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Celebrate Mother’s Day with Mote! On May 11, moms receive 50% off admission — just apply the code MOTHER to your cart before checkout when purchasing tickets!

Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium was pleased to recognize a room of over 220 local science and elementary teachers from Sarasota, Manatee and DeSoto counties at its inaugural Toast to Teachers appreciation event on Friday, Oct. 6.
“Over nearly 70 years Mote has grown into a global powerhouse...
Sea turtle nesting season is officially over here on Florida’s Southwest coast, and Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium staff are looking back on outstanding nest numbers.
Mote’s Sea Turtle Conservation & Research Program (STCRP) has wrapped documenting the sea turtle nesting season on October...
This story is a highlight from Mote's 2020 Annual Report.
SUSTAINING FISHERIES—GLOBAL SPOTLIGHT ON MOTE
In November 2019, Mote Marine Laboratory was a magnet for fisheries scientists from around the world—drawing more than 80 researchers from the U.S. and 13 other countries for...
Happy Holidays! Please celebrate the season by tuning in to this sweet, silly video—a virtual holiday hug from the Mote family. It's sure to put a smile on your face and leave you feeling a bit better about this crazy year.
(Looking for ocean themed gifts? We can lend a fin: Mote's holiday...
A group of 97 fifth-graders from Brentwood Elementary School in Sarasota County discovered the fun of sustainable fishing during Mote Marine Laboratory’s Teach-A-Kid Fishing & Ecology Clinic on Nov. 19 at Mote Aquaculture Research Park in eastern Sarasota County.
Guided by Mote scientists, educators...
Mote Marine Laboratory high school interns invite fellow students ages 14-18 for an island clean up 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 15.
Registration is required.
Check-in will begin at 8:30 a.m. by the whale statue near the entrance to Mote Aquarium (Mote Marine Laboratory, 1600 Ken Thompson...
More than 1,000 runners and walkers hit the beach to help endangered and threatened sea turtles during Mote Marine Laboratory’s 31st annual Run for the Turtles today, April 1, on Siesta Public Beach. (Race results below).
The Run, a 5K race sanctioned by the Manasota Track Club and a 1-mile fun-run/walk,...
Dr. Eugenie Clark — the world-famous "Shark Lady" who founded Mote Marine Laboratory — was a visionary researcher and a trailblazer for women in science, especially the study of sharks and other fishes.
To honor the memory of Clark, who passed away at age 92 on Feb. 25., and to continue inspiring...
Mote Marine Laboratory is proud to look back on 2014: a year filled with extraordinary stories of marine science, conservation, animal rescues, public education and more.
In 2015, Mote will celebrate its 60th anniversary. In 1955, Mote's founding "Shark Lady," Dr. Eugenie Clark, started the one-room...