February 2, 2016
Kaitlyn Fusco
Sarasota Bay anglers: Your knowledge can help our fisheries thrive. On Feb. 4, join local marine researchers for the Sarasota Bay Fisheries Forum — an independent, community-based discussion geared toward informing fisheries management and science.
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January 26, 2016
Kaitlyn Fusco
Registration is now open for the 2015 William R. Mote Memorial Snook Shindig Honoring Captain Scotty Moore, a research-based catch, sample, and release tournament, which will take place April 8 – April 9, 2016.
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January 26, 2016
Hayley Rutger
The worldwide demand for seafood continues to grow, yet U.S. marine aquaculture (fish farming) produces far less seafood than aquaculture in Asia, Europe, Canada, Central and South America. More than 91 percent of the seafood consumed in the U.S. is imported.
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January 26, 2016
Kaitlyn Fusco
Mote Marine Laboratory would like to announce that in preparation for its new “Otters & Their Waters” exhibit, the Ann and Alfred E. Goldstein Marine Mammal Research and Rehabilitation Center will be closed to the public all day on Tuesday, Feb. 2.
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January 26, 2016
Kaitlyn Fusco
Are you ready to meet your new neighbors? Huck, Pippi and Jane, the three North American river otters who will appear in Mote’s new special exhibit “Otters & Their Waters,” are ready to meet you soon! The new exhibit will be open to the public Friday, Feb. 26.
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January 19, 2016
Kaitlyn Fusco
Scientists at Mote Marine Laboratory are leading the way to understanding the many threats facing our coral reefs today, including coral disease, coral bleaching, ocean acidification and climate change, and what can be done to save the coral reefs before they disappear. Now, you can be a part of the solution, too.
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January 19, 2016
Kaitlyn Fusco
Join Dr. Jim Locascio, staff scientist in Mote Marine Laboratory’s Fisheries Habitat Ecology program, for coffee and pastries at Mote’s Boca Grande office (480 East Railroad Ave., Railroad Plaza, Boca Grande, FL 33921).
The free public discussion is from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. After a brief presentation about his work, Locascio will be available for casual conversation and Q&A.
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January 18, 2016
Hayley Rutger
A new scientific journal article reports that carbon dioxide can emerge from the deep ocean in a surprising way — a new piece of the global carbon “puzzle” that researchers must solve to fully understand major issues like climate change.
The article, published recently in the peer-reviewed journal Marine Chemistry, was authored by a Mote Marine Laboratory scientist who performed the research with Georgia Institute of Technology and the Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement in France. The study was funded in part by the U.S.-based National Science Foundation and France’s Agence Nationale de la Recherche.
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January 14, 2016
Kaitlyn Fusco
2015 concluded with strong philanthropic support for Mote Marine Laboratory. By the end of the year, Mote raised $45.5 million for its Oceans of Opportunity Campaign, which invites the public to help Mote raise commitments of $50 million to achieve the vision for growth in the Lab’s 2020 Vision & Strategic Plan.
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