Dr. Emily Hall, manager of Mote's Ocean Acidification program, shares how the harmful chemistry change called ocean acidification (OA) is a growing challenge for marine ecosystems, including vital coral reefs. OA happens when excess carbon dioxide enters the ocean, causing the water to acidify. If you're a coral building a calcium carbonate skeleton: Watch out! OA may work like "osteoporosis of the sea" affecting your skeleton and your survival odds. Hall and colleagues want to know which marine life will be "winners" and "losers" in a more acidic ocean.
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March 29, 2017
Hayley Rutger
Sea turtle nesting season starts May 1 in southwest Florida — are you ready to keep your beaches turtle friendly? Learn why sea turtles dig the dark and how to minimize artificial light along their nesting beaches during two April 5 workshops presented by the Sea Turtle Conservancy on Longboat Key and Venice.
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March 28, 2017
Kaitlyn Fusco
Dr. Erinn Muller, Staff Scientist at Mote Marine Laboratory, recently received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Early Concept Grant for Exploratory Research (EAGER) award for two-years of research aimed at better predicting how corals react to disease exposure and how that will influence the coral community of the future.
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March 28, 2017
Kaitlyn Fusco
Mote Marine Laboratory would like to thank the guests who attended the 2017 Party on the Pass Friday, March 24, in support of Mote’s Dolphin, Whale & Sea Turtle Hospitals. Click the story to see photos of the event!
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March 28, 2017
Kaitlyn Fusco
Join Mote Marine Laboratory scientists as they participate in the Sarasota County Seagrass Survey, in coordination with the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program (SBEP). This free, family-friendly event will take place on April 29 at the Sarasota Sailing Squadron (1717 Ken Thompson Parkway, Sarasota, Florida).
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March 22, 2017
Kaitlyn Fusco
Mote Marine Laboratory scientist Dr. Emily Hall and Eckerd College scientist Dr. Cory Krediet recently received a Protect Our Reefs license plate grant to study ocean acidification and climate change conditions on corals using a sea anemone as a model organism.
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March 22, 2017
Kaitlyn Fusco
Mote Marine Laboratory is excited to announce an expansion of its annual Ocean Fest a family-friendly educational event to celebrate the vibrant marine environment of the Florida Keys.
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March 20, 2017
Kaitlyn Fusco
OCEARCH and its team of collaborating scientists, including Dr. Robert Hueter, Director of the Center for Shark Research at Mote Marine Laboratory, have returned from a three-week expedition to tag great white sharks and other species of large sharks.
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March 15, 2017
Kaitlyn Fusco
On Monday, March 13, Mote Marine Laboratory released a subadult loggerhead sea turtle named “Grimes” off Nokomis Beach.
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