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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July 30, 2019
Hayley Rutger
A new study in the prestigious, peer-reviewed, scientific journal Nature reveals that major high seas fishing activities overlap significantly with important shark hotspots worldwide. The study included 150 scientists from 26 countries who combined their knowledge and data from nearly 2,000 satellite-tagged sharks. Co-authors from Mote Marine Laboratory’s Center for Shark Research have tracked white, bull, hammerhead, whale and multiple other shark species with satellite tags over decades of conservation-focused science, some in collaboration with research partner OCEARCH.
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After red tide caused serious fish kills along the Gulf of Mexico in 2018, three fish-friendly organizations joined forces in a science-based effort to help the popular sportfish common snook rebound faster in certain hard-hit areas. Mote Marine Laboratory, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), and Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) launched the Adopt-A-Snook program allowing the public to donate toward raising and releasing juvenile snook in a fisheries enhancement effort based on more than two decades of research. In this episode of “Two Sea Fans,” Mote Staff Scientist Dr. Ryan Schloesser tells hosts Hayley and Joe how many snook have been raised and released with special tags, and how often the snook been detected by scientific equipment since release. The answer might surprise you!
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The Sarasota community gathered at Mote Marine Laboratory to “take a bite out of lionfish”, as part of a bigger effort to reduce lionfish populations while monitring and studying the invasion.
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July 9, 2019
Stephannie Kettle
Mote is happy to welcome new Trustees and Board Officers.
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July 4, 2019
Stephannie Kettle
Virtual reality pods bring new experience to Mote Aquarium.
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July 3, 2019
Stephannie Kettle
Announced on July 2, 2019, Dr. Erinn Muller from Mote Marine Laboratory earned the presitgious Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on outstanding scientists and engineers who are beginning their independent research careers and show exceptional promise for leadership in science and technology
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