We look forward to World Ocean Week 2023, presented by Kennebunk Savings. Join a cleanup, visit Ladder the life-size inflatable whale, learn with us at the Blue Ocean Discovery Center, or go on a whale watch!
Join us!
Saturday, June 3rd
Opening Day at the Blue Ocean Discovery Center
Meet some ocean animals! Learn about whales and ocean trash in the Gulf of Maine! Check out our new touch tank with sea stars and urchins. Celebrate Opening Day with us!
Starting Saturday, June 3rd, the Blue Ocean Discovery Center opens at 10 am and closes at 6 pm, every day Monday through Sunday.
Location: 180 Ocean Boulevard, Hampton, NH
Beach Cleanup at Hampton Beach
10 am to 12 noon
Meet at the Sea Shell Stage Complex at 180 Ocean Boulevard, Hampton, NH
Registration required. Sign up!
After the cleanup, take a short stroll over to the Blue Ocean Discovery Center to meet and learn about marine life!
Tuesday, June 6 and Wednesday, June 7
NH Gives
NH Gives is 24 hours of celebrating nonprofits in New Hampshire, and the enormous impact they make! Celebrate with us by making and sharing a fundraising page and donating! Click here for more information
News flash! If we raise at least $15,000 during NH Gives, we’ll unlock an additional $15,000 from a generous local foundation!
Saturday, June 10th
Ladder the Life-size Inflatable Whale in Maine
Ladder will be making two appearances for World Ocean Week! His first visit will be to the World Ocean Day Celebration with the Shaw Institute.
Meet Ladder, modeled after a real fin whale we often saw in our research in the Gulf of Maine before he passed away. Learn about Ladder’s story and crawl inside to learn about the amazing adaptations of fin whales!
10 am to 12 noon
Location: YMCA Lawrence Family Fitness Center, 32 Mines Road, Blue Hill, ME
Sunday, June 11th
Ladder the Life-size, Inflatable Whale in New Hampshire
Ladder will also be making an appearance at Seacoast Science Center’s World Ocean Day Celebration. Come meet Ladder the fin whale and crawl inside to learn about whales’ large organs and unique adaptations.
10:30 am – 12:30 pm
Location: Seacoast Science Center at 570 Ocean Boulevard, Rye, NH
Please note there are parking fees to enter Odiorne Point State Park, where Seacoast Science Center is located.
During the weekend
Go see whales in the wild!
Hop onboard the M/V Granite State and spend World Ocean Week with the whales! Whale watch trips run on the weekend of World Ocean Week, June 3rd and 4th. They open daily for the season the following weekend, starting Saturday, June 10th.
Book a whale watch. Reservations are strongly encouraged.
Happening during the week
Blue Ocean Discovery Center is open every day from 10 am to 6 pm starting Saturday, June 3rd.
Do your own beach cleanup! Use our Digital Beach Cleanup Guide to clean the beach on your own to give back to marine life and protect them from the dangers of litter. Use the guide to learn about how you can submit your cleanup findings to contribute to cleanup community science!
We will also host private beach cleanups for schools and companies that want to hit the beach together during the week. Watch our social media channels to see how much debris they find!
Thank you to Kennebunk Savings Bank for sponsoring World Ocean Week 2023.
Looking for another way to show your support this World Ocean Week? Consider a donation to support research and education programs protecting marine life in the Gulf of Maine.
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