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An adult male dolphin that was caught in a small lake northwest of Everglades City in Collier County was rescued by about 20 members of the Southeast Region Marine Mammal Stranding Network on Thursday. The 8.5-foot dolphin was first spotted swimming in a place he didn’t belong by staff of Speedy’s...
Over the past two weeks, several groups have conducted a Mote Marine Laboratory partnership mission to restore coral. Working with Mote scientists, members of SCUBAnauts International, Combat Wounded Veteran Challenge and Gold Star Teen Adventures helped plant threatened staghorn corals in a special...
The animal rescue and recovery team at Mote Marine Laboratory recently received $12,104 from the Sea Turtle Grants Program to purchase a new boat that will enhance Mote’s response to distressed sea turtles, dolphins and whales and enable new research about the threats they face. The funds helped...
Visitors online and in person now have new ways to connect with Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium, thanks to a redesigned website that offers online ticketing and easier access to information about the organization’s many research programs, initiatives and the hands-on experiences. The website...
One of the oldest dolphins in Sarasota Bay died on June 7 after ingesting fishing gear. This loss serves as a reminder to protect marine life while enjoying our coastal waters and beaches on July 4 and year 'round. (Tips below) The 58-year-old female dolphin Squiggy was recovered dead and examined...
The first sea turtle hatchlings of 2014 emerged this week in the area patrolled by Mote Marine Laboratory, which monitors nesting from Longboat Key through Venice. The hatched loggerhead sea turtle nest was reported Sunday, June 22, on Longboat Key (Sarasota County side) by Mote’s Sea Turtle Patrol...
Written by: Nadine Slimak Kids are getting into something fishy at Mote Marine Lab: Ocean-themed summer camps are in full swing, and spots remain open for pre-K and middle-school campers. Mote is a world-class marine research facility offering informal science education that goes beyond the textbook...
State Rep. Holly Merrill Raschein, R-Key Largo, visited Mote’s Tropical Research Laboratory on Summerland Key — and went diving in Mote’s coral restoration nursery — on Friday, June 6 to learn how Mote is studying and restoring coral reefs, especially focusing on Florida’s reefs. Raschein said...
A great white shark nicknamed “Betsy” and tagged for research off Cape Cod was swimming about 63 miles off Boca Grande, Fla., as of Friday, April 25. The female shark was tagged by a team led by OCEARCH and including scientists from Mote Marine Laboratory, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution...
The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee has awarded an $18,000 grant to help Mote Marine Laboratory and marine scientists in Israel join forces to study some of the toughest challenges facing oceans worldwide. Grant funds will help Mote and Israeli researchers travel and partner on much-needed studies...