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Stephannie Kettle

Hugh the manatee gazes quizzically at the camera in this underwater portrait. His small, round eyes shine smooth and bright, like dark marbles. His nostrils are closed, plugged by circular flaps, an adaptation to keep the water out. There is a small scar above his left eye.
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Mote earns coveted 4-star rating from Charity Navigator

January 23, 2019 | Stephannie Kettle

Mote Marine Laboratory’s strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency have earned it a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity evaluator. Since 2002, using objective analysis, Charity Navigator has awarded only the most fiscally...

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Longboat Key Turtle Watch grants holiday wishes for Mote’s sea turtle and education programs

December 12, 2018 | Hayley Rutger

Longboat Key Turtle Watch donates to Mote's sea turtle and education programs. Credit Conor Goulding/Mote Marine Laboratory Mote Marine Laboratory staff thanked Longboat Key Turtle Watch (LBKTW) for their generous donation of $9,670 to Mote’s sea turtle and education programs during a check presentation...

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Mote-led initiative will restore resilient corals across 130 acres thanks to new grant

November 09, 2018 | Hayley Rutger

Mote Marine Laboratory and partners will restore 70,000 coral “seeds” across 130 acres of depleted Florida reefs over three years — prioritizing coral genetic varieties resilient to disease and climate change impacts — thanks to a grant of nearly $1.5 million announced today, Nov. 9, by the National...

Aerial image of a bloom of Florida red tide in August 2018, taken by Dr. Vincent Lovko, Mote Staff Scientist
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Mote launches Red Tide Institute for mitigation and control, thanks to founding donor

October 23, 2018 | Hayley Rutger

Mote Marine Laboratory leaders are thrilled to announce a major new step toward realizing a vision for addressing Florida red tide: a generous philanthropic investment of $1 million from The Andrew and Judith Economos Charitable Foundation to establish and support the first year of operations for the...

Mote president and CEO, Dr. Michael Crosby poses on the beach holding a large check with over a dozen representatives from local restaurant owners who raised the money for red tide research.
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Save our Shores Long Table Dinner Raises Money for Mote’s Red Tide Research

October 08, 2018 | Stephannie Kettle

Mote Marine Laboratory is grateful to acknowledge the recent receipt of funds for red tide research from area restaurants and supporters. On September 25, Mote President & CEO, Dr. Michael P. Crosby, accepted a check from the Save Our Shores Long Table event alongside local restaurant owners. The...

Preschool children sit cross-legged on the floor with their parents excitedly examining a set of real shark jaws about a foot wide held for them by the Shark Day Festival education instructor.
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Mote partners with the Community Foundation of Sarasota County for a second year

October 08, 2018 | Stephannie Kettle

Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is honored to announce the continued support of its programs from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, with a recent partnership grant for $55,000 for the upcoming season. Support comes from two funds at the Community Foundation, the Martha Leiter and Nancy...

Men, women and children of all ages pose with a giant $15,000 check in front of the Mote aquarium visitor's entrance. Many wear Bank of America shirts.
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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. The current bloom of Florida red tide, Karenia brevis algae, has continued since October 2017. Though not unprecedented in duration, it has brought...

Mote President and CEO Dr. Michael Crosby and Fulbright Scholar Dr. Riyad Manasrah smile as they shake hands in front of a bookself full of scientific literature, artifacts and a candy-haired troll doll in a scuba mask and snorkel.
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Mote welcomes Jordanian Fulbright Scholar studying coastal lagoons

September 21, 2018 | Hayley Rutger

Mote Marine Laboratory is pleased to welcome Dr. Riyad Manasrah, recipient of a prestigious Fulbright Visiting Scholar Award from the Middle Eastern nation of Jordan. Manasrah will investigate the physical and chemical dynamics of coastal ocean lagoons in the northern Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea, to determine...

Over 60 people practice yoga under a covered pavilion. They kneel on their mats in a low lunge, their left knees up and their right knees on the ground Their hands are held open palmed in the air. Sunlight streams in from gaps in the canopy.
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Hundreds of nonprofits benefit from Community Foundation of Sarasota County’s 2018 Giving Challenge

July 09, 2018 | mote

By Kate Knepper Mote Marine Laboratory is sending heartfelt gratitude to the southwest Florida community for making more than 430 gifts totaling $49,268 to the Lab online, along with several generous offline gifts, during the May 1-2 Giving Challenge. Mote ranked 12th for dollars raised among 635...

Congressman Vern Buchanan meets Mote's president and CEO and red tide-focused researchers. Credit Conor Goulding/Mote Marine Lab
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Buchanan at Mote Marine Laboratory discusses funding to fight red tide

July 03, 2018 | Hayley Rutger

Congressman Vern Buchanan visited Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium in Sarasota on July 2 to discuss federal funding to fight red tide caused by Karenia brevis algae.  The government funding bill signed into law earlier this year included legislation introduced by Buchanan dedicating $8 million...

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