November 22, 2016
Hayley Rutger
Uplift your family and friends while benefiting the oceans with one of these holiday gifts, which help support Mote Marine Laboratory’s world-class research, conservation, education and animal-care efforts.
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November 17, 2016
Kaitlyn Fusco
Dr. Jordon Beckler, Ocean Technology Research Program manager at Mote Marine Laboratory, was recently awarded an Early-Career Research Fellowship from the Gulf Research Program of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study how the presence of iron may affect harmful algal blooms (HABs) in the Gulf of Mexico.
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November 17, 2016
Kaitlyn Fusco
South Marco, Seagate, Vanderbilt and Barefoot beaches recently became the first Collier County sites to report beach conditions to the public through Mote Marine Laboratory’s Beach Conditions Reporting System (BCRS).
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November 17, 2016
Kaitlyn Fusco
On Thursday, Nov. 10, Mote Marine Laboratory hosted a Teach-a-Kid Fishing & Ecology Clinic for James Tillman Elementary School students to discover the fun of sustainable fishing — not to mention why fish are so slippery, how to do the fishy art of Gyotaku and how young anglers can make a “reel” difference for marine environments.
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November 13, 2016
Hayley Rutger
International sand sculpting champions were declared today during the seventh annual Siesta Key Crystal Classic International Sand Sculpting Festival, which is drawing thousands to Siesta Public Beach and raising awareness for endangered sea turtles. (See the completed sculptures Monday and Tuesday. Details at: www.siestakeycrystalclassic.com)
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November 10, 2016
Hayley Rutger
Siesta Beach — declared top U.S. beach by TripAdvisor in 2015 — will be transformed by gorgeous, towering sand sculptures during the Nov. 11-15 Siesta Key Crystal Classic International Sand Sculpting Festival.
www.SiestaKeyCrystalClassic.com
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November 7, 2016
Kaitlyn Fusco
Thursday, Nov. 3, Mote Marine Laboratory hosted a public forum on science and society in Sarasota, focusing on case studies of Mote's volunteer citizen-science partnerships with their colleagues from Japan and featuring several efforts with recent successes and opportunities with citizen-science programs in Florida and beyond.
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November 2, 2016
Kaitlyn Fusco
Although the official sea turtle nesting season is from May 1- Oct. 31, some Mote Marine Laboratory-monitored beaches from Longboat Key through Venice still have three nests that have not hatched yet.
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November 2, 2016
Kaitlyn Fusco
Talbots at University Town Center and Mote Marine Laboratory invite you to shop Dec. 13 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. for winter classics while benefitting Mote, a homegrown marine research and education institution.Talbots will donate ten percent of all sales during that time to Mote.
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