Global FinPrint
Reef sharks are in trouble worldwide. Here at Mote Marine Laboratory &...
Mote Aquarium Sciences Apprenticeship Program (ASAP)
THE APPLICATION FOR THIS PROGRAM IS NOW CLOSED. Please check back for program...
Aquarium Sciences & Animal Care URE
Aquarium Sciences & Animal Care URE Internship Mentor: Amanda Felix Fish & Invertebrate Department URE students should have an interest in all...
Ray Biology & Conservation URE
This program is not currently accepting interns. Explore other Mote URE opportunities Ray Biology...
Marine Immunology REU
Marine Immunology REU Internship Mentor: Dr. Cathy Walsh As manager of Mote's Marine...
Marine Experimental Research Facility (MERF) Internship
Marine Experimental Research Facility Internship This internship focuses on the Marine Experimental Research Facility (MERF) where interns will be involved with the housing, care, maintenance and essential...
Marine Biomedical Research & Marine Immunology Internship
Marine Biomedical Research & Marine Immunology Internship Internship Mentor: Dr. Cathy Walsh The Marine...
Center for Fisheries Electronic Monitoring at Mote (CFEMM)
Fishing is a $200-billion industry in the United States, providing 1.7 million jobs. The economically important Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Fishery includes more than 890 commercial reef fish permitted vessels and comprises 31 species...
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...
Weddings & Proposals
At Mote, your wedding celebration will truly sparkle amid our beautiful waterfront vistas and our vibrant displays of marine life. Dive into the wedding of...
Venue Rentals
From mid-size rooms to larger halls to a Chickee Hut that provides a unique outdoor setting with a Southwest Florida feel, our waterfront location showcases everything that is special about Sarasota and her islands. Each year, millions...
Oh Baby! Life Cycles of the Seas exhibit gallery
Gallery at a Glance Here is a glimpse of what visitors can experience in the Oh Baby! exhibit gallery. A shark touch pool with 9- to 12-inch sharks of the Pacific Ocean. ...
Shark Zone exhibit gallery
Gallery at a Glance Join us for Narrated Shark Training Sessions at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. You'll see sharks that are trained to swim to targets for their...
Aquarium
Meet stunning sharks, sea turtles, otters, seahorses and sea jellies. Explore coral reefs and other ecosystems studied by scientists at Mote Marine Laboratory. Peek into our labs. At Mote Aquarium, Science is the Attraction! Mote...
Jack Morris
Jack Morris joined the Center for Shark Research in April of 2001 as a staff biologist and field support for a variety of shark migration projects. In 2005 he was promoted to senior biologist and manager of the Marine Experimental...
Dr. Carl Luer
Since joining Mote Marine Laboratory in 1979 to initiate and manage a marine biomedical research program, Dr. Luer has been involved with several studies utilizing sharks, skates, and rays as model systems and sources of research...
Mote and Taiwan formalize major partnership in heat-resiliency coral research and restoration
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for international collaboration on heat-resilient coral research and restoration with three science-focused entities based in Taiwan and the U.S.: Delta...
Field Trips (Sarasota)
Please note: school field trips are fully booked through the end of the 2024-25 school year. We are currently only accepting requests for self-guided tours at our City Island campus for summer 2025.
Lifelong Learning (Virtual)
Marine Science 101 Self-paced Course via Google Classroom We welcome you to explore the world of marine science through this engaging series of online, self-paced lessons recorded by a Mote education professional....
Classroom Outreach Programs (Sarasota)
Mote Educators bring fun, inquiry-based and hands-on learning experiences to your school. Using relevant, real time data and information, we dive into marine science with your students, helping them better understand science concepts...
Dr. Demian Chapman
As a Senior Scientist in Mote's Research Division, Dr. Chapman also serves as the Manager for the Sharks & Rays Conservation Research Program and holds the title of Perry W. Gilbert Chair in Shark Research.
Valerie Hagan
Valerie is a Sarasota native who can credit much of her interest in sharks and rays to being raised around Mote Marine Lab. She joined staff in 2016 and is proud to be working directly towards shark and ray conservation on both...
Dr. Catherine Walsh
Dr. Walsh has studied the immune systems of marine vertebrate species, including the cartilaginous fishes (sharks, skates, and rays), marine mammals, and sea turtles, for more than 30 years. Current projects...
Brown banded bamboo shark
Using their strong pectoral fins, brown banded bamboo sharks can “walk” along the ocean floor, making them uniquely mobile among sharks. These sharks prefer to stay near the ocean floor, using their flexible bodies to squeeze...
Dr. Eugenie “Genie” Clark (1922-2015)
Dr. Eugenie Clark — nicknamed "The Shark Lady" — was a world authority on sharks and fish who built Mote Marine Laboratory in 1955. The Lab, then called the Cape Haze Marine Laboratory, was created and supported by the Vanderbilt...
Ashlee Hylton
Ashlee is a Florida Native who has also lived in Texas and New Jersey before coming back to Florida for college. During graduate school, she managed water quality and nutrition in a coral spawning and larval ecology lab for two...
Marine Biomedical Research
https://youtu.be/nXdoYA7AzXk The Marine Biomedical Research Program focuses on basic and applied research using sharks, skates, and stingrays as laboratory animal models. Areas of interest include biochemistry, physiology,...
Mote and Big Top Brewing’s new craft beer to support research and conservation efforts NOW AVAILABLE
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is thrilled to announce a partnership, or colla-beer-ation, with Big Top Brewing, with the official launch of Finhead Lager, a light beer with a big purpose. Proceeds from every sip benefit...
