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High school and undergraduate educators can access a new, free lesson to help their students investigate the impacts of varying climate and other ocean conditions on coral reefs. The guided, inquiry-based lesson “How Do Upwelling and El Niño Impact Coral Reef Growth?” uses real-world data and...
In July 2018, Mote Marine Laboratory scientists and partners from the Dutch Elasmobranch Society (NEV) began investigating how to keep nurse sharks from getting stuck in spiny lobster traps to benefit both species and the lobster fishery. The Saba bank in the Dutch Caribbean is a shark sanctuary,...
This year, studies of multiple marine species in Sarasota Bay advanced thanks to the collaborative work of Mote Marine Laboratory, the Sarasota Dolphin Research Program (SDRP, a Chicago Zoological Society program in collaboration with Mote), New College of Florida, Florida Atlantic University (FAU) at...
Mote Marine Laboratory’s podcast, “Two Sea Fans,” has released 18 episodes so far in 2018, featuring fun and educational, audio-recorded conversations with Mote scientists and their collaborators. Do you want to hear from people who track great white shark migrations, master underwater photography,...
Mote Marine Laboratory research in 2018 strengthened the concept that seagrasses could help protect nearby coral reefs from ocean acidification (OA), a chemistry shift occurring as part of global climate change. The research, led by Mote Ocean Acidification Program Manager Dr. Emily Hall and in prep...
Mote Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr. Heather Page and colleagues advanced research on ocean acidification impacts to multiple species and their interactions in 2018. Coral reef ecosystem health has been declining worldwide, and ocean acidification (OA) — decreasing seawater pH owing to human-contributed...
This year, Mote Marine Laboratory staff rebuilt and enhanced their ocean acidification research system in the Florida Keys to double its capacity and incorporate finer-scale controls of experimental conditions, after Hurricane Irma destroyed the previous OA system in September 2017. This year’s improvements...
As the unprecedented outbreak of stony coral tissue loss disease continues affecting more than 96,000 acres of Florida Keys reefs during December 2018, Mote Marine Laboratory and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) are co-leading a Restoration Trials Team to determine best practices...
Mote Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr. Philip Gravinese and the Crustacean Ecology Lab had a productive year, conducting new research and publishing results through five first-author publications. The Crustacean Ecology Lab conducts diverse research dedicated to answering questions aimed at determining...
Science-based coral reef restoration took the spotlight during six Mote Marine Laboratory research presentations at the 2018 Reef Futures Symposium, hosted by the Coral Restoration Consortium during December 2018 in Key Largo. A total of 11 Mote scientists attended, and Mote sponsored the attendance...