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On Nov. 18, 2018, Mote Marine Laboratory scientists and colleagues dove deep into an offshore “blue hole” in the Gulf of Mexico, launching a new round of exploration and research into these underwater caves, springs and sinkholes whose scientific investigation has been pioneered by Mote. On Nov....
The Sarasota Dolphin Research Program (SDRP, a Chicago Zoological Society Program in collaboration with Mote), continued their monthly dolphin photographic identification population monitoring surveys and fish surveys. So far they have documented 11 new calves accompanying Sarasota Bay resident bottlenose...
Approximately 330 juvenile snook were released in Phillippi Creek at Riverview High School on December 7, 2018. The snook have been cared for by Riverview High School students in a unique partnership between Mote Marine Laboratory and the school, through the Stars to Starfish program. Here more about...
Longboat Key Turtle Watch donates to Mote's sea turtle and education programs. Credit Conor Goulding/Mote Marine Laboratory Mote Marine Laboratory staff thanked Longboat Key Turtle Watch (LBKTW) for their generous donation of $9,670 to Mote’s sea turtle and education programs during a check presentation...
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium President & CEO Dr. Michael P. Crosby is pleased to announce that Kevin Cooper has been selected for the new role of Mote Vice President for Communications & Strategic Initiatives (VP-CSI). Mr. Cooper is currently serving as the President of the Greater Sarasota...
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is excited to announce the opening of a new offsite exhibit, Coral Reef Exploration, at the Keys History & Discovery Center in Islamorada. This permanent exhibit features three aquariums, interpretative displays and interactive kiosks, focusing on providing both...
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is very pleased to welcome Dr. Whitney Greene as its new veterinarian. Greene will provide medical care and treatment for all resident animals at Mote Aquarium and rehabilitation patients at Mote’s hospitals for sea turtles and cetaceans (dolphins and whales)....
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium hosted one of their popular Teach-A-Kid Fishing & Ecology Clinics in November at Mote Aquaculture Research Park in Sarasota County, delighting and educating 88 fifth grade students from Florine J. Abel Elementary. Students learned the basics of fishing and...
A virus that can sicken or kill young Caribbean spiny lobsters can be detected with greater sensitivity — and its abundance can be measured to investigate disease severity and spread — thanks to a new diagnostic test described in a peer-reviewed journal article published recently in Diseases of Aquatic...
Mote Marine Laboratory is pleased to welcome Dr. Cynthia Heil as Director of its new Red Tide Institute, which focuses on studying and testing Florida red tide mitigation and control technologies to improve quality of life for coastal communities affected by these challenging harmful algal blooms (HABs). The...