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Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium teamed up with the National Park Service and pharmaceutical scientists at Ocean Alchemists LLC to develop treatments for black band disease (BBD), a lethal coral disease, which will contribute to the management of infectious coral diseases and aid in restoration efforts.

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Sea turtle nesting season is officially over here on Florida’s Southwest coast, and Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium staff are looking back on outstanding nest numbers. Mote’s Sea Turtle Conservation & Research Program (STCRP) has wrapped documenting the sea turtle nesting season on October 31, after monitoring 35 miles of beaches from Venice to Longboat Key since May. 

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Mote is pleased to announce that the SEA Trek program has received another Pinnacle Award from the Center of Interactive Learning and Collaboration (CILC). The Pinnacle Award is given annually by CILC to organizations that receive outstanding scores on program evaluations submitted by educators for creating live, virtual field trip experiences. The award recognizes the remarkable quality of educational content and exceptional skill at program delivery with high educational value that actively involves learners at their level.

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Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium scientists participated in a conference consisting of a series of workshops that brought together over 600 coral restoration practitioners, researchers, students and resource managers from around the world to share the latest techniques, technologies and science to dramatically scale-up the impact and reach of coral reef restoration. Held at Ocean Reef Club near Key Largo, Florida, this week-long event highlighted efforts made by Mote staff across a multitude of specialized research.

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Mote and the University of Maryland have been awarded a federal grant to establish the U.S. HAB Control Technologies Incubator, a nationwide clearinghouse for mitigation research related to controlling harmful algae blooms in both freshwater and saltwater environments. 

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In the shallow salt water of the Gulf of Mexico swims a female manatee and her calf, tooling around and grazing on seagrass. The manatee calls to her calf, but what is she trying to say? Dr. Beth Brady, a Mote Postdoctoral Research Fellow, strives to answer that question.

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Marina Villoch describes herself as "the intern that never left" in a new video from Yahoo In The Know, which explores her exciting career as lab manager for Mote Marine Laboratory's Coral Health & Disease Research Program. She contributes to novel research on coral health, genetics, restoration and resiliency that will benefit Mote's restoration of essential, imperiled coral reef ecosystems. Watch the video here!

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In celebration of the new school year, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium hosted an Educator Open House to thank teachers for the important work they do in the community and to share some of the new resources and experiences that have been created to enhance student's learning at Mote’s current location and the future Mote Science Education Aquarium.

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Mote Magazine, Fall 2022: New research shows that 70% of species that end up in the global shark fin trade are at risk of extinction. Addressing this challenge will take a team.

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