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End-of-year update: Seagrass may help protect corals from ocean acidification, Mote science affirms

December 19, 2018 Hayley Rutger

Mote Marine Laboratory research in 2018 strengthened the concept that seagrasses could help protect nearby coral reefs from ocean acidification (OA), a chemistry shift occurring as part of global climate change.

End-of-year update: Mote’s ocean acidification research system expands after Irma

December 19, 2018 Hayley Rutger

This year, Mote Marine Laboratory staff rebuilt and enhanced their ocean acidification research system in the Florida Keys to double its capacity and incorporate finer-scale controls of experimental conditions, after Hurricane Irma destroyed the previous OA system in September 2017.

End-of-year update: Blue hole studies deepen in the Gulf of Mexico

December 19, 2018 Hayley Rutger

On Nov. 18, 2018, Mote Marine Laboratory scientists and colleagues dove deep into an offshore “blue hole” in the Gulf of Mexico, launching a new round of exploration and research into these underwater caves, springs and sinkholes whose scientific investigation has been pioneered by Mote.

End-of-year update: Tracking multiple marine species through a Sarasota Bay network

December 19, 2018 Hayley Rutger

This year, studies of multiple marine species in Sarasota Bay advanced thanks to the collaborative work of Mote Marine Laboratory, the Sarasota Dolphin Research Program (SDRP, a Chicago Zoological Society program in collaboration with Mote), New College of Florida, Florida Atlantic University (FAU) at Harbor Branch and Loggerhead Instruments – partners who operate the Sarasota Coast Acoustic Network (SCAN). The network has two primary components: tracking tagged animals and listening for environmental sounds including those produced by dolphins and fish.

Mote thanks Bank of America for red tide research support

September 21, 2018 Hayley Rutger

Mote Marine Laboratory thanks Bank of America for a $15,000 grant awarded Saturday, Sept. 15, to aid Mote’s research efforts focused on Florida red tide.

Conservation organizations partner for snook recovery along Florida’s west coast after red tide

September 7, 2018 Hayley Rutger

Coastal Conservation Association Florida, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Mote Marine Laboratory launch initiative to enhance the snook fishery on Florida’s southwest coast by stocking 5,000 juvenile snook during a one-year project. (End-of-year updates added December 2018.)

New shark species named in honor of Mote founder

July 17, 2018 mote

Fondly labeled the “Shark Lady,” Dr. Eugenie Clark founded Mote Marine Laboratory and continued studying fishes until she passed away in 2015 at age 92. She will now be recognized with another distinction: namesake of a newly discovered species of dogfish shark.

Mote Welcomes New Member to Keys Advisory Council

July 3, 2018 mote

Mote Marine Laboratory is pleased to welcome Michael Puto to its Florida Keys Advisory Council supporting Mote’s Elizabeth Moore International Center for Coral Reef Research & Restoration (IC2R3) on Summerland Key and the growing number of Mote programs throughout Monroe County.

Whale shark update: transmitter reveals Minnie’s location

July 2, 2018 mote

A few weeks ago, Mote scientists placed tracking devices on two whale sharks nicknamed “Minnie” and “Colt” offshore of Longboat Key and New Pass in Sarasota. On Saturday, June 30, Minnie’s tag “pinged” and revealed her location about 50 miles north of the Florida Keys, a movement of about 150 miles over three weeks.

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News & Press

End-of-year update: Seagrass may help protect corals from ocean acidification, Mote science affirms

End-of-year update: Mote’s ocean acidification research system expands after Irma

End-of-year update: Blue hole studies deepen in the Gulf of Mexico

End-of-year update: Tracking multiple marine species through a Sarasota Bay network

Mote thanks Bank of America for red tide research support

Conservation organizations partner for snook recovery along Florida’s west coast after red tide

New shark species named in honor of Mote founder

Mote Welcomes New Member to Keys Advisory Council

Whale shark update: transmitter reveals Minnie’s location

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