
Fisheries Ecology & Enhancement
Advancing science to support abundant, productive fish populations
1600 Ken Thompson Parkway
Sarasota, FL 34236
Ph: (941) 388-4441
Hours: 10AM - 5PM
A 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
The Florida Keys Marine Field Operations program conducts a wide variety of research aimed at better understanding processes and environmental factors that influence coral reef health. This Program also provides support for and collaborates with students and investigators that utilize The Elizabeth Moore International Center for Coral Reef Research & Restoration as a base of operation.
Staff Scientist, Program Manager
Mote researchers have more than 13,000 colonies of the threatened Staghorn coral growing in their underwater coral nursery, equivalent to more than 6 miles of living coral.
Advancing science to support abundant, productive fish populations
Investigating the source, fact & effects of toxins in the environment
Basic and applied research on the health and immune systems of marine vertebrates
Coral diseases are one of the greatest threats to reefs worldwide.
Studying the impacts of nutrients and physical parameters in riverine, estuarine and coastal environments.
Studying sharks, skates and stingrays as laboratory animal models for basic & applied research
Seeking to develop systems and techniques to grow coral and other reef species.
Investigating how marine & freshwater chemicals impact public health
Study of how fish interact with their habitats & how disturbances influence these interactions.
Study of the Ocean's Phytoplankton Community
Studying the physical, biological, geological & chemical processes that distribute nutrients and other chemical species in the ocean
DEVELOPING AND INTEGRATING ENHANCEMENT STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE AND RESTORE FISHERIES
Long term study of dolphin populations in Sarasota Bay.
PERC is dedicated to improving stock assessment, management and sustainability of highly migratory fishes in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
Mote Postdoctoral Research Fellowships are three-year positions for scientists conducting outstanding work early in their careers
A Mote-FWC partnership to develop prevention, control and mitigation technologies and approaches that will decrease red tide impacts
The only program dedicated to developing & assessing electronic monitoring (EM) for the Gulf of Mexico commercial reef fish fishery
The Stranding Investigations Program (SIP) provides 24-hour response to sick, injured and deceased marine mammals & sea turtles.
The Red Tide Institute at Mote Marine Laboratory leads Florida red tide mitigation and control research.
Understanding processes and environmental factors that influence coral reef health.
Internship: Mote's Aquarium Sciences and Animal Care team, Fish & Invertebrate Department
Contaminant detection of toxic substances.
Bottom-dwelling organism response to environmental disturbance.
Study responses of ecologically important species to projected levels of ocean acidification.
Developing technologies to produce fish & invertebrates to meet growing demand for seafood & fishing stocks.
Seagrass research, restoration, nursery production and gene banking to address the rapid losses of seagrasses and their ecosystem services
Studying habitats and trends in turtle nesting to conserve Sea Turtles.
Studying manatee behavioral ecology, distribution, habitat use, genetics, and population status in Florida.
Providing state-of-the-art critical care & chronic care for stranded sea turtles
Sharks & Rays Conservation Research
Global network of coral biobanks, nursery practitioners, and experts preserving all coral species for ecosystem restoration and research
Using innovative ocean technology to accomplish interdisciplinary scientific goals