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Thousands gathered to celebrate coral reef ecosystems, conservation and Florida Keys culture during Mote’s Ocean Fest: A Community Celebration on April 14 at the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary’s Eco-Discovery Center and the beautifully renovated Truman Waterfront Park in Key West. Mote’s...
Study done under USFWS permit MA770191-5. -- The resident manatees at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium have been swimming against a current in an Endless Pool water flume — the same kind of swimmer’s “treadmill” used by human athletes — for the first study of energetic costs in...
Mote scientists will host a training session at 6 p.m. April 18 on Summerland Key for divers and snorkelers interested in volunteering for the Florida Keys BleachWatch program. This program provides early warnings of potential coral bleaching events in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary during...
More than 1,000 runners and walkers hit the beach to help endangered and threatened sea turtles during Mote Marine Laboratory’s 32nd annual Run for the Turtles today, April 7, on Siesta Public Beach. (Race results below). The Run, a 5K race sanctioned by the Manasota Track Club and a 1-mile fun-run/walk,...
The first-year anniversary of Mote’s state-of-the-art facility in the Florida Keys, the Elizabeth Moore International Center for Coral Reef Research & Restoration (IC2R3), is cause for celebration. Opened in May 2017, IC2R3 exemplifies Mote’s vision as an international leader of marine research...
The Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) announced today that Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium in Sarasota, Florida, was granted accreditation by AZA’s independent Accreditation Commission. “AZA accreditation signifies that Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is committed to meeting...
Resident manatee in Mote Aquarium. Credit: Conor Goulding/Mote Marine Laboratory Media: The first interview opportunities with the study author are expected to be available during the week of April 2. However, media are welcome to share the content below starting March 28, Manatee Appreciation Day. -- Detecting...
End-of-year update (as of Sept. 30, 2018) In addition to the PHYSS unit that the Booker Engineering students encased for use in the lab, Mote has also converted two PHYSS units into submersibles and deployed them in the field this year to monitor for Florida red tide — one southeast of Sanibel...
Visitors might not gravitate to the simple-looking African cichlid fish in Mote Aquarium’s exhibit “Oh Baby! Life Cycles of the Seas” — but its plain appearance belies an important backstory. These black or silver fish of the species Astatotilapia piceata (also called Haplochromis piceatus) may...
A new bipartisan bill introduced in U.S. Congress this month encourages a science-based approach to significantly reduce the overfishing and unsustainable trade of sharks, rays and skates around the world and prevent shark finning. The Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act of 2018 was introduced...