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Mote Marine Laboratory announces second round of projects selected for the Florida Red Tide Mitigation & Technology Development Initiative Sixteen Mote and partner-led projects have been selected to investigate potential solutions to mitigate the impacts of Florida red tide November 10, 2020...
OCTOBER 17 IS INTERNATIONAL SAWFISH DAY! This day was established to celebrate these "flat sharks" and raise awareness for the challenges they face in our world's oceans. Learn some cool info below about sawfish from Mote staff member Jasmin Graham, a shark and sawfish researcher and Mote's MarSci-LACE...
New sound data interactive exhibit at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium Did you know fish, marine mammals, hurricanes, and people all make noises that can be heard underwater? Would you like to hear the sounds grouper make when spawning? Scientists record underwater sounds to study fish and marine...
Rescued sea turtle hatchlings have received plenty of TLC in Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium’s Hatchling Hospital during summer and early fall 2020. As September drew to a close, Mote staff reported that 1,400 of these baby sea turtles have completed their hospital stay and returned to the ocean. Green...
Male sea turtles are notoriously difficult to study: Once a male hatchling leaves the nest, there is no reason for him to return to the shore. Therefore, one of the few chances to study males up-close is when they need to be rescued due to sickness or injury (called a stranding). Mote researchers take...
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium announces a NEW 24/7 hotline number for reporting distressed, injured or deceased sea turtles, manatees, dolphins or whales in the Sarasota/Manatee region. The new number, 888-345-2335, is effective immediately. Mote's Stranding Investigations Program responds...
Mote Aquarium’s electric vehicle charging stations are part of FPL’s EV charging initiative – FPL EVolution – to accelerate the electrification of transportation in Florida and reduce carbon emissions. Celebrate National Drive Electric Week with an environmentally-friendly visit to Mote Aquarium...
Recently, Mote Marine Laboratory scientists released 7,500 healthy, juvenile, hatchery-reared snook into creeks in Southwest Florida, with the goal of replenishing snook populations that have been negatively affected by events such as cold stuns and Florida red tide. This is the largest number of snook...
Mote Marine Laboratory Senior Scientist Dr. Bob Hueter is gearing up for his next shark research adventure. Hueter serves as Chief Scientist for the organization OCEARCH, which is undertaking its latest scientific expedition to tag and sample white sharks (commonly nicknamed “great white sharks”)—part...
August 12, 2020—Sarasota, FL—For the first time in Florida or Caribbean waters, restored massive corals were observed spawning—part of sexual reproduction that could result in the next generation of coral offspring—thanks to Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium's innovative efforts to restore...