Sea Explorers Marine Camp

Sea Explorers Marine Camp at the Sport Fishing Education Center, Babylon

Exciting news for our 2019 registrants in Sea Explorers and their family/friends!

We have our Yankee III Marine Biology Voyage on Friday July 26, 2019. If you or you have family or friends/siblings that would like to join us, you can sign-up with Tracy (send an email to check availability to tm353@cornell.edu) by paying with cash or a check for $20/head (except for campers registered in session 4, that is included in their registration fee). Please note, any siblings/friends/family under 18 (except the registered session 4 camper must be accompanied by an adult).

Spots on the Yankee III are limited and on a first-come, first- served basis, so if you wish to go please sign-up with Tracy as EARLY as possible!

Shark Week

Join us for an adventurous week exploring Long Island's marine habitats with a focus on SHARKS!!! Our marine instructors will guide your child through interactive, hands-on learning experiences designed to be educational and fun. Campers will also discover the other amazing creatures living in our local oceans, bays, and salt marshes as they handle marine animals in our touch tanks, participate in beach activities and games, seine in our salt marsh, and make fun marine and shark crafts. We will set out on a field expedition to see some live sharks at the Atlantis Marine World Aquarium in Riverhead. Your child will have the opportunity to see sharks and their cousins, Rays and Skates up close and personal! We will also experience the Birds and Butterflies exhibit at the aquarium! We will leave from and return to the Sport Fishing Education Center, Babylon and Sea Explorers Marine Camp will provide the busing to and from Atlantis Marine World. For this one day, camp will run from 9-3pm to allow for a little extra time at the Aquarium. Our 9-12 year old campers will get the option to do a Shark Dissection at camp.

PRICE:	$325/child (session 1 - 4 days) $375/child (session 6) FULL (waitlist only)
AGES:	7 - 12
DATES: Monday through Friday 9am-2pm. at the SFEC, Babylon Except Session 1, no Thursday. No before or after care provided.	Session 1: July 1,2,3,5 (4 days) Atlantis Trip: Friday July 5 Session 6: ( This session is full; waitlist only ) August 5 - August 9 Atlantis Trip: Thursday August 8

Jr. Sea Explorers Week

Join us for an adventurous week exploring Long Island's marine habitats!!! Our marine instructors will guide your child through interactive, hands-on learning experiences designed to be educational and fun. Campers will also discover the other amazing creatures living in our local oceans, bays, and salt marshes as they handle marine animals in our touch tanks, participate in beach activities and games, seine in our salt marsh, and make fun marine crafts.

PRICE:	$325/child
AGES:	6 - 8
DATES: Monday through Friday 9am-2pm. at the SFEC, Babylon	Session 2: July 8 - July 12 Session 3: July 15 - July 19

Sea Explorers Week & Marine Voyagers Week 

Join us for an adventurous week exploring Long Island's marine habitats!!! Our marine instructors will guide your child through interactive, hands-on learning experiences designed to be educational and fun. Campers will also discover the other amazing creatures living in our local oceans, bays, and salt marshes as they handle marine animals in our touch tanks, participate in beach activities and games, seine in our salt marsh, and make fun marine and marine themed crafts. Friday, July 26, and Thursday, August 16, will be our Marine Biology and Fishing Expedition aboard the Yankee III out of Captree State Park! Campers will meet at Captree State Park for drop-off and Pick-up that day only..

Session 4 is now open to 6-8 year olds! Have your camper join us for an amazing week of fun, educational, marine biology experiences and a fabulous Marine Biology and Fishing Voyage out of Captree!

Session 7, Marine Voyagers Week has just been added for Ages 9-14! Have your budding Marine Biologist get a taste of the wonders of Nature LI has to offer! on-site fishing from our Pier, seining, and a Marine Biology and Fishing Voyage out of Captree are just a few of the highlights!

PRICE:	$345/child
AGES:	Session 4 Now Open to ages 6 - 12! Session 7 Now Open to ages 9 - 14! Marine Voyagers Week
DATES: Monday through Friday 9am-2pm. at the SFEC, Babylon Except Session 4, July 26 Except Session 7, August 16   No before or after care provided.	Session 4: July 22 - July 26 Yankee III Trip: Friday July 26* *Pickup & Dropoff at Captree State Park Session 7: August 12 - August 16 Yankee III Trip: Thursday August 15* *Pickup & Dropoff at Captree State Park

Marine Mammal Week

Whales, Seals, and Dolphins... Oh My! Join us for an adventurous week exploring Long Island's marine habitats while concentrating on Marine Mammals! Our marine instructors will guide your child through interactive, hands-on learning experiences designed to be educational and fun. Each day will consist of a combination of indoor and outdoor activities. We have classroom time for educational programs/marine topic of the day in the morning, touch tanks, and arts & crafts projects in the afternoon. Campers also study animals and seine in our salt marsh, as well as participate in beach activities at the Town of Babylon's Cedar Beach, a certified, lifeguard-supervised beach area. On Thursday, August 1, we will set out on a field expedition to see some live marine mammals at the Atlantis Marine World Aquarium in Riverhead. Your child will have the opportunity to go on a behind the scenes tour of the Riverhead Foundation designed to enhance your child's Marine Mammal experience and get to see seals, sea lions and river otters up close and personal! We will leave from and return to the Sport Fishing Education Center, Babylon and Sea Explorers Marine Camp will provide the bussing to and from Atlantis Marine World. For this one day, camp will run from 9-3pm to allow for a little extra time at the Aquarium

PRICE:	$375/child
AGES:	8 - 12
DATES: Monday through Friday 9am-2pm. at the SFEC, Babylon      No before or after care provided.	Session 5: July 29 - August 2 Atlantis Trip: Thursday August 1

Last updated August 7, 2019