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7th Annual Siesta Key Crystal Classic Nov. 11-15, 2016 www.SiestaKeyCrystalClassic.com This November 11-15, twenty-four of the world’s preeminent master sand sculptors will be competing in the Siesta Key Crystal Classic. Now in its seventh year, this popular visual and cultural arts festival has...
This month, NOAA Fisheries announced that they have awarded nearly $3 million in grants to organizations that rescue, rehabilitate, recover and support conservation of marine mammals such as dolphins and whales. Through the 2016 cycle of the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program,...
Tropical Storm Hermine affected most of the sea turtle nests remaining on Longboat Key through Venice during late August and early September, Mote Marine Laboratory scientists report. Fortunately, the area has hosted a record number of nests this year, and the majority hatched before the storm. Of...
OCEARCH EXPEDITION WITH FLORIDA SCIENTIFIC LEADER AIMS TO BUILD UPON SERIES OF SHARK-TAGGING SUCCESSES Today OCEARCH and its collaborating scientists launched a three-week expedition to tag mature great white sharks off Nantucket, Massachusetts. They aim to build upon results from now-famous sharks...
(MIAMI, Florida) Sept. 12, 2016 - Mote Marine Laboratory and The Nature Conservancy are partnering on a coral conservation initiative that will enable coral restoration at unprecedented scales throughout the Caribbean and the Florida Keys. The collaboration officially began this evening, Sept. 12, 2016,...
High schoolers from the U.S. Virgin Islands helped conduct coral reef research this month in the Florida Keys, mentored by a Mote Marine Laboratory scientist who received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to study the variability in resilience of corals affected by environmental change. From...
Mote Aquarium invites you to marvel at Florida’s coral reefs and learn about the many threats they face today in the new exhibit Florida’s Coral Reefs, which opened to the public Saturday, Aug. 13. “This is truly an awe inspiring exhibit,” said Evan Barniskis, Assistant Vice President of Mote...
Mote Marine Laboratory has extended its application deadline for its Ocean Technology Club — a new program that will allow Sarasota- and Manatee-county high schoolers and teachers to learn and apply science and technology skills through the mentorship of marine researchers at Mote — to Aug. 22. The...
Mote Marine Laboratory scientists partner each year with the Combat Wounded Veteran Challenge for coral restoration efforts in the Florida Keys. Now, one veteran from that group is preparing to immerse herself in Mote’s mission with a career-enhancing internship. Veteran Chief Petty Officer Holly...
Wednesday, July 27, Lexi Mariash, a local 13-year-old philanthropist, presented Mote Marine Laboratory with a check for $6,898 to benefit sea turtle conservation and research. Mariash raised the funds at her second annual mini-golf tournament to benefit Mote's Sea Turtle Conservation and Research...