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Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is pleased to announce support for the directorship of Mote’s new Red Tide Institute thanks to a generous five-year grant. Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation has provided $751,487 in funding that will provide a significant level of support for the director...
On April 4, 2019, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium and Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to kick off a partnership that addresses impacts of harmful algal blooms (HABs) to Florida’s environment, economy and quality of life. The signing took place...
Today, Florida House Representative and Majority Whip Michael Grant (District 75) sponsored House Bill 1135 to establish the Florida Red Tide Mitigation & Technology Development Initiative. This Initiative will focus on the development of innovative technologies and approaches critically needed for...
On February 21, 2019, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium hosted Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) at its City Island campus to discuss urgent threats facing Florida’s oceans, including harmful algae blooms affecting our coastlines and the significant decline of coral reefs. Mote President & CEO, Dr....
On Jan. 28, 2019, Mote Marine Laboratory staff released Salem, a bottlenose dolphin that had been in our care since she stranded on Oct. 31, 2018. Read about her release here. Check out this video about Salem's journey: Dr. Randall Wells, Director of Chicago Zoological Society's Sarasota...
Hugh and Buffett, resident manatees at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium, have been predicting the winners of the Super Bowl for the past 11 years. Check out this year's prediction for Super Bowl LIII below: Buffett's previous record is 9-2, while Hugh's is 6-5. Will Hugh be able...
Mote Marine Laboratory’s strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency have earned it a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity evaluator. Since 2002, using objective analysis, Charity Navigator has awarded only the most fiscally...
In July 2018, Mote Marine Laboratory scientists and partners from the Dutch Elasmobranch Society (NEV) began investigating how to keep nurse sharks from getting stuck in spiny lobster traps to benefit both species and the lobster fishery. The Saba bank in the Dutch Caribbean is a shark sanctuary,...
Approximately 330 juvenile snook were released in Phillippi Creek at Riverview High School on December 7, 2018. The snook have been cared for by Riverview High School students in a unique partnership between Mote Marine Laboratory and the school, through the Stars to Starfish program. Here more about...
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium President & CEO Dr. Michael P. Crosby is pleased to announce that Kevin Cooper has been selected for the new role of Mote Vice President for Communications & Strategic Initiatives (VP-CSI). Mr. Cooper is currently serving as the President of the Greater Sarasota...