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(Keyless, the winning sand sculpture in the 2014 Siesta Key Crystal Classic, photo credit: Studio F productions.) The Siesta Key Crystal Classic Master Sand Sculpting Competitionfeatures professional sand sculptors creating towering artworks that can exceed 10 feet tall. The Crystal Classic has become...
On Monday, July 20, Mote Marine Laboratory joined forces with members of the Combat Wounded Veteran Challenge (CWVC) and SCUBAnauts International in an underwater mission to restore Florida’s reef. In all, more than 50 divers planted some 250 fragments of staghorn coral in Mote’s special restoration...
A large, adult male sea turtle who was hit by a boat, missing part of his flipper and unable to dive well was rescued Sunday, June 28, in Lyons Bay in Nokomis by members of the Venice Police Marine Patrol, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the Sarasota Police Department,...
FROM LEFT: MOTE SCIENTISTS DR. ROBERT HUETER AND DR. KIM RITCHIE, AND CUBAN SCIENTISTS ALEXEI RUIZ ABIERNO OF UNIVERSITY OF HAVANA AND DR. FABIÁN PINA AMARGÓS OF CUBA’S CENTER FOR COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH RIDE THROUGH A MANGROVE CHANNEL DURING THE FEBRUARY 2015 EXPEDITION TO STUDY SHARKS AND...
The second annual Sarasota Lionfish Derby is an exciting and environmentally beneficial event that invites SCUBA divers and snorkelers to compete to collect as many lionfish as possible in an effort to control the spread of this invasive species. (Scroll to bottom for registration.) The Derby will...
Microsoft is celebrating its grand opening at University Town Center (UTC) by showing its support for local nonprofits. The company has pledged a grant for $500,000 worth of computer software to Mote Marine Laboratory — and you're invited to come celebrate with us. On June 11, the public is invited...
Dads, start your engines... for a trip to Mote! On Father’s Day, June 21, dads can visit Mote Aquarium for free with the purchase of a child’s ticket. Come learn about the amazing and unusual dads (and moms) living in our oceans by visiting Mote’s limited-time exhibit “Oh Baby! Life Cycles...
Mote Marine Laboratory celebrated the life and legacy of its founding "Shark Lady," Dr. Eugenie Clark, during a special memorial event Monday, May 4 — Clark’s birthday — at Mote in Sarasota, Fla. The public celebration and an invitation-only gathering later that evening brought together 550...
Mote Marine Laboratory offers a huge “thanks” to the Longboat Key Turtle Watch for supporting two student scholarships for the Lab’s summer camp programs. Both scholarship positions will be awarded as “The Orville Clayton Scholarship” to honor Clayton, who co-founded Longboat Key Turtle Watch...
The Deepwater Horizon oil rig sank on April 22, 2010, after an explosion on April 20 that killed 11 workers and set off one of the worst environmental disasters in our nation's history. Today, Mote Marine Laboratory is advancing new research related to the spill, focusing on the health of key fishes...