October 13, 2015
Hayley Rutger
A major shark-research expedition aboard the internationally known M/V OCEARCH is launching this month in the Gulf of Mexico, with a Mote Marine Laboratory scientist on board to collect and study shark blood samples in a team effort to gather previously unattainable data on these important top predators.
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October 12, 2015
Kaitlyn Fusco
Mote Marine Laboratory is sad to announce that Feeny, the adult male bottlenose dolphin that stranded Sept. 17 in Tampa Bay and was transported to Mote to receive critical care passed away Sunday, Oct. 11.
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October 6, 2015
Kaitlyn Fusco
Registration and sponsorship opportunities now available.
Anglers are invited to a unique, science-focused snook tournament to be held by Mote Marine Laboratory on Nov. 13 – 14 and a kids’ fishing clinic Nov. 7.
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October 6, 2015
Kaitlyn Fusco
Michael P. Crosby, Ph.D., President and CEO of Mote Marine Laboratory (Mote), has joined the Board of Directors of the Florida Keys History and Discovery Foundation. The not-for-profit organization formed in 2013 to develop and operate the Florida Keys History & Discovery Center.
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October 6, 2015
Hayley Rutger
In October 2015, the Sarasota Dolphin Research Program (SDRP) is celebrating its 45th anniversary as the world’s longest-running study of a wild dolphin population.
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October 2, 2015
Hayley Rutger
A new study under way this week at the Sitka Sound Science Center in Sitka, Alaska, is investigating how crude oil and dispersant affect hatchery-reared coho salmon to test for subtle or delayed health impacts that are normally challenging to document when oil spills occur.
The study is led by Mote Marine Laboratory scientists from Sarasota, Fla., in partnership with the Sitka Sound Science Center in Alaska.
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September 30, 2015
Hayley Rutger
Mote Marine Laboratory scientists in Southwest Florida and others along Florida's Gulf Coast are closely monitoring counts of red tide algae, after noting low-level increases of these algae cells in multiple seawater samples during the past two weeks.
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September 29, 2015
Kaitlyn Fusco
Buoys and ghouls of all ages are invited to dress up in costume for a Night of Fish, Fun & Fright from 5:30 to 8 p.m. (NEW TIME) on Friday, Oct. 23, at Mote Aquarium. Tickets are available Oct. 1.
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September 29, 2015
Kaitlyn Fusco
Mote Marine Laboratory is looking for volunteers to help out during the 2015 Siesta Key Crystal Classic Master Sandsculpting Competition. The Crystal Classic benefits sea turtle research, rehabilitation and conservation programs at Mote.
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