PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Welcome aboard the Cap’n Bert, a University of Rhode Island research vessel and the home of Shark Camp.

“We’re fishing for marine life. We’re gonna catch some sharks, along with a lot of other things,” said URI Professor Dr. Brad Wetherbee

Dr. Wetherbee brought Shark Camp to life in 2018 in hopes of introducing our marine environment to Rhode Island students who would otherwise never get the chance to experience it.

“Some of them have never been on a boat. Some of them have never been to the ocean. Some of them have had very little interaction with marine life,” said Dr. Wetherbee.

Each year, applications pour in, and each year, 16 students from the Ocean State are chosen to participate.

Over the course of five days, the kids get the chance to see the marine

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