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Wednesday, Feb. 1, Mote's resident manatees, Hugh and Buffett, predicted the winner of the Super Bowl for the 10th year in a row. So, who will win the big game? Well, it depends on who you ask. Buffett, who has the better record, predicts that the Atlanta Falcons will win while Hugh predicts the New...
Are you ready for some football? Mote Aquarium’s resident manatees Hugh and Buffett are! Come cheer on Mote’s manatees at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1, as they predict the Super Bowl for their 10th year in a row. Will they choose the New England Patriots or the Atlanta Falcons as winner of...
Below is a press release from Dr. Steven Beckham, an inventor from Cortez who created a new product designed to remove barnacles and mussels from underwater vessels. For interviews, contact Dr. Steve Beckham: 941-928-3960 An inventor from Cortez, Florida, Dr. Steven Beckham, has created an environmentally...
Nearly $7,000 was donated to Mote Marine Laboratory recently in honor of 13-year old Lucie Gray-Miller for her bat mitzvah, a Jewish celebration when a female becomes an adult. The funds will support Mote’s Manatee Research Program and Mote’s resident manatees, Hugh and Buffett. Gray-Miller chose...
Tuesday Dec. 21, Mote Marine Laboratory scientists together with scientists from the University of Havana published the first-ever peer-reviewed scientific paper on the movements and habitat use of the longfin mako, a rare and vulnerable species of shark. The study is based on two longfin makos tagged...
On Monday, Dec. 12, 2016, members of the Longboat Key Turtle Watch (LBKTW) donated $8,405 to help advance Mote Marine Laboratory’s education and sea turtle programs, and presented the Town of Longboat Key with a donation as well. The funds for Mote will be distributed among the Lab’s Hatchling...
The Sarasota Bay Fisheries forum — a group for anglers, scientists and others seeking to proactively address fisheries management and science topics in the Sarasota Bay area — is gearing up for its free December meeting. During the meeting Dr. Kellie Dixon, Manager of the Chemical and Physical...
On Thursday, Nov. 10, Mote Marine Laboratory hosted a Teach-a-Kid Fishing & Ecology Clinic for James Tillman Elementary School students to discover the fun of sustainable fishing — not to mention why fish are so slippery, how to do the fishy art of Gyotaku and how young anglers can make a “reel”...
South Marco, Seagate, Vanderbilt and Barefoot beaches recently became the first Collier County sites to report beach conditions to the public through Mote Marine Laboratory’s Beach Conditions Reporting System (BCRS). The BCRS (www.visitbeaches.org) provides twice-daily updates on conditions like...
Talbots at University Town Center and Mote Marine Laboratory invite you to shop Dec. 13 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. for winter classics while benefitting Mote, a homegrown marine research and education institution. Talbots will donate ten percent of all sales during that time to Mote. Talbots at The...