Your Students Catch Tropical Fish off Long Island Beaches

A seining field trip to one of our local beaches is an experience your students will long remember. And fall seining trips are the best! The Gulf Stream carries tropical fish larvae to Long Island in the spring. These tiny fish grow and mature over the summer, and we catch them in our seine nets in September and October. This gives your students an opportunity to catch fish they’d otherwise never see on Long Island. And water temperatures in September and early October are warmer than in June.

In addition to seining, your students will also learn about beach ecology and other important biology subjects. Seining dates in September and October are limited. Email info@ceedli.org to schedule a date for your students.