News & Press

Seafood farming film screening and tour during Eat Local Week

October 12, 2018 Hayley Rutger

Want to know where your seafood comes from and how it could be produced more sustainably? Watch short films on sustainable seafood farming and hear from experts from the science, aquaculture and restaurant communities, and tour a seafood farming research facility, during Mote Marine Laboratory’s special events for Eat Local Week in Sarasota.

Nov. 15 in Sarasota: Harmful algal bloom panel discussion

October 11, 2018 Hayley Rutger

Curious about red tide and other harmful algal blooms? Hear from a panel of algae and water-quality experts during The Science of: Harmful Algal Blooms, presented on Nov. 15 by UF/FAS Extension Sarasota County and hosted by the Florida Waters Stewardship Program and Florida Sea Grant.

Join us for Inaugural Ocean Fest Islamorada this December!

October 8, 2018 Stephannie Kettle

Mote's first Islamorada Ocean Fest will be December 1, 2018 at Founders Park

Save our Shores Long Table Dinner Raises Money for Mote’s Red Tide Research

October 8, 2018 Stephannie Kettle

Mote Marine Laboratory is grateful to acknowledge the recent receipt of funds for red tide research from area restaurants and supporters.

Mote Welcomes New Member to Keys Advisory Council

October 8, 2018 Stephannie Kettle

Mote Marine Laboratory is pleased to welcome Mr. Peter Horton to its Florida Keys Advisory Council supporting Mote’s Elizabeth Moore International Center for Coral Reef Research & Restoration (IC2R3) on Summerland Key and the growing number of Mote programs throughout Monroe County.

Mote partners with the Community Foundation of Sarasota County for a second year

October 8, 2018 Stephannie Kettle

Continued support from Community Foundation of Sarasota County will go a long way in supporting Mote’s ongoing mission of advancing marine research, conservation and education.

Senior Mote scientist on OCEARCH shark expedition in Canada

October 3, 2018 Hayley Rutger

Dr. Bob Hueter, Senior Scientist, Director of the Center for Shark Research, Program Manager, Perry W. Gilbert Chair in Shark Research, is serving as the Expedition Chief Scientist aboard the vessel M/V OCEARCH off the coast of Nova Scotia for a month-long white shark tagging expedition.