April 23, 2015
Hayley Rutger
The resident manatees at Mote Marine Laboratory star in Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom web series launched today, April 23 — raising awareness for their species and demonstrating their special “job”: participating in Mote research to benefit conservation.
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April 22, 2015
Hayley Rutger
The Deepwater Horizon oil rig sank on April 22, 2010, after an explosion on April 20 that killed 11 workers and set off one of the worst environmental disasters in our nation's history. Today, Mote Marine Laboratory is advancing new research related to the spill, focusing on the health of key fishes in the Gulf of Mexico.
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April 21, 2015
Hayley Rutger
In honor of Earth Day, April 22, three community partners are working together in a fishing line recycling and recovery initiative originally designed by Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota, produced by Pine View School’s Civics students, Sustainability@PV members, and PeaceJam Ambassadors in Osprey, and now featured on boats in Freedom Boat Club’s extensive Southwest Florida fishing fleet.
All three organizations are participating in the “Stow It-Don’t Throw It” initiative, a program originally conceived in 2008 by Mote Senior Biologist Kim Bassos-Hull and Mote high school intern Sean Russell, current project director of Stow It-Don’t Throw It.
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April 15, 2015
Hayley Rutger
The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee has awarded a generous grant of $20,000 to Mote Marine Laboratory, helping Mote scientists and Israeli colleagues work together on some of the toughest challenges facing our oceans.
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April 15, 2015
Hayley Rutger
The Sarasota Sportfishing Anglers Club recently presented its Don Roehr Memorial Conservation Award to Mote Marine Laboratory senior scientist Dr. Robert Hueter — the first scientist to receive the award in its quarter-century history.
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April 15, 2015
Hayley Rutger
Mote Marine Laboratory honored its volunteers — including some who have served for more than 25 years — and recognized their valuable contributions to the Lab’s mission.
“You all are really something special,” said Dr. Michael P. Crosby, President and CEO of Mote. “It has been a busy year, and you’ve been right in the middle of our growth and impact,” Crosby said. “You’ve helped us educate hundreds of thousands of people, and you’ve served every area of this Lab from science and education to administration and facilities.”
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April 4, 2015
Hayley Rutger
More than 1,100 runners and walkers hit the beach to help endangered and threatened sea turtles during Mote Marine Laboratory’s 29th Run for the Turtles today, April 4, on Siesta Public Beach.
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April 2, 2015
Stacy Alexander
Mote Marine Laboratory staff freed a leatherback sea turtle entangled in a crab pot off Lido Key yesterday, April 1, lending a helping hand to Earth’s largest sea turtle species.
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March 31, 2015
Hayley Rutger
Mote Marine Laboratory scientists and a Japanese colleague recently tallied a record number of “baby” scallops from their restoration site in Sarasota Bay — good news for Mote’s community-wide partnership working to replenish the Bay’s depleted scallop populations.
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