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On Monday morning, March 18, Mote Marine Laboratory released a subadult, believed-female loggerhead sea turtle nicknamed "Clarice." She has been outfitted with a Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) and flipper tags, which provide identification data for Clarice if future needs arise. She was released...
A green sea turtle, nicknamed “Waves,” was released from Lido Beach after recovering at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital from entanglement injuries, tumors and an ingested hook. Waves was found entangled near the Seafood Shark Marina in Cortez, Florida...
Special animals require special equipment, and thanks to a pair of grants from local community foundations, Mote’s Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital will be even better equipped to serve the region’s turtle patients. Community Foundation of Sarasota County and Manatee Community Foundation have...
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital is now even better equipped to treat sea turtles suffering from fibropapillomatosis with a new surgical laser, partially funded by the Sea Turtle Conservancy (STC). Sales of the Sea Turtle License Plate, administered by the Sea...
Hawkeye was released earlier this month after being rescued from the ocean entangled in fishing line. Under the Sunshine Skyway bridge late February was Hawkeye, a hawksbill sea turtle, stuck in line tightly wrapped around its neck and flipper. A fisherman found the juvenile turtle and notified Mote's...
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium took in 16 Kemp's ridley sea turtles from the northeast United States. The turtles were found cold-stunned and were brought to Mote for rehabilitation. Check out the video below to learn more!
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium received a generous holiday gift from Longboat Key Turtle Watch. The donation of close to $10,000 will be used to support a number of Mote programs related to helping local sea turtles, including support for Mote’s Sea Turtle Conservation & Research Program,...
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium said “sea-yonara!” to seven green sea turtles who have been in our care for months following a transfer from east coast facilities. The juvenile turtles were released on June 7th, 2021, from Flagler Beach. All the turtles were found on the east coast of Florida...
The first sea turtle hatchlings in Mote Marine Laboratory's monitoring area (Longboat Key through Venice) emerged in mid-June 2021. The first hatch of the season always brings us joy, but this one was bittersweet. Hatchlings from this Venice nest crawled the wrong direction and failed to reach the...
Join us in saying "best fishes" to seven juvenile green sea turtles that were released on May 6, 2021, from Ormond Beach. The seven turtles came to Mote's care after stranding on the east coast of Florida due to cold stress. Cold stress can be potentially fatal as the turtle's body functions slow...