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On Dec. 2, an episode of WEDU Quest called “Sea Turtle Nesting Season,” featuring Mote’s Sea Turtle Conservation & Research Program, won a Suncoast Regional EMMY® in the Environmental Programs category. “It was amazing working with the folks at Mote," said Kenneth Cherry, Producer for...
The Sarasota Bay Fisheries Forum — a group for anglers, scientists and others seeking to proactively address fisheries management and science topics in the Sarasota Bay area — is gearing up for its October meeting. During the meeting attendees will hear from Damon Moore, an Environmental Program...
Today, Sept. 14, U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan’s office issued a news release about the exciting progress of their proposed amendment to boost federal government funds for research and mitigation of the Gulf of Mexico’s harmful algal blooms known as red tides. Buchanan’s proposed amendment was adopted...
Mote Marine Laboratory scientists and their citizen-science volunteers have completed their final coral restoration outplantings at Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park in Key West this month. This two-year project, funded by Monroe County Tourist Development Council, involved planting more than...
Mote Marine Laboratory scientists have launched a new study on how to farm almaco jack – a fish served as sushi or in cooked dishes in some parts of the world, but never before farmed in one of its major habitats, the Gulf of Mexico. Starting Wednesday, Aug. 23, scientists at Mote Aquaculture Research...
To celebrate the limited-time exhibit "Sea Debris: Awareness through Art" at Mote Aquarium in 2017–2018, Mote's team shared the following highlights from our efforts to address marine debris and advance other sustainability goals. City Island campus in Sarasota Florida (including Mote Aquarium) Informing...
Mote Marine Laboratory scientists have joined the latest OCEARCH expedition to study great white sharks off New York, with the hope of encountering juvenile sharks to better understand the lives of these important top predators. In 2016, OCEARCH and a team of participating scientists tagged nine young-of-the-year...
Mote Marine Laboratory found evidence that two nesting sea turtles dragged beach furniture caught on their upper shells during the past week on Longboat Key — a reminder that southwest Floridians should remove beach furniture at night to protect these threatened and endangered reptiles. Loggerhead...
Mote Marine Laboratory scientists are working with volunteers to restore corals this month in waters of Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park in Key West, Florida. Pre-registration is required and details are below. This is the second summer of a partnership project by Mote, Florida Park Service,...
Written by: Nadine Slimak Stellar scientists, hero veterans and future leaders planted 500 corals near Looe Key this week, marking the sixth year of a unique partnership involving science, conservation and restoration. Some 36 members of the Combat Wounded Veteran Challenge (CWVC) and SCUBAnauts...