Sea Turtle Conservation & Research URE
Sea Turtle Conservation & Research URE Internship Mentor: Dr. Jake Lasala The Sea...
Marine Mammal & Sea Turtle Stranding Investigations URE
Marine Mammal & Sea Turtle Stranding Investigations URE Internship Mentor: Gretchen Lovewell, Helen...
Run for the Turtles
Run for the Turtles April 3, 2027 • 8:00 a.m. Siesta Key Beach Mote’s Run for the Turtles is a highly anticipated, sanctioned...
Sea Turtle Conservation & Research REU
Sea Turtle Conservation & Research REU Internship Mentor: Dr. Jake Lasala The Sea...
Mote’s Sea Turtle Patrol finds first nest of the 2024 season
Mote Marine Laboratory’s Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program (STCRP) documented the first local sea turtle nest of the 2024 season on Sunday, April 28, on Venice Beach! This marks the beginning of a crucial period for...
Marine Mammal & Sea Turtle Stranding Investigations REU
Marine Mammal & Sea Turtle Stranding Investigations REU Internship Mentor: Gretchen Lovewell Mote's Stranding...
Marine Mammal & Sea Turtle Stranding Investigations Internship
Stranding Investigations Internship The Stranding Investigations Program provides response provides 24-hour response to sick, injured and deceased...
Sea Turtle Conservation & Research: Nighttime Tagging Internship
Sea Turtle Conservation & Research: Nighttime Tagging Internship Mote Marine Laboratory’s Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program...
Sea Turtle Conservation & Research Sea Turtle Conservation & Research
Sea Turtle Conservation & Research Internship Join Mote Marine Laboratory’s Sea Turtle Conservation & Research Program (STCRP) and...
Research Library & Archives
The Arthur Vining Davis Library & Archives at Mote Marine Laboratory was founded in 1978 with the mission of providing access to scholarly materials that support world-class research and increase the understanding of marine and...
Sea Turtle Tracking
Mote’s Sea Turtle Conservation & Research Program has tagged sea turtles with satellite transmitters since 2005 to track their behavior and migrations. Nesting female green sea turtles
Sea Turtle Nest Numbers
Thousands of sea turtles nest (lay eggs) each year on southwest Florida beaches. Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium scientists study and tag these endangered and threatened species to help protect their future on our changing planet....
Loggerhead sea turtle
Loggerhead sea turtles are skilled swimmers and divers, thanks to their large, paddle-like flippers. Their big eyes help them see in deeper, darker ocean waters. With strong, bony jaws, they crush hard-shelled...
Mote’s 38th Annual Run for the Turtles a huge success
Today, Mote Marine Laboratory’s 38th Annual Run for the Turtles hosted nearly 1,000 runners, both on Siesta Key Beach for the 1-mile fun run and Manasota Track Club-sanctioned 5k, and across the globe with the virtual run. All three...
Mote 40-year study attests to the effectiveness of ongoing sea turtle conservation
A study by Mote Marine Laboratory, spanning over four decades investigating the nesting behaviors and productivity of marine turtles along the Gulf of Mexico coastline, confirms the effectiveness of Mote’s current conservation efforts....
Forty years of monitoring increasing sea turtle relative abundance in the Gulf of Mexico
Longitudinal data sets for population abundance are essential for studies of imperiled organisms with long life spans or migratory movements, such as marine turtles. Population status trends are crucial for conservation managers to...
Mote Marine Laboratory releases rehabilitated sea turtle “Clarice”
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...
Hawksbill sea turtle
Hawksbill sea turtles have long, flat limbs perfect for gliding through the water with ease. Different from most other turtle species, hawksbill sea turtles have a pointed, sharp "beak". Lacking teeth, their sharp beaks and powerful...
Kemp’s ridley sea turtle
Kemp's ridley sea turtles are highly adaptable swimmers, spending the majority if their lives in the water. Triangular shaped heads, shorter necks and smaller carapaces allow them to glide through the water using little energy....
Green sea turtle
The largest of all hard-shelled sea turtles, green sea turtles have special lenses in their eyes that refract sun rays allowing them to see clearly underwater. With extremely serrated jaws, green sea turtles are able to tear through...
Sea Turtle & Marine Mammal Hospitals
SEARCH FOR SPECIFIC ANIMAL PATIENTS Mote’s Sea Turtle &...
Mote’s STCRP Records Highest Number of Green Sea Turtle Nests in Venice
As sea turtle nesting season has officially concluded on Florida’s Southwest coast as of Oct. 31, Mote’s Sea Turtle Conservation & Research Program (STCRP), which patrols 35-miles from Longboat Key to Venice of beaches each...
Mote to announce establishment of voluntary Sea Turtle Protection Zone in Sarasota County
Mote Marine Laboratory is pleased to announce the establishment of a voluntary Sea Turtle Protection Zone (STPZ) in Sarasota...
Mote releases sea turtle “Steve” with satellite tag to improve conservation efforts
Thursday morning, June 1, Mote Marine Laboratory released a male loggerhead sea turtle, nicknamed "Steve," that has been outfitted with a satellite tag by Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch, which provides data critical for sea turtle...
Mote’s Sea Turtle Patrol finds first nest of the season
Mote Marine Laboratory documented the first local sea turtle nest of 2023 on Tuesday, April 18 in Casey Key. Mote's Sea Turtle Conservation & Research Program (STCRP), interns and approximately 300 volunteers began monitoring...
Mote’s 37th Annual Run for the Turtles a huge success
Mote Marine Laboratory’s 37th Annual Run for the Turtles hosted 1,000 runners, both on Siesta Key Beach for the 1-mile fun run and Manasota Track Club-sanctioned 5k, and across the globe with the virtual run. All three run types...
Floody wins Mascot Race promoting Mote’s Run for the Turtles
Mascots of all sizes, shapes and species raced down Siesta Beach on March 15 to promote Mote Marine Laboratory’s 37th Annual Run for the Turtles. Floody, mascot for Sarasota County, outran seven other mascots: Cali and Petunia...
Mote 2022 Sea Turtle Nesting Updates
MOTE'S SEA TURTLE CONSERVATION & RESEARCH PROGRAM Thousands of sea turtles nest (lay eggs) each year on southwest Florida beaches. Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium scientists study and tag these endangered and threatened...
2022 sea turtle nesting season numbers land in top five seasons documented at Mote
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...