Mote staff members discuss conservation efforts with Jeff Corwin host of Wildlife Nation

Mote coral restoration featured in nationally syndicated show

October 22, 2021 | Stephannie Kettle

Mote's coral reef restoration and research efforts will be featured on the nationally syndicated show, Wildlife Nation, featuring host Jeff Corwin and presented by Defenders of Wildlife. The episode, "Crocs and Corals", features stories of two conservation efforts in Florida, and the race to save endangered...

Mote scientists set up their underwater, ELKHORN coral, spawning nursery. Credit: Dr. Hanna Koch/Mote Marine Laboratory

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Mote launches elkhorn coral spawning nursery to aid threatened species

April 10, 2020 | Hayley Rutger

Mote Marine Laboratory scientists are launching a new, underwater spawning nursery for elkhorn coral, with the goal of strategically breeding and restoring this rapidly declining, native species that is at risk of disappearing from Florida’s Coral Reef in our lifetime. Elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata)...

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Mote coral restoration featured in nationally syndicated show

Mote launches elkhorn coral spawning nursery to aid threatened species