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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June 26, 2019
Hayley Rutger
Track turtles ‘Amelia,’ ‘Thalia,’ ‘Freda’ and ‘June’ at Sea Turtle Tracking.
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June 20, 2019
Stephannie Kettle
Governor Ron DeSantis visited Mote Marine Laboratory to sign the Florida Red Tide Mitigation and Technology Development Initiative, granting $3 million per year for six years for expanded red tide research.
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Seven outstanding teens from Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County were selected to participate in the Ocean Guardians Program at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium this summer.
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New cownose ray pup born at Mote aquarium.
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June 12, 2019
Stephannie Kettle
Rotary Club of Sarasota Sunrise recently presented Mote with $18,000 to support the Red Tide Institute at Mote. The Institute serves as a hub of intensive research and development focused exclusively on advancing promising technologies for controlling and mitigating red tide impacts toward practical application.
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June 6, 2019
Hayley Rutger
Water quality science and solutions took center stage at the Sarasota County Water Quality Summit, which convened local, regional and state leaders in research and management fields on June 5 at Riverview High School in Sarasota County.
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Dr. Cindy Heil studies microscopic living things with huge impacts: phytoplankton. These ocean-dwelling, plant-like organisms are known for producing 50% of the oxygen we breathe along with food for other living things; a minority of species can produce toxins or have other negative impacts. Dr. Heil and her Mote colleagues focus on one of the most challenging phytoplankton: the Florida red tide algae species, Karenia brevis. In this episode, Dr. Heil tells hosts Joe and Hayley about her efforts to understand Florida red tide ecology and to test methods for mitigating and controlling the toxin-producing Florida red tide blooms that challenge coastal communities along the Gulf of Mexico. Tune in to learn how scientists are expanding the possible "toolbox" of technology for directly mitigating red tides, while continually working to better understand how red tides function. That knowledge is important for societal leaders working to protect the public and reduce possible water quality issues that may help "feed" a red tide after it forms offshore and moves to the coast. Dr. Heil is Director of the new Red Tide Institute at Mote, which formed to investigate red tide mitigation and control tools thanks to its Founding Donor, the Andrew and Judith Economos Charitable Foundation.
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June 3, 2019
Hayley Rutger
In May 2019, Lake Worth Beach became the first site on Florida’s Atlantic Coast to join Mote Marine Laboratory’s Beach Conditions Reporting System — a public, online resource developed on Florida’s Gulf Coast to help visitors choose the best beach on a given day.
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