Lynne Byrd
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
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Ecotoxicology URE
Ecotoxicology URE Internship Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Toyoda Mote's Ecotoxicology Program...
Lizabeth Longstreet
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...
Aspen Cook
Aspen joined the staff at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium as a Laboratory Technician for the Environmental Health Research Program in 2019 where she was most involved in maintaining Mote’s Beach Conditions Reporting System...
Kevin Claridge
Kevin is pleased to adopt the new role of Mote Associate Vice President for Sponsored Research & Coastal Policy Programs. Kevin looks forward to applying his 20 years of coastal and regulatory, public policy, science...
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Ocean Technology REU
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Ecotoxicology REU
Ecotoxicology REU Internship Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Toyoda Mote's Ecotoxicology Program...
Ocean Acidification Program REU
Ocean Acidification Program REU Internship Mentor: Dr. Emily Hall The Ocean Acidification...
Dolphin Research Internship
Dolphin Research Internship The Chicago Zoological Society’s Sarasota Dolphin Research Program (SDRP), based at Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota, Florida,...
Ocean Technology Internship
Ocean Technology Internship The Ocean Technology Research Program utilizes innovative ocean technology to accomplish various interdisciplinary scientific goals...
Ocean Acidification Internship (Sarasota)
Ocean Acidification Internship The Ocean Acidification Program at Mote was created to research and understand responses of ecologically important species...
Marine Policy Institute Internship
Marine Policy Institute Internship The Marine Policy Institute (MPI) furthers the mission of Mote Marine Laboratory by improving the connection between science...
Ecotoxicology Internship
Ecotoxicology Internship Internship Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Toyoda Mote's Ecotoxicology...
Environmental Health Internship
Environmental Health Internship The Environmental Health Research Program combines research with public outreach through investigating how human...
Susanna Dudley Macroalgae Herbarium
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Odin
06/12/2023 Turtle was found floating 50 yards from shore off Gulf of Mexico Dr. on Longboat Key, Sarasota County. He had blood work done and was given subcutaneous fluids. "Odin" is dry-docked overnight due...
Freyja
06/27/2023 Turtle was found washing ashore off Manasota Key Road, Englewood. Animal is showing signs of possible red tide toxcitiy even though there's only low levels present in the Gulf at this time. She had...
Artemis
06/22/2023 Turtle was found floating 100 yards off shore of the Sanibel Lighthouse in Lee County. Animal was transferred by Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation to Mote for medical assesment and rehabilitation. She...
Lilly
03/30/2023 Turtle was found floating on the south end of Naples Bay, east of Cutlass Lane in Naples, Collier County. Turtle was transported to Mote was started on injectable antibiotics and subcutaneous fluids...
Deep Thoughts Blog: Exploring blue holes
Introduction In September 2020, scientists undertook one of their deepest and most challenging missions yet into the Gulf of Mexico’s blue holes—underwater caves, springs and sinkholes being explored for their unique...
Valeriy Palubok
Originally from Ukraine, Valeriy works in the Phytoplankton Ecology department conducting red tide research, studying water samples for red tide cells precense, taking part in open sea water collections and taking care of numerous...
Jessica Frankle
Jess joined Mote after completing her Master's degree focusing on the element radium and fluid residence times in hydrothermal systems (i.e., deep-sea hot-springs). Her previous research has larger implications for microbial organisms...
Dr. Cynthia Heil
Cynthia Heil is a Senior Scientist and Director of Mote Marine Laboratory’s Red Tide Institute where her research focuses on the monitoring and mitigation of Florida red tide and the ecology and management of marine and freshwater...
Exposure of blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) to modified clay treatment of Karenia brevis as a bloom control strategy
Harmful algal blooms (HABs) of the toxic marine dinoflagellate Karenia brevis, commonly called red tides, are an ongoing threat to human health and marine ecosystems in Florida. Clay flocculation is a standard control strategy for...
Harmful Algal Blooms and Toxic Air: The Economic Value of Improved Forecasts
The adverse economic impacts of harmful algal blooms can be mitigated via tailored forecasting methods. Adequate provision of these services requires knowledge of the losses avoided, or, in other words, the economic benefits they generate....
The effects of moderate concentrations of Karenia brevis on stone crab reproduction
The stone crab, Menippe mercenaria, supports a commercial fishery along Florida’s Gulf coast where harmful algae blooms, known as red tides (Karenia brevis) develop. Red tides occur nearly annually and can overlap with the stone...
Reese Kober
Reese joined the team at the end of 2021, after graduating with a degree in Marine Biology with a minor in Environmental Science from the University of South Florida. She assists the Benthic Ecology, Chemical & Physical Ecology,...