February 9, 2016
Super Admin
Looking for a unique and rewarding experience that kids can dive into this summer? Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium offers kids a fun and engaging way to learn about their local waters, from our own beautiful Sarasota Bay to the Florida Keys. Registration is open now for summer camps from June-August; ages range from pre-K through high school.
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February 9, 2016
Kaitlyn Fusco
Enjoy a day of fun, music, food and shopping to celebrate the Florida Key's treasured marine environment while raising funds for coral reef restoration during the 7th Florida Keys Ocean Festival & Waterfront Craft Show.
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February 8, 2016
Hayley Rutger
Mote Marine Laboratory will begin demolishing its buildings in the Florida Keys to make way for the construction of its new research and education facility. The new facility, expected to open in early 2017, will more than double Mote’s research and education space in the Keys, allowing the Lab to expand programs focused on studying and restoring damaged coral reefs and on finding new ways to address global threats to reefs — particularly climate change and ocean acidification.
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February 4, 2016
Kaitlyn Fusco
Who will win Super Bowl 50? Well, it depends on whom you ask. Mote resident manatee Buffett says the Denver Broncos will win, but his pal and fellow Mote resident manatee Hugh says the Carolina Panthers will win.
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February 2, 2016
Kaitlyn Fusco
Are you ready for some football? Mote Aquarium’s resident manatees Hugh and Buffett are! Come cheer on Mote’s manatees at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 4 as they predict the winner of the Super Bowl for the ninth year in a row.
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February 2, 2016
Hayley Rutger
A new research paper from Mote Marine Laboratory reveals that nurse sharks have the lowest metabolic rate measured in any shark — new evidence of the sluggish lifestyle that has helped the species survive for millennia.
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February 2, 2016
Kaitlyn Fusco
Sarasota Bay anglers: Your knowledge can help our fisheries thrive. On Feb. 4, join local marine researchers for the Sarasota Bay Fisheries Forum — an independent, community-based discussion geared toward informing fisheries management and science.
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January 26, 2016
Kaitlyn Fusco
Registration is now open for the 2015 William R. Mote Memorial Snook Shindig Honoring Captain Scotty Moore, a research-based catch, sample, and release tournament, which will take place April 8 – April 9, 2016.
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January 26, 2016
Hayley Rutger
The worldwide demand for seafood continues to grow, yet U.S. marine aquaculture (fish farming) produces far less seafood than aquaculture in Asia, Europe, Canada, Central and South America. More than 91 percent of the seafood consumed in the U.S. is imported.
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