November 2, 2016
Kaitlyn Fusco
During this year's Siesta Key Crystal Classic sandscuplting competition, Nov. 12-13, kids can discover the origins of Siesta Key and its fine, white quartz sand at The Learning Curve on Siesta Beach.
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October 31, 2016
Kaitlyn Fusco
This year, Mote Marine Laboratory celebrated the success of its first-ever comprehensive fundraising campaign, Oceans of Opportunity, and the extraordinary generosity of its supporters at the Lab’s annual fundraising event, Oceanic Evening – on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016 at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota.
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October 27, 2016
Hayley Rutger
Join Mote Marine Laboratory scientists, their colleagues from Japan, and several champions of citizen-science on Nov. 3 for a public forum on science and society, which will feature some of the latest successes and opportunities with citizen-science programs in Florida and beyond.
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October 26, 2016
Kaitlyn Fusco
Mote Marine Laboratory is excited to announce the launch of its new Protect Our Reefs specialty license plate website, www.motereefplate.com, which is designed to provide an easy, user-friendly experience.
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October 26, 2016
Kaitlyn Fusco
Bird Key Yacht Club officially opened its new state-of-the-art marina Oct. 22 with a MarinaFest, featuring bagpipers, singers and a champagne bottle smashed over the new docks. During the celebration, event chairman Bill Jacobs announced the return of the Sarasota Bay Cup, the longest running regatta on Sarasota Bay, and for the first time, the sailing competition will become a charitable regatta in support of Mote Marine Laboratory, a nonprofit marine research institution.
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October 26, 2016
Kaitlyn Fusco
Buoys and ghouls of all ages dressed up in costume for a Night of Fish, Fun & Fright on Friday, Oct. 23, at Mote Aquarium.
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October 26, 2016
Kaitlyn Fusco
On Saturday, Oct. 22, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium partnered with The Circus Arts Conservatory for Circus by the Sea, to celebrate the arts and culture of these unique organizations right in your backyard!
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October 20, 2016
Hayley Rutger
U.S. and Saudi Arabian scientists launched the most extensive baseline survey to-date of coral reef ecosystems along the Saudi coast of the Gulf of Aqaba during late September 2016 — investigating multiple reef species in detail to support conservation.
Mote Marine Laboratory in Florida and King Abdulaziz University (KAU) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, partnered in the initial, two-week expedition focused on coral abundance, diversity and stress, along with the abundance and diversity of butterflyfish, sea urchins, seagrasses and other species that may indicate the health of this critical environment.
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October 18, 2016
Kaitlyn Fusco
Scientists at Mote Marine Laboratory recently received a grant for more than $500,000 from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) to continue advancing electronic monitoring of fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico.
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