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Mote Marine Laboratory’s leader shared red tide science to inform national policymakers yesterday, Sept. 27, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Mote President & CEO Dr. Michael P. Crosby served as a panelist during a red tide briefing at the Capitol to provide an overview of Florida red tide,...
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Florida Department of Health (DOH) and Mote Marine Laboratory (Mote) gathered on Monday, Sept. 24, for the State of Florida’s press announcement of a new partnership initiative to address...
Researchers highlight the need to increase genetic diversity among staghorn corals to prevent further loss in the Florida Reef Tract, U.S. --- Bleaching events caused by rising water temperatures could increase mortality among a coral species already threatened by disease, says new research by Mote...
VOTE HERE! Amanda Hodo, Aquarium Biologist at Mote, is a finalist in the Find Your Heroes contest through the Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA). Out of 95 entrants, only ten were selected as finalists, including Amanda! Voting concludes on September 12, 2018. Visit aza.org/heroes, scroll...
Florida International University and Mote Marine Laboratory are developing new and more efficient ways to treat manatees exposed to toxic red tide. Through a $428,000 grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s ECOHAB program, FIU and Mote are launching a three-year project...
During the Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) Annual Conference, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium's very own Amanda Hodo, Aquarium Biologist I, was selected as one of the four winners of the “Find Your Heroes" video contest. The contest, hosted by AZA and judged in part by Mutual...
Stephannie Kettle joined Mote Marine Laboratory's Community Relations & Communications team in August 2018 as the Public Relations Manager. She is responsible for writing press releases and coordinating media inquiries with local, regional and national outlets to continually raise awareness for Mote...
Mote Marine Laboratory scientists tagged an adult male loggerhead sea turtle nicknamed “Intrepid” with a satellite transmitter and released him this morning, July 27 from Lido Beach, Sarasota County, as part of a conservation-focused research effort. The turtle was rescued June 7 when citizens...
By Miguel Montalvo Mote Marine Laboratory’s Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital staff released a subadult Kemp's ridley turtle on Friday, July 13, from Anna Maria Island after it recovered from entanglement in fishing gear. The rehabilitation and release of this turtle, nicknamed “Gazpacho,”...
Story contributed by Florida Institute of Technology with additions from Mote Marine Laboratory Dr. Eugenie Clark was a pioneer in shark biology, known around the world for her illuminating research on shark behavior. She was also a pioneer in another critical way, as one of the first women of prominence...