NC Eco Tours

03/30/2026

We found (and released) a nice horse conch today!

03/08/2026

Plenty of sand dollars this weekend!

08/30/2025

Some excellent trips recently. Lots to see, find and learn about. For available dates call or text or email.
Capt. Jeff
336-558-5697
Www.ncecotours.com
[email protected]

08/28/2025

08/23/2025

Some cool sights and catches this morning.. we also had a small pod of Porpoises following along in our wake.. will post those in a reel shortly
Capt. Jeff
Www.ncecotours.com 336-558-5697 [email protected]

08/22/2025

That didn't take long! 15 min witht the cast net for a 5 Gallon bucket of 20-50ct mixed. Yumm!
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08/15/2025

A big thanks to Derek with "https://atlanticdestinations.com/" for adding NcEcoTours to their Atlantic Destinations Travel Site. Although our page is only a year old, we've been operating for 27 years out of Swansboro and Emerald Isle, longer than any other Eco-Tour Service. With an Environmental Education background, licensed NC educator, USCG licensed Captain and over 40 years professional experience on the waters of the Crystal Coast, We take pride in offering the Highest Quality, Educational Hands-on Eco-Tours along the NC Coast. Activities to choose from include Clamming, Crabbing, Sh*****ng, Collecting Sharks Teeth, Sand dollars and a variety of shells and Whelks. We locate and identify and release all kinds of marine life including Sea Cucumbers, hermit crabs, live Whelks, live sand dollars, clams, sea urchins, a variety of fish and crustaceans and more! Along the way we are often able to view porpoises, sting rays, sea turtles, alligators, a variety of marine birds and the list goes on. When you're ready to step onboard with your family and friends and experience a "true" Hands-on Eco "Adventure" Give us a call!
Capt. Jeff Cronk
www.NcEcotours.com
www.NCCharterfishing.com
336-558-5697
[email protected]

08/12/2025

An afternoon combo Eco-Tour and fishing produced alot of smiles, fun and firsts for everyone. They asked about making a seafood boil so we started by cast netting about 5lbs of 30-50ct shrimp, made a stop for 30 min. To fish and landed a 32in redfish and three 5 to 6lb black drum, then went clamming for about 20 min. And caught caught our limit. We finished up collecting about 50 sharks teeth and found a pod of about 30 porpoises and got up close with them for some video and pics.
An enjoyable afternoon with an amazing family visiting from PA.
Capt. Jeffrey Cronk
Www.nccharterfishing.com
Www.ncecotours.com
336-558-5697
[email protected]

08/08/2025

Allison and her family stepped onboard with us this afternoon for a few hrs and we took advantage of the pretty weather! After throwing cast nets and putting about 7lbs of big shrimp in the cooler to take home we walked some shoals and collected sand dollars, olive shells and some sweet rustic looking ole' whelk shells. We found plenty of Porpoises willing to show off along the way and finished up the trip with collection over 75 sharks teeth! All smiles and fun times!
Capt. Jeffrey Cronk
Www.nccharterfishing.com
Www.ncecotours.com
336-558-5697
[email protected]

08/07/2025

We had Norene and her family/friends onboard this afternoon for a 3hr eco tour and it was an awesome time! They found a bunch of cool stuff including sand dollars, a variety of clam shells, whelk shells, olive shells, coral, sea urchins shells, live urchins, dozens of sharks teeth and we even collected a few dozen clams for dinner. To top it off, Grey said he wanted to fish so while we were collecting cool stuff he rigged up a rod and walked out to an oyster bed and caught a 28in redfish followed by a 22incher!
Awesome afternoon!
Capt. Jeffrey Cronk
Www.nccharterfishing.com
Www.ncecotours.com
336-558-5697
[email protected]

07/30/2025

We had an Amazing, Beautiful Sunrise followed by a morning of Collecting lots of Coastal Treasures with Whitney and her family onboard today. They loved last year's trip so much they came back for more this year. After focusing on sand dollars, Shells and sharks teeth we showed then how to sign for clams and picked up over 70 clams in less than 10 minutes to finish up the trip. Time for Baked Clams for dinner!
Capt. Jeffrey Cronk
Licensed NC Educator
Www.nccharterfishing.com
Www.ncecotours.com
336-558-5697
[email protected]