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A bottlenose dolphin calf estimated to be about 6-months-old is now safely swimming with her mom after rescuers freed her from life-threatening plastic debris and fishing lines caught around her body. The rescue took place Thursday...
“Ginger,” a bottlenose dolphin rehabilitated at Mote Marine Laboratory, was observed with a calf that appears to be her first baby on Aug. 6 in Sarasota Bay by the Sarasota Dolphin Research Program (SDRP), which has monitored Ginger...
(Keyless, the winning sand sculpture in the 2014 Siesta Key Crystal Classic, photo credit: Studio F productions.) The Siesta Key Crystal Classic Master Sand Sculpting Competitionfeatures...
Mote Marine Laboratory celebrated the life and legacy of its founding "Shark Lady," Dr. Eugenie Clark, during a special memorial event Monday, May 4 — Clark’s birthday — at Mote in Sarasota, Fla. The public celebration and...
Mote Marine Laboratory offers a huge “thanks” to the Longboat Key Turtle Watch for supporting two student scholarships for the Lab’s summer camp programs. Both scholarship positions will be awarded as “The Orville Clayton Scholarship”...
Blazing trails for women in science; inspiring generations of people from ocean experts to school children; swimming with sharks to learn about them; and founding a world-class marine laboratory that turned 60 in 2015...
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,...
International sand sculpting champions were declared today during the fifth annual Siesta Key Crystal Classic Master Sand Sculpting Competition, which is drawing thousands to Siesta Public Beach and raising support for endangered sea...
The animal rescue and recovery team at Mote Marine Laboratory recently received $12,104 from the Sea Turtle Grants Program to purchase a new boat that will enhance Mote’s response to distressed sea turtles, dolphins and whales and...
Visitors online and in person now have new ways to connect with Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium, thanks to a redesigned website that offers online ticketing and easier access to information about the organization’s many research...
One of the oldest dolphins in Sarasota Bay died on June 7 after ingesting fishing gear. This loss serves as a reminder to protect marine life while enjoying our coastal waters and beaches on July 4 and year 'round. (Tips...
As 2013 winds down, Mote Marine Laboratory is looking to the future — to exciting new directions for our world-class marine science and education, to...
Final Disposition Died This turtle was found floating, lethargic and having difficulty breathing. This turtle died within 24 hours of arrival at the Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital. Necropsy revealed a severe intestinal...
Noble Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Age ClassJuvenileGenderUnknownDate StrandedNovember 19, 2020Location of StrandingBuzzards Bay, MADate of ArrivalNovember 21, 2020Number of Days of Care45 days Final Disposition
Final Disposition Released 1/11 This cold-stunned sea turtle was brought to Mote from Florida's east coast as part of a mass stranding event. Turtle weighed in at 13.85 kg and had a carapace length of...
Final Disposition Released December 2022 Turtles stranded in Cape Cod as part of a cold stun event when temperatures dropped. They were triaged and slowly warmed back up at New England Aquarium. All...
Margo Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) Age ClassJuvenileGenderUnknownDate StrandedDecember 14, 2020Location of StrandingBuzzards Bay, MADate of ArrivalDecember 22, 2020Number of Days of Care49 days Final Disposition
Final Disposition Died 11/30/2021 Turtle cold-stunned and stranded in Barnstable County, Cape Cod, MA. Animals were rescued and transported to New England Aquarium for triage. All cold-stunned...
Final Disposition Released December 2022 Turtles stranded in Cape Cod as part of a cold stun event when temperatures dropped. They were triaged and slowly warmed back up at New England Aquarium. All...
Final Disposition Released Sea turtle upon arrival at Mote 1/6 Live adult female leatherback sea turtle stranded at Big Hickory Island near Lovers Key State Park. The turtle was initially...
We contrasted diets of three turtles (Elseya albagula, Myuchelys latisternum, Emydura krefftii) from free-flowing or impounded rivers in southeastern Queensland, Australia, to evaluate the effects of flow regulation. The turtle species...
Final Disposition Released 12/22/2020 Turtle "231" stranded as part of the Cold Stun event in New England. 231 was brought to National Marine Life Center where it was then transferred to Mote...
Final Disposition Released at Canaveral National Seashore Sanctuary on June 8, 2000 This turtle was part of a mass stranding of 277 turtles in the winter of 1999-2000 at Cape Cod. This turtle was treated for pneumonia,...
Final Disposition Released at Canaveral National Seashore Sanctuary on 29 March 2000 This turtle was part of a mass stranding of 277 turtles in the winter of 1999-2000 at Cape Cod. This turtle was treated for pneumonia,...
Final Disposition Released at Canaveral National Seashore Sanctuary on March 29, 2000 This turtle was part of a mass stranding of 277 turtles in the winter of 1999-2000 at Cape Cod. This turtle was treated for pneumonia,...
Final Disposition Released at Canaveral National Seashore Sanctuary on August 9, 2000 This turtle was part of a mass stranding of 277 turtles in the winter of 1999-2000 at Cape Cod. This turtle was treated for pneumonia,...
Final Disposition Released from the Canaveral National Seashore Sanctuary on June 8, 2000 This turtle was part of a mass stranding of 277 turtles in the winter of 1999-2000 at Cape Cod. This turtle was treated for pneumonia,...
Final Disposition Released at Canaveral National Seashore Sanctuary on March 29, 2000 This turtle was part of a mass stranding of 277 turtles in the winter of 1999-2000 at Cape Cod. This turtle was treated for pneumonia,...
Final Disposition Released December 2022 Turtles stranded in Cape Cod as part of a cold stun event when temperatures dropped. They were triaged and slowly warmed back up at New England Aquarium. All...
Final Disposition Released at Canaveral National Seashore Sanctuary on May 5, 2000 This turtle was part of a mass stranding of 277 turtles in the winter of 1999-2000 at Cape Cod. This turtle was treated for pneumonia,...