Marine Laboratory & Aquarium

Mote Marine Laboratory is excited to announce that Dr. Alex Beavers has accepted the position of Chief Innovation Officer, a new role dedicated to transitioning Mote research into commercial applications that are ocean-friendly and produce economic benefits both locally and globally.

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Harmful algal blooms — and the urgent need for science and funding to address them — took center stage as Florida Governor Ron DeSantis greeted marine researchers, natural resource managers and journalists during a news conference Thursday afternoon at Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota.

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Seas the day and check out exciting Mote events and programs to make your 2019 fintastic

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Lifelong learners are invited to the lecture “My journey as a woman in science: A career filled with opportunities and challenges,” presented from 1-2:30 p.m. April 18 by Dr. Kevan Main, Senior Scientist and Manager for the Marine & Freshwater Aquaculture Research Program at Mote Marine Laboratory.

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High school and undergraduate educators can access a new, free lesson to help their students investigate the impacts of varying climate and other ocean conditions on coral reefs.

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Happy New Year from “Two Sea Fans” hosts Joe and Hayley! This year-in-review episode recaps and updates many of Mote Marine Laboratory’s stories from 2018. From the challenges of red tide and coral disease to the highlights of shark-tagging expeditions, sea turtle nesting and cool ocean chemistry studies, this special episode will help you catch up on the life and times of our favorite working marine Lab, its public Aquarium, and the amazing humans and animals that make it a special place. Please rate and review "Two Sea Fans" in the iTunes store or Apple podcast app — you'll really make our year!

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Marine animals run across many harmful, environmental contaminants. If they survive exposure, are they really "out of the woods," or will their health (and even their offspring's health) change? Mote Marine Laboratory Senior Scientist Dr. Dana Wetzel investigates the presence and impacts of contaminants — including oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill in the Gulf of Mexico — as one key focus of her Environmental Laboratory for Forensics based at Mote’s Sarasota, Florida, campus. In this episode, hosts Joe and Hayley ask Dr. Wetzel about the questions her lab is working to answer, including the latest steps in long-running research in partnership with Dr. Kevan Main, focusing on oil exposure in fishes.

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In July 2018, Mote Marine Laboratory scientists and partners from the Dutch Elasmobranch Society (NEV) began investigating how to keep nurse sharks from getting stuck in spiny lobster traps to benefit both species and the lobster fishery.

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In 2018, the Sarasota Dolphin Research Program studied dolphins and their prey amid red tide, led dolphin health assessments and more.

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