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Earlier this month, Mote Marine Laboratory welcomed thirteen members of the Combat Wounded Veterans Challenge (CWVC) to its Elizabeth Moore International Center for Coral Reef Research & Restoration (IC2R3) in the Florida Keys for a historic outplanting initiative and groundbreaking research project. Combat-wounded...
Florida’s coral reefs have enough problems—unprecedented levels of coral disease, climate change, pollution and hurricanes—without struggling to reproduce sexually. But struggle they do. As environmental stress grows and coral populations shrink worldwide, coral sexual cycles are becoming disrupted...
Learn to monitor for coral bleaching — a significant challenge for Florida Keys reefs — during the next talk in Mote Marine Laboratory’s monthly lecture series from 3-4 p.m. Saturday, June 23, at the Marathon Branch Library. These monthly events are free to the public and will feature a presentation...
By Allison Delashmit Mote Marine Laboratory will continue its presentation series from 5-6 p.m. Saturday, June 16, at Divers Direct in Key West. These monthly events are free to the public and will feature a presentation from a marine scientist followed by a question and answer session. The June 16...
The first-year anniversary of Mote’s state-of-the-art facility in the Florida Keys, the Elizabeth Moore International Center for Coral Reef Research & Restoration (IC2R3), is cause for celebration. Opened in May 2017, IC2R3 exemplifies Mote’s vision as an international leader of marine research...
Today, Feb. 19, Mote Marine Laboratory (Mote) and Boy Scouts of America, Florida National High Adventure Sea Base (BSA Sea Base), formalized a collaboration combining Mote’s leadership in coral reef research and restoration with BSA’s Marine STEM Adventure program. This new initiative will enhance...
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...
Threatened coral reefs will have more powerful allies in the Florida Keys following the official opening of Mote Marine Laboratory’s International Center for Coral Reef Research & Restoration (IC2R3) on May 25 at Summerland Key, Florida. The 19,000-square-foot facility will more than double...
Feb. 18 media opportunity in the Florida Keys What: Mote Marine Laboratory will begin demolishing its buildings in the Florida Keys to make way for the construction of its new research and education facility. It is Mote’s goal to establish the first LEED Gold-certified facility in Monroe County,...