January 16, 2018
Shelby Isaacson
The public is invited to the forum “Eyes on the Ocean: Why monitoring the sea makes your life better” at 9 a.m. Jan. 26 at Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota, Florida. This forum is being held in conjunction with an upcoming Board Meeting for the Southeast Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (SECOORA).
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January 16, 2018
Shelby Isaacson
This year Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium was honored to receive a $50,000 partnership grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County to provide programmatic and sponsorship support.
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January 16, 2018
Shelby Isaacson
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is hosting an open house for home-school families. Perfect for the budding scientist or constantly curious student, this two-hour event will take place on Saturday, Feb. 3 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and provide families the chance to see how they can add more marine science and STEM to their home-school curriculum.
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January 10, 2018
Shelby Isaacson
More than 70 people, including former First Lady Laura Bush, Mote Marine Laboratory scientists and other ocean enthusiasts, gathered on Jan. 9 under a star-filled sky to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Mote’s Boca Grande Outreach office — a regional hub of marine science outreach and education. (End-of-year updates added December 2018.)
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January 4, 2018
Shelby Isaacson
Join Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium for a mini film screening from the "Youth Making Ripples" Film Competition at 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25 in Mote's WAVE Center, 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway, Sarasota. A portion of this year’s FREE screening will focus specifically on plastic pollution and feature Mote’s new exhibit, "Sea Debris: Awareness through Art."
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January 4, 2018
Shelby Isaacson
Mote invites the Boca Grande community to an open house to celebrate five years of marine science outreach and education in the region. The event will be held on Jan. 9 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm at Mote’s outreach office (480 East Railroad Ave., Boca Grande, FL 33921). This family-friendly celebration will include interactive science and education booths for kids as well as hors d’oeuvres and cocktails for adults.
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January 4, 2018
Shelby Isaacson
Mote Marine Laboratory’s scientific research has a long standing history of international reach and impact. Starting with Dr. Eugenie Clark’s groundbreaking shark research in the early 1950s, Mote and Israeli scientists have maintained close research collaborations.
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We ring in 2018 by sharing the latest updates on many Mote projects from 2017. Listeners will learn: how far our tagged sea turtles and sharks traveled in the wild; how we improved systems to detect red tide; why our scientists patented new technology to distinguish male from female fish; how Mote's Florida Keys facility and coral restoration sites fared during Hurricane Irma; how our cold-stunned sea turtle patients are doing after their trip from the New England Aquarium to Mote's Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital; and much more.
Hayley shares the updates while Joe is away. Come back, Joe! We miss you!
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January 2, 2018
Shelby Isaacson
As a new year begins and another fades, it is custom for many to reflect on their lives' impacts over the past year. In this context, Mote Marine Laboratory is celebrating the life of one of our most influential scientists, Dr. John Reynolds III, who passed away on the morning of Dec. 23 surrounded by family.
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