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By Miguel Montalvo -- November is Manatee Awareness Month! This has been a tough year for the Florida manatee. So far, 732 manatees have died, more than the 538 total in 2017. Part of the reason for this unusually high mortality rate is the current red tide bloom (which is known or suspected...
Mote Marine Laboratory and partners will restore 70,000 coral “seeds” across 130 acres of depleted Florida reefs over three years — prioritizing coral genetic varieties resilient to disease and climate change impacts — thanks to a grant of nearly $1.5 million announced today, Nov. 9, by the National...
Sea turtles laid a near-record number of nests during their 2018 nesting season on Longboat Key through Venice, Florida, report Mote Marine Laboratory scientists who have monitored this stretch of nesting beaches for 37 years. A total of 3,151 nests — 3,142 from loggerhead sea turtles and nine from...
Mote Marine Laboratory is thrilled to welcome Ross Johnston as its new Virtual Learning Education Specialist and host of SeaTrek.TV. Johnston will educate the public primarily through SeaTrek.TV interactive video lessons: Mote’s live, two-way virtual connections withschools and other organizations,...
Today, Oct. 24, the Sarasota County Commission unanimously approved a significant step forward in establishing a new Mote Science Education Aquarium (Mote SEA) on approximately 12 acres in the Nathan Benderson Park, within a rapidly growing nexus for Sarasota and Manatee counties and the broader Southwest...
Mote Marine Laboratory leaders are thrilled to announce a major new step toward realizing a vision for addressing Florida red tide: a generous philanthropic investment of $1 million from The Andrew and Judith Economos Charitable Foundation to establish and support the first year of operations for the...
End-of-year updates (December 2018) Updates on each tracked shark are below, followed by the original story about Expedition Nova Scotia. Track all satellite-tagged sharks at ocearch.org. “Nova,” an adult male named for Nova Scotia and measuring just over 11 feet long, was tagged Sept. 24....
Mote Marine Laboratory is pleased to welcome Mr. Peter Horton to its Florida Keys Advisory Council supporting Mote’s Elizabeth Moore International Center for Coral Reef Research & Restoration (IC2R3) on Summerland Key and the growing number of Mote programs throughout Monroe County. In addition...
Mote Marine Laboratory is grateful to acknowledge the recent receipt of funds for red tide research from area restaurants and supporters. On September 25, Mote President & CEO, Dr. Michael P. Crosby, accepted a check from the Save Our Shores Long Table event alongside local restaurant owners. The...
Mote Marine Laboratory is pleased to host its inaugural Islamorada Ocean Fest on Saturday, Dec. 1 at Founders Park from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Originally slated to take place October 2017, the event was canceled after Hurricane Irma. Mote’s Ocean Fest has been celebrated for eight years in Key West at...