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Stephannie Kettle joined Mote Marine Laboratory's Community Relations & Communications team in August 2018 as the Public Relations Manager. She is responsible for writing press releases and coordinating media inquiries with local, regional and national outlets to continually raise awareness for Mote...
---------------- Two pygmy killer whales, rescued in Clearwater, arrived at Mote Marine Laboratory on August 29, 2018. Read patient cases here: Thunder and Lightning A third whale, rescued in Longboat Key by Mote Marine Laboratory, arrived on September 4, 2018. Read patient case here: Bolt ---------------- NEWEST...
New emergency funding from the State of Florida will help Mote Marine Laboratory’s wildlife responders with a herculean task: recovering and rescuing scores of marine animals suspected to be affected by Florida red tide. State Executive Order 18-221, announced Aug. 13, directs $100,000 to Mote responses...
End-of-year update (December 2018) Preliminary results: Snook rapid assessment during 2018 red tide along Boca Grande When spawning snook perish from Florida red tide, other adult snook may re-occupy their spawning sites rapidly after conditions improve, according to Mote Marine Laboratory’s August...
Communities affected by the current Florida red tide are asking great questions — in particular, what more can be done to address this challenging harmful algal bloom (HAB) and better protect public health and quality of life? Mote Marine Laboratory — an independent research institution that has...
Mote Marine Laboratory scientists tagged an adult male loggerhead sea turtle nicknamed “Intrepid” with a satellite transmitter and released him this morning, July 27 from Lido Beach, Sarasota County, as part of a conservation-focused research effort. The turtle was rescued June 7 when citizens...
By Miguel Montalvo Mote Marine Laboratory’s Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital staff released a subadult Kemp's ridley turtle on Friday, July 13, from Anna Maria Island after it recovered from entanglement in fishing gear. The rehabilitation and release of this turtle, nicknamed “Gazpacho,”...
Story contributed by Florida Institute of Technology with additions from Mote Marine Laboratory Dr. Eugenie Clark was a pioneer in shark biology, known around the world for her illuminating research on shark behavior. She was also a pioneer in another critical way, as one of the first women of prominence...
By Miguel Montalvo A sea turtle nest was damaged July 5 on Nokomis Beach by suspected poachers; three individuals dug into a nest marked with stakes and left one broken egg on its surface. It is not clear whether they took any eggs. Two members of Mote Marine Laboratory’s nighttime sea turtle...
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...