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As Creative Content Manager, Hayley Rutger applies her love of science writing, graphic design and photography to support communications for all of the world-class research, education and outreach programs at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium.
Hayley's work appears in Mote Magazine, exhibits at Mote Aquarium, Mote’s web site, marketing materials, social media, fundraising campaigns and more. She helps the public gain a better understanding of scientific research and marine conservation efforts taking place in Southwest Florida and around the world. Through these efforts, she works to help the Lab fulfill the goals in its guiding “roadmap,” the Beyond 2020 Vision & Strategic Plan.
Photo above & below: Loggerhead turtle Walter with satellite tag. Credit both: Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife (CROW) An adult male loggerhead sea turtle was fitted with a satellite tracker and released at the West Wind Inn on Sanibel on Thursday, June 28, following rehabilitation...
On Tuesday, June 26, 2018, Mote Marine Laboratory joined forces with members of the Combat Wounded Veteran Challenge (CWVC) and SCUBAnauts International to plant corals and rebuild the reef near the Looe Key Sanctuary Preservation Area. This event, being conducted under Florida Keys National Marine...
Media contacts: Mote: Hayley Rutger, 941-374-0081, hrutger@mote.org FWC: Brian Norris, 239-841-9037, Brian.norris@myfwc.com -- Eight sea turtle nests were run over by a small vehicle – and seven had their marking stakes dislodged – on south Siesta Key, according to a report submitted Friday by...
As July 4 approaches and community members plan their celebrations on local waters and beaches, Mote Marine Laboratory reminds boaters and beachgoers to respect and protect marine animals. Please practice safe boating, in accordance with guidelines from the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation...
Sharks are awesome — and so is the science that helps us understand them! Join us for the fourth annual Shark Days at Mote: Real Sharks, Real Science. From July 25-28, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium will feature an array of family events and activities centered around these amazing animals. Event...
On June 14 at Atlantis, Paradise Island resort in The Bahamas, one of only two aquariums in the Western Hemisphere to presently care for and study the manta ray, a marine scientist and a team of 20 marine aquarists successfully completed the transfer of a 700-plus pound manta nicknamed “Leyley” with...
End-of-year updates (December 2018) Between April 20 and Dec. 1, the nonprofit Sarasota Bay Watch and its volunteers released 177,000 young adult, native, southern hard clams (Mercenaria campechiensis) produced by Bay Shellfish Company and raised by commercial clam farmers, under Sarasota Bay Watch’s...
For immediate release: 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 13. Provided by Gulf Research Program with added section from Mote Marine Laboratory. National Academies' Gulf Research Program awards over $287,000 to assist scientific research impacted by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma WASHINGTON – The Gulf Research...
Hundreds celebrated World Oceans Day on June 2 at Mote Aquarium in Sarasota, where ocean conservationists shared their knowledge through fun activities and guests explored the special exhibit “Sea Debris: Awareness through Art” before it concludes on June 15. Mote’s World Oceans Day Family Festival...
As Southwest Florida’s weather and coastal waters warm, Mote Marine Laboratory reminds boaters and beachgoers to respect and protect marine animals. Please practice safe boating, in accordance with guidelines from the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission and U.S. Coast Guard, heed...
