Mote welcomes new Facility Rental and Service Coordinator

Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium is pleased to welcome Allison Whitten as the new Facility Rental and Service Coordinator. Each year, millions of visitors travel to Sarasota to enjoy its beaches and marine life. Mote offers the possibility to rent special locations for weddings and every kind of festivity. Nowadays, zoos and aquariums are becoming popular places for unique wedding experiences.  

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Mote recognized for top-notch digital learning program

Mote Marine Laboratory’s digital learning program, SeaTrek.TV Interactive, earned the highest award in educational, interactive videoconferencing, the Pinnacle Award, for the 2015-2016 school year from the Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration (CILC).

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Sept. 15: Free volunteer interest coffee

Looking for a way to support marine life and your community? Learn about exciting volunteer opportunities at a free coffee reception at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium. As a nonprofit, world-class marine research institution, Mote depends on the support of its community.

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Supporters of Mote give college students the chance to study marine science

On Wednesday, Aug. 3, Mote Marine Laboratory (Mote) — an independent research institution that hosts interns from around the world — celebrated the success of nine college students who will soon conclude a rigorous, marine research-based summer internship that took place during the 2015-2016 school year, an opportunity provided by The Nature Conservancy and Mote.

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Vote for Mote as an inspiring nonprofit by sharing your story

Calling all Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium members, guests, volunteers, interns and summer campers, has Mote ever inspired you? Voting is now open for SRQ Magazine’s Independent Spirit Awards and you can help Mote win by sharing your story about how Mote positively impacted your life or a family or a friend’s life through hope, inspiration and caring.

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Application extension: Mote’s Ocean Technology Club

Mote Marine Laboratory has extended its application deadline  for its Ocean Technology Club — a new program that will allow Sarasota- and Manatee-county high schoolers and teachers to learn and apply science and technology skills through the mentorship of marine researchers at Mote — to Aug. 22.

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