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Mote scientists during a dive at the Captiva blue hole
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Mote Marine Laboratory to be featured on PBS program Changing Seas

June 19, 2020 | mote

Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is excited to announce that its groundbreaking research on blue holes will be featured on South Florida PBS’s Emmy-award winning original series, Changing Seas, during its 12th season premiere on two television stations: WPBT on June 24 at 8 p.m. and WXEL on June...

Mote scientists dive in a blue hole on Nov. 18, 2018. Credit: Brad Tanner/Mote Marine Laboratory
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End-of-year update: Blue hole studies deepen in the Gulf of Mexico

December 19, 2018 | Hayley Rutger

On Nov. 18, 2018, Mote Marine Laboratory scientists and colleagues dove deep into an offshore “blue hole” in the Gulf of Mexico, launching a new round of exploration and research into these underwater caves, springs and sinkholes whose scientific investigation has been pioneered by Mote. On Nov....

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