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Mote Marine Laboratory scientists and their citizen-science volunteers have completed their final coral restoration outplantings at Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park in Key West this month. This two-year project, funded by Monroe County Tourist Development Council, involved planting more than...
Written by: Shelby Isaacson Florida residents are invited to discover the wonders of Mote Aquarium for just $6 every Saturday this September. As an independent, nonprofit research and education institution, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium has succeeded through its wonderful partnerships with...
Mote Marine Laboratory scientists have launched a new study on how to farm almaco jack – a fish served as sushi or in cooked dishes in some parts of the world, but never before farmed in one of its major habitats, the Gulf of Mexico. Starting Wednesday, Aug. 23, scientists at Mote Aquaculture Research...
Electrify the Island in conjunction with National Drive Electric Week was scheduled to take place place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, on the grounds of Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium on City Island, Sarasota. Due to Hurricane Irma’s current status the event has been cancelled. We...
To celebrate the limited-time exhibit "Sea Debris: Awareness through Art" at Mote Aquarium in 2017–2018, Mote's team shared the following highlights from our efforts to address marine debris and advance other sustainability goals. City Island campus in Sarasota Florida (including Mote Aquarium) Informing...
Mote Marine Laboratory scientists have joined the latest OCEARCH expedition to study great white sharks off New York, with the hope of encountering juvenile sharks to better understand the lives of these important top predators. In 2016, OCEARCH and a team of participating scientists tagged nine young-of-the-year...
Mote Marine Laboratory was pleased to accept a Bird Key Yacht Club donation of $10,000 resulting from the April 2017 Sarasota Bay Cup: The Mote Marine Laboratory Regatta competitive sailing race. This year, Mote Marine Laboratory and the Bird Key Yacht Club joined forces to present the regatta. The...
Divers removed 1,079 invasive lionfish from the Gulf of Mexico, saving an estimated total of at least 1.6 million fish from the invasive predator during the fourth annual Sarasota Lionfish Derby, which concluded July 9 at Mote Marine Laboratory. The Sarasota, Florida-based derby was a partnership...
Mote Marine Laboratory found evidence that two nesting sea turtles dragged beach furniture caught on their upper shells during the past week on Longboat Key — a reminder that southwest Floridians should remove beach furniture at night to protect these threatened and endangered reptiles. Loggerhead...
Mote Marine Laboratory scientists are working with volunteers to restore corals this month in waters of Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park in Key West, Florida. Pre-registration is required and details are below. This is the second summer of a partnership project by Mote, Florida Park Service,...