 | Welcome aboard our retired side trawler Cape Sable. Learn about the fishing technology of the 1960’s to the 1980’s. See what daily life working aboard a fishing trawler entailed and how, in turn, life would be different for the families left at home. Read about the amazing bell story in the wheelhouse.
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 | This method of fishing is a wonderful example of how fishermen adapted to their environment. Learn about this ancient aboriginal technique of catching herring. Students will have a chance to form a human weir and then get to sample some herring. What part of herring is contained in some lip glosses?
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 | Discover how most whales migrate to meet their needs in their marine environment. Find out how fishing vessels impact the whale's habitat. Learn about the whale’s life cycle. What is the relationship between a blue whale and a Volkswagen bug?
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 | Find out how the scallop changes as it progresses through it’s life cycle. What technologies are used to catch scallops? Learn about the scallop’s habitat and the relationship they have with the environment. How many eyes does a scallop have?
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 | Learn about our Canadian icon, Bluenose and what it says about our local culture. Possibly participate in a re enactment of the launching of Bluenose. What is the connection between Bluenose and a potato?
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 | Step aboard our flag ship Theresa E. Connor and take a walk back in time. Learn how fishermen of the past tackled the rough North Atlantic environment and what technologies and adaptation they had to cope with the harsh sea life. Look for ‘blood-ends’ and ‘fish eyes’ on the menu.
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 | Students get to investigate the lobster up close and personal. Learn about it’s life cycle and relationship with it’s habitat. Find out how to measure and band a lobster. Did you know the lobster trap of today works exactly the same as one from a hundred years ago? What technologies have changed in the lobster fishery? Did you know that lobsters have invisible blood?
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 | Are you ready to walk back in time and pledge an oath of allegiance to the Temperance Movement? Explore the era of Prohibition in our Canadian history. Why did so many Lunenburg fishermen become involved with rum running? Learn why some believed an eel in a bottle of alcohol was a good thing.
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| These programs are intended for high school students and ideally for those in an oceanography course. We offer three different workshops in this section: |
 | Navigation Basics
Driving a boat is like driving a car but with a whole lot more regulations. Learn about some of the basic buoys and how they are the traffic lights and road signs of the waterways. Find out who has the right of way; the motored boat or the sail boat, the big boat or the small boat? In this workshop you will also get the opportunity to plot a line on a course. Time permitting you can then take the students aboard our retired fish dragger, Cape Sable and look at its navigational equipment and how it is different than what the boats use today.
Length: 60 min. (Cape Sable not included) 90 min. (Cape Sable included)
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 | Why Do Oceans Move?
Discover how the ocean’s movements are generated by either primary or secondary forces. This workshop starts off with a brief power point that lays down the foundation of why the ocean moves. Then the students jump into hands on interaction activities: Cold Water Meets Warm Water, The Wind Challenge, The Current Tango, and The Fundy’s Funnel.
Length: 60 min.
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 | A Closer Look Under The Sea
Discover many of the fascinating features of the underwater world. We will cover the three ocean’s zones, ocean’s seabeds, and the submarine canyon, The Gully. The workshop begins with a twenty minute power point presentation. Then the students divide into teams and challenge each other with the Ocean Zone Challenge and the Seabed Puzzle Challenge.
Length: 60 min.
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