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New Aquarium

Mote SEA is open!

Mote Science Education Aquarium (Mote SEA) at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Florida, is now open! Please reserve tickets in advance online to guarantee entry. Purchase a membership to visit year 'round.

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A young blond girl delightedly watches a river otter on exhibit.

Today's Research for Tomorrow's Oceans

Visitor Locations

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Sarasota, Florida

Mote Science Education Aquarium

Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center, Key West, Florida Keys

Mote’s Coral Research Exhibit

Summerland Key, Florida Keys

Mote’s Elizabeth Moore International Center for Coral Reef Research & Restoration

A man lifts staghorn coral fragments out of a raceway tank.

Reefhouse Resort & Marina, Key Largo, Florida Keys

Mote’s Key Largo Coral Nursery

Bud N' Mary's Marina, Islamorada, Florida Keys

Mote’s Islamorada Coral Nursery

Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium's outdoor artwork at the Crane Point Hammock Museum and Nature Center

CRANE POINT MUSEUM, MARATHON, FLORIDA KEYS

Mote Mangrove to Reef Exhibit

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Upcoming Events

Mote Staff Member Shows Sea Star To Child And Grown Up

Dec 069:30am — 10:30am Shark Pups & Grown Ups Sarasota, FL Learn More

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Special Experiences

Dive deeper into our world through tours and programs that bring you closer to Mote science, our resident animals and the oceans around us.

Education Programs

A ray swims through the colorful Indo-Pacific habitat at Mote Science Education Aquarium

Behind the Science Tours at Mote SEA

Eco Boat Tours

Closeup of a child using a dip net and touching a small fish during a Mote education program

Dip Netting

Host Events

Wow your guests with ocean views and underwater elegance by renting a venue at Mote.

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