Mote 2022 Sea Turtle Nesting Updates

MOTE'S SEA TURTLE CONSERVATION & RESEARCH PROGRAM Thousands of sea turtles nest (lay eggs) each year on southwest Florida beaches. Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium scientists study and tag these endangered and threatened species to help protect their future on our changing planet. Learn more...

Big win for fins in Panama

In Panama, the fate of the shark fin trade is being decided during the 19th conference of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). The world’s preeminent treaty for the management of international trade in plants and animals, the more than 180 parties...