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SEE PHOTOS FROM OUR 2022 RUN FOR THE TURTLES Sea turtle conservation and research got a vital boost last weekend from 1,343 people who registered for Mote Marine Laboratory's 5K and 1-mile Run for the Turtles. Whether they joined the April 2 Run at Siesta Beach, joined the virtual Run from...
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is pleased to recognize support from Manatee Community Foundation for Mote’s award-winning education programs. Thanks to The Bishop-Parker Foundations Fund of Manatee Community Foundation, Mote and partners at Pace Center for Girls will provide year-round monthly...
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is pleased to welcome retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Frances Presley Rice as a new member of the Mote Board of Trustees. LTC Rice grew up in Atlanta, Georgia, and served in the Army for 20 years, retiring as a lawyer in the Judge Advocate General’s Corps....
Hawkeye was released earlier this month after being rescued from the ocean entangled in fishing line. Under the Sunshine Skyway bridge late February was Hawkeye, a hawksbill sea turtle, stuck in line tightly wrapped around its neck and flipper. A fisherman found the juvenile turtle and notified Mote's...
Now with more than 50 sites, Mote's Beach Conditions Reporting System (BCRS) tells you what you need to know before you hit the beach! Whether you use the app or the website, BCRS shows updates on crowds, surf conditions, currents, drift algae, water/air temperatures, the presence of respiratory irritation...
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...
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...
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium announced plans for future development to bring science-based coral reef restoration to Key Largo. A new land-based nursery, the first in Key Largo, will be built on the grounds of the Reefhouse Resort & Marina, formerly known as Key Largo Bay Marriott Beach...
Scientists at Mote Marine Laboratory have taken a critical step toward diversifying efforts to restore Florida’s Coral Reef. In early February, Dr. Jason Spadaro, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Mote’s Elizabeth Moore International Center for Coral Reef Research & Restoration on Summerland...
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is proud to welcome Dr. Andrew Economos as a new member of the Mote Board of Trustees. A Sarasota native, Dr. Economos retired from a successful career in computing technology for pioneering applications in aerospace, business and broadcasting. He founded and led...