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Scientists seek to plant fish-friendly, shoreline greenery at no cost to you Do you live on the water and want to see more fish, wading birds and other wildlife? The Sarasota Bay Fisheries Forum — a coalition of community members, scientists, resource managers and others who love fish — seeks...
On Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018, SCUBAPRO and Florida Underwater Sports, the exclusive SCUBAPRO platinum dealer of Sarasota, donated $75,000 worth of dive equipment to support Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium's mission of ocean education, science, conservation and restoration. “We are truly grateful...
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is pleased to welcome Allison Delashmit as its new Florida Keys Community Relations Manager. In this newly created position, Delashmit will be the local contact for media requests in the Florida Keys. Based at Mote’s Elizabeth Moore International Center for...
The first study on Florida stone crabs and ocean acidification was published this month by a Mote Marine Laboratory scientist and offers clues for relieving environmental stress on these tasty and economically valuable crabs. The study in the peer-reviewed Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and...
Mote Marine Laboratory is delighted to welcome new Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr. Heather Page and Staff Biologist Dr. Abigail Clark to its Elizabeth Moore International Center for Coral Reef Research & Restoration (IC2R3) on Summerland Key, Florida. Dr. Heather Page, hired in January, joins...
Today, Feb. 19, Mote Marine Laboratory (Mote) and Boy Scouts of America, Florida National High Adventure Sea Base (BSA Sea Base), formalized a collaboration combining Mote’s leadership in coral reef research and restoration with BSA’s Marine STEM Adventure program. This new initiative will enhance...
Celebrate African Americans' contributions to marine science during a live, online video program presented by Mote Marine Laboratory’s SeaTrek.TV and featuring Mote Aquarium Biologist Amanda Hodo. This free program, geared toward grade 6 through adult audiences, will take place from 1-2 p.m. Feb....
On Feb. 8, 2018, surrounded by some of southwest Florida’s most influential residents, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium’s President & CEO, Dr. Michael P. Crosby, made the announcement many in the area had been waiting to hear: Mote will build a spectacular new Aquarium on mainland Sarasota...
Thursday, Feb. 1, Mote Aquarium's resident manatees, Hugh and Buffett, predicted the winner of the Super Bowl for the 11th year in a row. So, who will win the big game? Well, it depends on who you ask. Buffett, who has the better record, chose the Philadelphia Eagles, while Hugh chose the New England...
On Feb. 1, Mote Marine Laboratory released eight Kemp’s ridley sea turtles from Mote’s Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital. These turtles, plus a ninth Kemp’s and one green sea turtle still at Mote, came to Florida on Dec. 8 as part of a team effort to rehabilitate 46 cold-stunned turtles initially...