March 2, 2021
Hayley Rutger
What did we learn about Florida red tide in the past year, and how did we advance efforts to fight red tide impacts? Read on for a year of red tide science, technology and progress by Mote and partners.
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March 2, 2021
Hayley Rutger
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is growing in many ways—creating the new Mote Science Education Aquarium (Mote SEA), planning the evolution of Mote's primary research campus on City Island, Sarasota, and launching new scientific efforts at facilities we've recently established: our Florida Red Tide Mitigation & Technology Development Facility and our International Coral Gene Bank.
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March 2, 2021
Hayley Rutger
Mote Marine Laboratory scientists achieved exciting breakthroughs in coral reef research and restoration this year.
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March 2, 2021
Hayley Rutger
Fifteen bright interns have moved closer to fulfilling science careers and more than 40 mentors and allies have sharpened their skills since 2019, thanks to an innovative program led by Mote Marine Laboratory that works to open doors into marine science for underrepresented minority students.
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January 15, 2021
Stephannie Kettle
This week, Mote and FWC rescued two manatees from Sarasota, and both animals were taken to ZooTampa for rehab
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January 14, 2021
Stephannie Kettle
Male loggerhead "Connor" returned to the Gulf of Mexico after recovery at Mote's Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital.
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January 7, 2021
Stephannie Kettle
Jan. 4, 2021—Sarasota, Fla.— Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium said a fond farewell to nine juvenile Kemp's ridley sea turtles today as they were released in New Smyrna at Canaveral National Seashore. The turtles came into Mote's care after stranding in a cold-stun event in November in the Cape Cod region.
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December 16, 2020
Hayley Rutger
Happy Holidays! Please celebrate the season by tuning in to this sweet, silly video made by your Mote family.
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December 11, 2020
Stephannie Kettle
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is pleased to announce that support from the Disney Conservation Fund (DCF) will aid Mote’s mission of studying white sharks, their life cycle and habitat use, through collaboration with the nonprofit OCEARCH. Support from DCF will allow Mote to deploy an additional 12 satellite tags used to collect key data about white shark movements and habitats.
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