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Today, Sept. 14, U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan’s office issued a news release about the exciting progress of their proposed amendment to boost federal government funds for research and mitigation of the Gulf of Mexico’s harmful algal...
Thursday, Feb. 23, Dr. Michael P. Crosby, President & CEO of Mote Marine Laboratory, announced that an anonymous challenge donation of $100,000 has been made to support Mote scientists’ efforts to expand their red tide-related...
Florida red tide is caused by naturally occurring algae, and when its concentrations exceed normal “background” levels, people can experience varying degrees of eye, nose and throat irritation while at the shore or on the water....
Seeking new ways to study red tide, Mote Marine Laboratory scientists are helping makers of solar-powered, sailboat drones test their technology in tandem with underwater robots Mote normally deploys to monitor harmful algae in the...
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) reported last week that a bloom of Florida red tide was confirmed in water samples collected offshore of Hernando County, in the area of a large fish kill. Satellite images...
The lipophilic pigment content and composition and in vivo-optical density (OD) spectra for batch cultures of the Florida (USA) red-tide dinoflagellate Gymnodinium breve Davis were analyzed after exposure to irradiance treatments representative...
Red tide is caused by the accumulation of Karenia (K.) brevis, which produces brevetoxin (BTx), a neurotoxin. Excreted BTx is incorporated into sea spray aerosol (SSA), which is created from the bursting of bubbles at the ocean's surface....
Many species of marine life in southwestern Florida, including sea turtles, are impacted by blooms of the toxic dinoflagellate, Karenia brevis. Sublethal exposure to toxins produced by K. brevis has been shown to impact sea turtle health....
The dinoflagellate Karenia brevis causes harmful algal blooms commonly referred to as red tides that are prevalent along Florida’s gulf coast. Severe blooms often cause fish kills, turbid water, and hypoxic events all of which can...
Mote’s Aquaculture and Fisheries Ecology & Enhancement Programs worked together to successfully raise 20,000 red drum fish –and plan to release all the fish in Sarasota and Charlotte counties this month with the goal of replenishing...
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is excited to announce that its groundbreaking research on blue holes will be featured on South Florida PBS’s Emmy-award winning original series, Changing Seas, during its 12th season premiere...
A 10-year-old, long-term Sarasota Bay resident male bottlenose dolphin is now swimming freely after rescuers saved him from a life threatening entanglement in a crab trap line. The rescue took place Tuesday morning, March 1, and it...
Curcumin, a natural plant product, was investigated as a mitigation tool against Karenia brevis, the toxic dinoflagellate responsible for Florida red tides. A series of laboratory bench-top studies were conducted with additions of...
Harmful Algal Bloom Mitigation & Ecology REU Internship Mentor: Dr. Cynthia Heil The Harmful Algal Bloom Mitigation & Ecology Research Program...
Harmful Algal Bloom Mitigation & Ecology URE Internship Mentor: Dr. Cynthia Heil The Harmful Algal Bloom Mitigation...
Red Tide Mitigation Every January, Mote...
Every January, Mote hosts its Science Lecture Series featuring Mote scientists who share their world-class research on Monday evenings. Want to dive even deeper?...
Thriving coastal and Gulf environments that support wild and human lives. Sustainable fisheries for recreation and sustenance. Knowing where (and how) juvenile sea turtles travel when they leave Florida beaches and how they are impacted...
Dr. L. Kellie Dixon retired in July 2018. Dr. L. Kellie Dixon is the Manager of both the Chemical and Physical Ecology and the Ocean Technology Programs. She has over 36 years of experience in interpretation of water...
Cody grew up surfing, fishing, and spearfishing locally in Bradenton. As a kid he enjoyed his visits to Mote and was always interested in pursuing a science career. With a passion for all things ocean, he eventually landed a seasonal...
Turtle was seen by a fisherman entangled in fishing gear. It was captured, disentangled, and brought to the Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital for hook removal and treatment. Two hooks were removed from the mouth and throat and...
03/05/2023 Turtle was found floating just south of the Cortez Bridge in Manatee County. Animal was transported to Mote for assesment and rehabilitation. Animal is exhibiting signs of likely red tide toxicity...
03/28/2023 Turtle was found washed ashore on Captiva in Lee County lethargic with suspect red tide toxicity. Steve was dry-docked overnight due to lethargy and symptoms of red tide toxicity. 03/29/2023 Steve...
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium, in collaboration with commercial and academic partners, were awarded $3.2 million in grants from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to fund three projects focused on preventing...
Lynne Byrd has thirty years of experience in protected species rehabilitative care, with special emphasis on cetacean medical assessment and treatment, emergency care techniques, new animal assessment and acclimation, and training...
Ocean Technology URE Internship Mentor: John Langan Join Mote's Ocean Technology Research...
Ecotoxicology URE Internship Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Toyoda Mote's Ecotoxicology Program...
Liz is originally from central New Jersey, but has lived in the Sarasota/Pinellas area for most of her life and considers herself as a Florida local. She grew up with a passion for the ocean and received a B.S. in Marine Biology...
