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Mote Aquarium on City Island, Sarasota, is closed to visitors as we turn our full attention toward preparing to open Mote Science Education Aquarium (Mote SEA).
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As people return to local beaches and visit local waters by boat for Memorial Day, Mote Marine Laboratory reminds everyone to respect and protect marine life. Social distancing might be new to humans, but marine animals have always needed safe, undisturbed space for essential behaviors such as feeding,...
Wednesday, Feb. 1, Mote's resident manatees, Hugh and Buffett, predicted the winner of the Super Bowl for the 10th year in a row.
So, who will win the big game? Well, it depends on who you ask. Buffett, who has the better record, predicts that the Atlanta Falcons will win while Hugh predicts the New...
Students from Sarasota High School visited Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium Tuesday, Dec. 1, to deliver freshly grown lettuce from their school garden to feed Mote’s resident manatees as part of a new, pilot, community-based school program.
Manatees are massive, slow moving aquatic herbivores...