Mote’s shark expert appears on The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Check this out! Director of Mote's Center for Shark Research, Dr. Demian Chapman, joined Ellen DeGeneres on her show to talk about shark conservation efforts in Belize. Chapman...
Mote Marine Laboratory receives fin-tastic boost from shark conservationist
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is pleased to announce the support of Greg Manocherian, a long time shark conservationist. His support will aid the Sharks and Rays Conservation Program and the more than 20 other research and...
Mote & international partners establish first ‘Rules of Thumb’ for marine connectivity conservation
As ocean habitats around the world face threats such as climate change, overfishing, pollution, and more, Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) can provide sanctuary to threatened populations and vital ecosystem services. However, even given...
American Elasmobranch Society honors shark scientist with Eugenie Clark Award
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is pleased to announce Dr. Brit Finucci is the winner of the American Elasmobranch Society’s Eugenie Clark Award for 2021! We and our partners at the Save Our Seas Foundation sponsor this award...
World-renowned Mote shark scientist retires
After more than 40 years of shark science with profound conservation impacts, Dr. Robert (Bob) Hueter retired from his role as Director of Mote Marine Laboratory’s Center for Shark Research in December 2020, becoming a Mote Senior...
Mote’s white shark research gets fin-tastic boost from Disney Conservation Fund
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is pleased to announce that support from the Disney Conservation Fund (DCF) will aid Mote’s mission of studying white sharks, their life cycle and habitat use, through collaboration with the...
Respect the Saw: International Sawfish Day 2020
OCTOBER 17 IS INTERNATIONAL SAWFISH DAY! This day was established to celebrate these "flat sharks" and raise awareness for the challenges...
White shark tagging expedition is starting strong
Mote Marine Laboratory Senior Scientist Dr. Bob Hueter is gearing up for his next shark research adventure. Hueter serves as Chief Scientist for the organization OCEARCH, which is undertaking its latest scientific expedition to tag...
Mote’s Digital Education Program recognized for excellence in virtual learning
Mote Marine Laboratory’s virtual learning program, SEAtrek.TV, earned the prestigious Pinnacle Award for educational, interactive videoconferencing for the 2018-2019 school year from the Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration...
Wildlife in World Heritage Site declines after heatwave reduces seagrass
Diverse marine animals from dugongs to sea snakes became rarer in the UNESCO World Heritage Site Shark Bay, Western Australia, after a heat wave devastated the dominant seagrass species, reports a newly published study demonstrating...
Study of nurse shark bycatch in spiny lobster traps may benefit both species
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...
End-of-year update: Tracking multiple marine species through a Sarasota Bay network
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 and Riverview High release juvenile snook into Phillippi Creek
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...
White shark ‘hotspot’ confirmed off Nova Scotia — a breakthrough for innovative research
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. ...
Senior Mote scientist on OCEARCH shark expedition in Canada
Four great white sharks have been caught, sampled and released — three with location-tracking tags — so far during OCEARCH’s Expedition Nova Scotia, which is in progress with guidance from on-board Expedition Chief Scientist
New shark species named in honor of Mote founder
Story contributed by Florida Institute of Technology with additions from Mote Marine Laboratory Dr. Eugenie Clark was a pioneer in shark biology, known around the world for her illuminating research on shark behavior....
Whale shark update: transmitter reveals Minnie’s location
Written by Stephanie Hagan A few weeks ago, Mote scientists placed tracking devices on two whale sharks nicknamed “Minnie” and “Colt” offshore of Longboat Key and New Pass in Sarasota. On Saturday, June 30, Minnie’s...
July 25-28: Shark Days at Mote
Sharks are awesome — and so is the science that helps us understand them! Join us for the fourth annual Shark Days at Mote: Real Sharks, Real Science. From July 25-28, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium will feature an array of...
National Academies’ Gulf Research Program awards over $287,000 to research impacted by hurricanes
For immediate release: 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 13. Provided by Gulf Research Program with added section from Mote Marine Laboratory. National Academies' Gulf Research Program awards over $287,000 to assist scientific...
Mote’s World Oceans Day brings good, clean fun to the Suncoast
Hundreds celebrated World Oceans Day on June 2 at Mote Aquarium in Sarasota, where ocean conservationists shared their knowledge through fun activities and guests explored the special exhibit “Sea Debris: Awareness through Art”...
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium earns prestigious AZA accreditation
The Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) announced today that Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium in Sarasota, Florida, was granted accreditation by AZA’s independent Accreditation Commission. “AZA accreditation signifies...
Mote ranked No. 1 nonprofit in published research by top zoos and aquariums
Of 228 zoos and aquariums, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium produces the most research of any nonprofit and ranks No. 2 overall, reports a recent study of research productivity among Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) members....
Sustainable shark trade bill offers science-based solutions for overfishing, finning
A new bipartisan bill introduced in U.S. Congress this month encourages a science-based approach to significantly reduce the overfishing and unsustainable trade of sharks, rays and skates around the world and prevent shark finning. The...
Mote Aquarium rebirth planned near I-75, helping City Island campus advance science & ‘blue economy’
On Feb. 8, 2018, surrounded by some of southwest Florida’s most influential residents, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium’s President & CEO, Dr. Michael P. Crosby, made the announcement many in the area had been waiting...
Mote shark scientist to join OCEARCH’s Lowcountry II expedition off north Florida, Georgia and South Carolina
Dr. Bob Hueter, Director of the Center for Shark Research at Mote Marine Laboratory, and scientists from several other institutions are boarding OCEARCH’s research vessel this week for a return expedition to the waters off South...
End-of-year news release: SEA you in 2018!
Mote science, sustainability and service grow in 2017 In 2017, Mote Marine Laboratory’s research and education programs took on some of the oceans’ toughest challenges and set the stage for decades of discovery and positive...
Expedition New York – Learning more about white shark nurseries
Mote Marine Laboratory scientists have joined the latest OCEARCH expedition to study great white sharks off New York, with the hope of encountering juvenile sharks to better understand the lives of these important top predators. In...