Holiday gift guide for ocean lovers
Ring in the holiday SEAson with these fantastic gift ideas from Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium. Your gift will do more than spread some holiday cheer — it will also help support the world-class marine science, education and animal care at Mote, a “homegrown” independent, nonprofit institution dedicated to today's research for tomorrow's oceans.
The gift that keeps on giving: Mote Membership
Mote Members receive free visits to the Aquarium for the entire year along with discounted admission to more than 100 reciprocal partner organizations, special discounts on Mote programs and in Mote's gift shops, invitations to member-exclusive events and a new way to connect with our oceans. Mote has memberships of all sizes — from Dolphin Pairs to Seahorse Herds — perfect for any family. A Gift Membership is the perfect way for you to share your love of the sea with friends and family.
Learn more Mote Memberships or call 941-388-4441, ext. 373, to purchase a gift membership. To ensure the membership is processed by Christmas Day, please purchase before Dec. 9.
Save our corals. Give a reef plate.
If you want to support the future of our oceans, give your favorite diver, angler or ocean lover a holiday gift that gives back: a Protect Our Reefs license plate. With each plate purchase, $25 is donated to Mote’s Protect Our Reefs program to support research and restoration of coral reefs. When you purchase a Protect Our Reefs plate as a gift for your friend or loved one, Mote will send them a free gift package that includes Tervis Tumblers, two-for-one Mote Aquarium passes, a T-shirt, discounts on fishing tackle and much more. Please go to Reef Plate to send your gift today.
Buy an engraved brick. Leave a legacy.
Engrave your loved ones' names or a special message on a brick at Mote. You can place a brick in Mote’s courtyard and walkways, in the public pathways at the entrances to Mote Aquarium and its Laboratory building and at the Ann & Alfred Goldstein Marine Mammal Research and Rehabilitation Center. Commemorative bricks offer an opportunity to support the future of Mote Marine Laboratory while becoming a part of its history. For details visit Buy a Brick Program or call 941-388-4441, ext. 373.
Oceans of options: Visit Mote’s gift shop in person.
Don’t know that to get your sea-loving friends and family? Check out the gift shop at Mote Aquarium – there’s something for everyone!
Give your teenager comfy pajamas with friendly sea animals that read “No Wake Zone.” There is even a pocket for their cell phone! Know a child who loves to take apart electronics just to put them back together? Try a “Create Your Own Aquatic Animal” with over 150 metal parts.
Does someone in your family love to read about the wonders of the ocean? The Aquarium gift shop has you covered. And don’t forget the countless shark, dolphin, sea turtle, manatee and other marine life-inspired gift ideas galore!
Mote Aquarium and its gift shop are open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day of the week at 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway, Sarasota, Fla., 34236.
Shop online. Give back to the ocean.
Want those holiday deals without the lines and early wake-up call? This holiday season, give back to the ocean at no cost to you with AmazonSmile, a simple and automatic way for you to support Mote Marine Laboratory every time you shop online.
When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the same convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com offers, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to Mote, or your pre-selected charity.
Sign up here and then every eligible purchase you make will result in a donation, automatically, at no cost to you!
Support the oceans and the world-class research at Mote by starting your holiday shopping today with AmazonSmile.
Honor someone you love (and the ocean!) this holiday season.
Holidays are often a time of cheer, love and laughter with friends and family, and they can also be a time to remember those we have lost or to honor someone who means so much to us. You can donate to Mote to honor, remember or give tribute to someone special.
As sure as the moon influences the tides, your contribution is a major force in supporting the vital research and public education to help ensure ocean stewardship.
To honor a special someone this holiday season, support Mote with a donation.