Marine Laboratory & Aquarium

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. 

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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.

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Amanda Hodo, Aquarium Biologist I, was selected as one of four winners for the AZA 'Find Your Heroes' video contest.

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Mote Marine Laboratory’s leader shared red tide science to inform national policymakers on Sept. 27 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. 

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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Florida Department of Health and Mote Marine Laboratory gathered on Monday, Sept. 24, for the State of Florida’s press announcement of a new partnership initiative to address red tide.  A related roundtable discussion with scientists and local stakeholder groups shared important updates on Florida’s state-local-private partnership efforts to manage red tide impacts.

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Mote Marine Laboratory thanks Bank of America for a $15,000 grant awarded Saturday, Sept. 15, to aid Mote’s research efforts focused on Florida red tide.  

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Mote Marine Laboratory is pleased to welcome Dr. Riyad Manasrah, recipient of a prestigious Fulbright Visiting Scholar Award from the Middle Eastern nation of Jordan. Manasrah will investigate the physical and chemical dynamics of coastal ocean lagoons in the northern Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, to determine environmental status and threats to these critical ecosystems, as well as options and recommendations for sustainable use of such systems through his Fulbright award spanning September 2018 through May 2019.

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Mote Stranding Investigations Program Manager Gretchen Lovewell has been designated by the NOAA Fisheries Southeast Regional Administrator as the On-site Coordinator for this bottlenose dolphin unusual mortality event to provide on-site leadership and expertise, evaluate the response, coordinate data management, and compile results of data and analyses from partner organizations. 

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Mote Coral Health & Disease Research Program Manager Dr. Erinn Muller is the lead author on a new study that shows coral bleaching increases disease risk in a threatened species. 

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