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Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is excited to announce the opening of a new offsite exhibit, Coral Reef Exploration, at the Keys History & Discovery Center in Islamorada. This permanent exhibit features three aquariums, interpretative displays and interactive kiosks, focusing on providing both...
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is very pleased to welcome Dr. Whitney Greene as its new veterinarian. Greene will provide medical care and treatment for all resident animals at Mote Aquarium and rehabilitation patients at Mote’s hospitals for sea turtles and cetaceans (dolphins and whales)....
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium hosted one of their popular Teach-A-Kid Fishing & Ecology Clinics in November at Mote Aquaculture Research Park in Sarasota County, delighting and educating 88 fifth grade students from Florine J. Abel Elementary. Students learned the basics of fishing and...
Mote Marine Laboratory is pleased to welcome Dr. Cynthia Heil as Director of its new Red Tide Institute, which focuses on studying and testing Florida red tide mitigation and control technologies to improve quality of life for coastal communities affected by these challenging harmful algal blooms (HABs). The...
By Miguel Montalvo -- November is Manatee Awareness Month! This has been a tough year for the Florida manatee. So far, 732 manatees have died, more than the 538 total in 2017. Part of the reason for this unusually high mortality rate is the current red tide bloom (which is known or suspected...
Mote Marine Laboratory is thrilled to welcome Ross Johnston as its new Virtual Learning Education Specialist and host of SeaTrek.TV. Johnston will educate the public primarily through SeaTrek.TV interactive video lessons: Mote’s live, two-way virtual connections withschools and other organizations,...
Mote Marine Laboratory is pleased to welcome Mr. Peter Horton to its Florida Keys Advisory Council supporting Mote’s Elizabeth Moore International Center for Coral Reef Research & Restoration (IC2R3) on Summerland Key and the growing number of Mote programs throughout Monroe County. In addition...
Mote Marine Laboratory is grateful to acknowledge the recent receipt of funds for red tide research from area restaurants and supporters. On September 25, Mote President & CEO, Dr. Michael P. Crosby, accepted a check from the Save Our Shores Long Table event alongside local restaurant owners. The...
Mote Marine Laboratory is pleased to host its inaugural Islamorada Ocean Fest on Saturday, Dec. 1 at Founders Park from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Originally slated to take place October 2017, the event was canceled after Hurricane Irma. Mote’s Ocean Fest has been celebrated for eight years in Key West at...
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is honored to announce the continued support of its programs from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, with a recent partnership grant for $55,000 for the upcoming season. Support comes from two funds at the Community Foundation, the Martha Leiter and Nancy...