A Peek into the Octopus Nursery at Mote

Cephalopod Specialist Brian Siegel is once again tending to some eight-tentacled babies behind the scenes in The Aquarium at Mote Marine Laboratory. You may remember hearing about the tiny Caribbean pygmy octopuses (Octopus mercatoris) Siegel was raising in March when pictures of one of them “dancing”...

Dive into Marine Science with Mote Summer Camps

This summer, kids can get involved in something fishy: ocean-themed summer camps from Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium. Mote is a world-class marine research facility offering informal science education that goes beyond the textbook and into the Bay. Registration is now open for pre-K through high...