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Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium announces a NEW 24/7 hotline number for reporting distressed, injured or deceased sea turtles, manatees, dolphins or whales in the Sarasota/Manatee region. The new number, 888-345-2335, is effective immediately. Mote's Stranding Investigations Program responds...
Mote Aquarium’s electric vehicle charging stations are part of FPL’s EV charging initiative – FPL EVolution – to accelerate the electrification of transportation in Florida and reduce carbon emissions. Celebrate National Drive Electric Week with an environmentally-friendly visit to Mote Aquarium...
This story was originally posted in the August 25, 2020 edition of the Sarasota-Herald Tribune. To the residents of Sarasota and Manatee counties, we need you. And more importantly, our marine life needs you. Earlier this year, viral stories about “nature healing” spread across the internet....
Recently, Mote Marine Laboratory scientists released 7,500 healthy, juvenile, hatchery-reared snook into creeks in Southwest Florida, with the goal of replenishing snook populations that have been negatively affected by events such as cold stuns and Florida red tide. This is the largest number of snook...
Mote Marine Laboratory Senior Scientist Dr. Bob Hueter is gearing up for his next shark research adventure. Hueter serves as Chief Scientist for the organization OCEARCH, which is undertaking its latest scientific expedition to tag and sample white sharks (commonly nicknamed “great white sharks”)—part...
August 12, 2020—Sarasota, FL—For the first time in Florida or Caribbean waters, restored massive corals were observed spawning—part of sexual reproduction that could result in the next generation of coral offspring—thanks to Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium's innovative efforts to restore...
MEDIA CONTACTS Stephannie Kettle, Public Relations Manager, skettle@mote.org, 941.302.4997 Allison Delashmit, Keys Communications Manager, allisond@mote.org, 305.509.9141 BREAKTHROUGH: RESTORED CORALS READY TO BECOME PARENTS August 4, 2020—Sarasota, FL—For the first time, massive corals restored...
July 16, 2020 – Sarasota, FL – At a press conference earlier today, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium leadership provided exciting updates regarding the planned Mote Science Education Aquarium (Mote SEA) at Nathan Benderson Park. Updates included sharing remastered renderings of the iconic facility,...
Two sea turtles have been returned to the Gulf of Mexico after recovering at Mote Marine Laboratory's Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital. The turtles were released on July 8 on Casey Key near a private residence. The first to be released was a juvenile green sea turtle juvenile, nicknamed "Hookee"....
Aly Busse, Assistant Vice President for Education at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium, has been named Chair of the National Association of Marine Laboratories’ (NAML’s) new Education Committee—a prominent leadership role and exciting opportunity for Mote to spearhead improved strategies for...