"Also prefer to have a paddler opposed to a peddler (sorry hobies)."
LMFAO
You mean a Neanderthal NOT a modern man, just say it....no one will be offended. Probably.
If the school project of yours is how we should not be depleting the ocean of it's resources, the hobie is most likely the way to go, as the pic usually will have a fish strapped to the stern