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“Ginger,” a Sarasota Bay resident bottlenose dolphin rehabilitated at Mote Marine Laboratory, was observed with a newborn calf on July 6 by the Sarasota Dolphin Research Program (SDRP), a Chicago Zoological Society program in collaboration with Mote. SDRP has monitored Ginger since her birth in 2005 to a well-known resident Sarasota Bay dolphin. 

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Matt Seguin, Curator of Husbandry & Records for Mote Aquarium, oversees the care and record-keeping efforts for a staggering number of animal species that Aquarium visitors view every day. Learn why his favorite fish have a special “job” in the Aquarium, how he finds the fun in animal parasite prevention, and how he teaches college courses — occasionally using Star Wars references to make science a little bit cooler. Hayley and Joe are impressed, indeed: When it comes to marine animal knowledge, Matt is a true Renaissance man!

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Mote Marine Laboratory will host the community forum “Understanding Nearshore Water Quality and What You Can Do About It,” from 5:30 – 8 p.m. Thursday, July 13, 2017, at the Elizabeth Moore International Center for Coral Reef Research & Restoration (IC2R3) on Summerland Key.

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Mote Marine Laboratory scientists are working with volunteers to restore corals this month in waters of Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park in Key West, Florida. Pre-registration is required and details are below.

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Mote Marine Laboratory released female loggerhead sea turtle “Moby” Wednesday, July 5, from Lido Beach in Sarasota, after 56 days of rehabilitative care.

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Join Mote Marine Laboratory for the fourth annual Sarasota Lionfish Derby, which invites scuba divers to compete for more than $3,500 in cash prizes by netting or spearing lionfish in an effort to control the spread of this invasive species.

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Stellar scientists, hero veterans and future leaders planted 500 corals near Looe Key this week, marking the sixth year of a unique partnership involving science, conservation and restoration.   Some 36 members of the Combat Wounded Veteran Challenge (CWVC) and SCUBAnauts International joined forces with half-a-dozen scientists from Mote Marine Laboratory for the one-day record-breaking mission on the reef. The number of corals planted marked the most-ever the groups have planted in a single day since they began working together in 2012. All told, the groups have planted more than 1,600 corals in an area unofficially named “Hero’s Reef” in honor of all current and former members of the U.S. Armed Forces.

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Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is pleased to welcome Shelby Isaacson as its new Public Relations Manager. Isaacson will serve as the primary contact for incoming local to national media requests and serve as a vital representative for Mote in the community. With a background in marketing, communications, public relations and a deep understand of brand strategy, Isaacson brings a wealth of experience to the position.

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This week marks Mote Marine Laboratory’s third annual Sharks Days at Mote: Real Sharks, Real Science. Join Mote scientists and staff as we dive into a week full of jaw-some activities for the whole family. Tonight at 6 p.m., Mote is offering a screening of "Tiburones: The Sharks of Cuba" followed by a Q&A with Dr. Robert Hueter, Director of the Center for Shark Research at Mote.  Hueter will be Skyping in from his current white shark expedition in the mid Atlantic with OCEARCH.

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