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In 2013, a group of aquariums, zoos and governmental and nongovernmental organizations came together under a new umbrella called the International Consortium for Marine Conservation (ICMC). This new coalition, hosted by Mote, is dedicated to moving marine science from the lab and into the field where...
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) reported last week that a bloom of Florida red tide was confirmed in water samples collected offshore of Hernando County, in the area of a large fish kill. Satellite images suggested the bloom was 80 miles long and 50 miles wide and was 40-...
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...
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...
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”...
As 2013 winds down, Mote Marine Laboratory is looking to the future — to exciting new directions for our world-class marine science and education, to the next generation of exceptional marine researchers and to hope for tomorrow’s oceans. This year, Mote’s new President and CEO, Dr. Michael...
Researchers from six nations gather for the 1st International Workshop on Impacts of Ocean Acidification and Climate Change on Corals and Coral Reefs, which was led by Mote Marine Laboratory and the Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat, Israel and took place Dec. 6-10 in Eilat. The...