Florida manatees are iconic for the Sunshine State. They're on license plates, they're the focus of major conservation and management initiatives, and they delight residents and ecotourists who are lucky enough to watch these 1,000-pound-plus mammals from a safe distance in the wild. Mote's Manatee Research Program has studied wild manatees for decades, and their efforts are just as interesting as the animals they study. In this episode, hosts Joe and Hayley talk to Mote Senior Biologist Sheri Barton about how she and her colleagues recognize individual manatees in the wild, monitor them from boats and shore, count manatees from the air, study the habitats used by these threatened mammals, and more.
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September 16, 2019
Hayley Rutger
Mote Marine Laboratory installed its newest snook-monitoring antenna this month in the Phillippi Creek Levee Trail area of Sarasota County to track snook released into Phillippi Creek’s stormwater canal system, and in turn, inform county-level efforts to make the canals more fish-friendly.
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August 26, 2019
Hayley Rutger
From Aug. 18-Nov. 9, the Bags for Change event allows Lucky’s Market shoppers in Sarasota to support Mote Marine Laboratory and the young people we serve.
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August 26, 2019
Hayley Rutger
In summer 2019, the worldwide competition “Glowing, Glowing, Gone” drew inspiration from the "warning" colors of declining corals. The competition, including partners from Adobe, Pantone, United Nations Environment Programme and others, challenges creatives, brands and influencers to raise awareness of declining coral reefs by making art and awareness materials using specific Pantone colors. Mote Marine Laboratory, an international leader in coral reef research and restoration, took this important challenge to heart.
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Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium, is extremely pleased to announce that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has granted a three-year, $1.5-million award for Mote to serve as the lead institution for establishing the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP): Marine Science Laboratory Alliance Center of Excellence (MarSci-LACE).
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Mote Marine Laboratory’s virtual learning program, SEAtrek.TV, earned the prestigious Pinnacle Award for educational, interactive videoconferencing for the 2018-2019 school year from the Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration (CILC).
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August 6, 2019
Stephannie Kettle
Mote's Sea Turtle Conservation & Research Program has recorded an amazing number of sea turtle nests this year, and the season still isn't over!
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August 1, 2019
Stephannie Kettle
Mote has tagged a record-breaking seven green sea turtles with satellite trackers. Support this research while getting the chance to name the turtle!
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Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium sea turtle biologists received extra help to protect and research Florida’s sea turtles thanks to Florida drivers and two grants from the Sea Turtle Grants Program.
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