animals/Wildlife, Marine Education
- Academic Focus: Science
