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In continuing the goal of increasing minority representation in marine research and aquarium sciences, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is proud to announce the appointment of Amanda Felix to the position of Diversity and Inclusion Advisor to the President & CEO. This newly established position...
The following story ran in the fall 2022 Mote Magazine, a special publication distributed to Mote's members and donors twice a year. In the shallow salt water of the Gulf of Mexico swims a female manatee and her calf, tooling around and grazing on seagrass. The manatee calls to her calf, but what...
A green sea turtle, nicknamed “Waves,” was released from Lido Beach after recovering at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital from entanglement injuries, tumors and an ingested hook. Waves was found entangled near the Seafood Shark Marina in Cortez, Florida...
Special animals require special equipment, and thanks to a pair of grants from local community foundations, Mote’s Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital will be even better equipped to serve the region’s turtle patients. Community Foundation of Sarasota County and Manatee Community Foundation have...
At 11:30 a.m. on June 24, a new "species" of shark will enter the water in Mote Aquarium's Shark Zone: Arty the Shark, a recycled polyester and neoprene art piece made by participants in Borderless Arts Tennessee. Borderless Arts Tennessee, a statewide organization committed to inclusive and accessible...
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is excited to announce a partnership with Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) for the new Mote Science Education Aquarium (Mote SEA) at Nathan Benderson Park. Through FPL’s charitable arm, the NextEra Energy Foundation, the company has committed $300,000 to...
Over 40 tiny bundles of joy were released into the ocean following rehab at two southwest Florida aquariums Over the past week, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium took over 40 sea turtle hatchlings offshore to be released following rehabilitation. Mote’s Hatchling Hospital successfully rehabilitated...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Stephannie Kettle Public Relations Manager | Mote Marine Laboratory skettle@mote.org | 941.302.4997 Sarasota, Fla. — Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium and the City of Anna Maria have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to pursue the construction...
This story is a highlight from our 2020 Annual Report. It’s been the talk of the town for some time in southwest Florida: Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is expanding. However, many have only seen part of the picture——plans for our exciting Aquarium rebirth—and have yet to discover...
This story is a highlight from Mote's 2020 Annual Report. SUSTAINING FISHERIES—GLOBAL SPOTLIGHT ON MOTE In November 2019, Mote Marine Laboratory was a magnet for fisheries scientists from around the world—drawing more than 80 researchers from the U.S. and 13 other countries for...