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Speaking up for the sea

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Informing government leaders

This year, Mote Marine Laboratory President & CEO Dr. Michael P. Crosby and his fellow Mote staff gave a vital voice to our oceans, marine science, and informal science education—providing more than 30 briefings for local to national government decision makers.

National

U.S. Congress

  • U.S. House of Representatives

    • Subcommittee on Environment

    • U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan

State

  • Executive Office of the Governor

    • Governor Ron DeSantis

  • Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

    • Commissioner Nikki Fried

  • ​Florida Department of Economic Opportunity

    • Executive Director Dane Eagle

  • ​Florida Department of Environmental Protection

    • Secretary Noah Valenstein

    • Staff

  • Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

    • Executive Director Eric Sutton

    • Staff

Florida Legislature

  • Florida House of Representatives

    • Rep. James Buchanan

    • Rep. Kat Cammack

    • Rep. Linda Cheney

    • Rep. Fiona McFarland

    • Rep. James Vernon “Jim” Mooney

    • Rep. William Cloud “Will” Robinson

    • Rep. Josie Tomkow

  • Florida Senate

    • Sen. Ben Albritton

    • Sen. Joe Gruters

    • Sen. Rodriguez
       

  • County delegations:

    • Charlotte County legislative delegation

    • Manatee County legislative delegation

    • Monroe County legislative delegation

    • Sarasota legislative delegation

Local

  • City of Anna Maria

    • Anna Maria City Commission

    • Mayor Dan Brown

  • City of Islamorada

    • Islamorada Village Council

    • Mayor Mike Forster
       

  • City of Miami

    • City Commissioner Ken Russell

  • City of Sarasota
    • Mayor Hagan Brody
       
  • Manatee County

    • Manatee County Commission

      • Commissioner Vanessa Baugh

      • Miami-Dade County

      • Mayor Carlos Gimenez

  • Monroe County 

    • Monroe County Commission

      • Craig Cates

      • Michelle Coldiron

 



Inspiring and educating people worldwide

Mote‘s groundbreaking research sent ripples through national and international news media, while educating viewers of all ages through family-friendly science programming. This year, Mote was mentioned more than 6,000 times in media stories including pieces from National Geographic, National Public Radio, ABC’s Good Morning America and more. Highlights:

  • Mote's coral reef restoration and research efforts were featured on the nationally syndicated show Wildlife Nation, featuring host Jeff Corwin, presented by Defenders of Wildlife.

  • Mote scientists Dr. Hanna R. Koch, Dr. Erinn Muller, and President & CEO Dr. Michael P. Crosby shared our incredible science-based coral restoration efforts that enabled restored corals to spawn on the reef, through their feature article in The Scientist, a magazine read by leading researchers in the life sciences. 

  • Mote’s Dr. Kevan Main spoke with Jeff Glor from the national program CBS This Morning to discuss Mote's aquaculture research and the future of the industry.

  • Mote’s coral reef research and restoration efforts in the Florida Keys were highlighted in a feature story within National Geographic magazine’s The Ocean Issue. 

  • To accompany the launch of the National Geographic issue, Mote President & CEO Dr. Michael P. Crosby appeared on ABC’s Good Morning America to discuss coral bleaching and Mote’s coral restoration methods.

  • Mote scientists were interviewed for a National Public Radio story on Mission: Iconic Reefs, the federally led coral reef restoration effort in which Mote is a core partner.

  • Our effort to create the new Mote Science Education Aquarium (Mote SEA) was featured on Blooloop.com, the world’s most read news source for visitor attractions professionals. 

  • Mote research and education were also highlighted in AZA Connect, the magazine of the Association of Zoos & Aquariums. 

  • Mote Aquarium was highlighted in National Geographic’s new book, “1,000 Perfect Weekends”!

Sea fans near and far also connected with Mote through social media.

Facebook:

  • Page likes: 88,870 by the end of the year

  • Total reach (people who saw our content this year): 12,878,566

  • Total engagement (times when people interacted with our posts this year: 562,385

Twitter:

  • Impressions (times when people saw our tweets): 789,230

  • Engagement (interactions with our tweets): 21,180

Instagram:

  • Total reach: 306,550

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