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Stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) has caused unprecedented coral mortality across Florida’s Coral Reef (FCR) since 2014, raising concerns about whether coral restoration can succeed under chronic disease conditions and whether outplanting...
Coral Restoration URE (Islamorada): Dr. Anne Giesecke Water Resources Preservation Internship Internship Mentors: Lucas Skay and Blake...
Over the last several decades, Florida’s Coral Reef has been impacted by global and local stressors causing significant declines in living coral with no signs of natural recovery. Ocean warming, ocean acidification, and infectious...
As stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD) has spread across Florida’s Coral Reef (FCR), there has been an emphasis on restoring the losses in coral cover through outplanting. This research is part of a larger project assessing the...
Coral-reef degradation is disrupting the balance between reef accretion and erosion and threatening the persistence of essential coral-reef habitats. In south Florida, most reefs are already net eroding, and without intervention, valuable...
As coral restoration efforts increase globally, there is a growing need to not only increase post-restoration monitoring, but also advance reef restoration monitoring methods. Utilizing autonomous technology to compliment manual, SCUBA-based...
Escalating environmental threats to coral reefs coincides with global advancements in coral restoration programs. To improve long-term efficacy, practitioners must consider incorporating genotypes resilient to ocean warming and disease...
Partner with Mote on Your Next Dive Join Mote Marine Laboratory and our partners as a citizen scientist, and receive hands-on opportunities to make a positive difference in the health of our coral reef ecosystem through the...
Earlier this month, Mote Marine Laboratory welcomed thirteen members of the Combat Wounded Veterans Challenge (CWVC) to its Elizabeth Moore International Center for Coral Reef Research &...
Coral Restoration: Grazers Internship The Grazers team, part of the Coral Reef Restoration Research Program, focuses on ecosystem level interactions,...
Coral Restoration URE (Summerland Key) Internship Mentor: Dr. Jason Spadaro Mote's Coral Restoration Program focuses...
Coral Restoration: Grazers URE (Keys) Internship Mentors: Katie Bozza and Dr. Jason Spadaro The...
Coral Restoration: Grazers URE (Sarasota) Internship Mentors: Tom Waldrop and Dr. Jason Spadaro The...
Coral Reef Restoration Internships Mote Marine Laboratory’s Coral Reef Restoration Research Program develops and applies science-based strategies to advance the recovery of Florida’s coral reefs. The program spans multiple...
Coral Restoration: Grazers Internship The Grazers team, part of the Coral Reef Restoration Research Program, focuses on ecological interactions that...
On June 8, in honor of World Ocean Day, Opal has bought and is gifting 3,000 Coral Legend Bracelets to guests across all of their Florida properties. But this is more than just a bracelet. A portion of the proceeds from the purchase...
Mote Marine Laboratory's coral research team is proud to share that Clayton Pelkey—a Mote staff biologist with autism who excels in coral restoration work—was featured recently in the video series "A Decade of U," created by...
Scientists at Mote Marine Laboratory have taken a critical step toward diversifying efforts to restore Florida’s Coral Reef. In early February, Dr. Jason Spadaro, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Mote’s Elizabeth Moore International...
Mote's coral reef restoration and research efforts will be featured on the nationally syndicated show, Wildlife Nation, featuring host Jeff Corwin and presented by Defenders of Wildlife. The episode, "Crocs and Corals", features stories...
Mote’s coral restoration efforts featured in National Geographic...
Large-scale coral restoration begins in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary In the spirit of this year’s Earth Day theme “Restore our Earth,” NOAA and partners are beginning a three-year effort to outplant more than...
June 8, 2020 – At a press conference earlier today in Islamorada, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium announced plans for future development to further coral reef research and restoration in the Florida Keys and...
October 8, 2019 — Recognizing the critical need for healthy oceans, Enzymedica is devoting a portion of the sales of its new Aqua Biome fish oil supplements to Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium’s vital coral...
As the unprecedented outbreak of stony coral tissue loss disease continues affecting more than 96,000 acres of Florida Keys reefs during December 2018, Mote Marine Laboratory and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)...
By Allison Delashmit Mote Marine Laboratory will continue its presentation series from 5-6 p.m. Saturday, June 16, at Divers Direct in Key West. These monthly...
Mote Marine Laboratory’s science-based coral reef restoration initiative for the Florida Keys received major support in the State of Florida budget signed by Governor Rick Scott, Friday, March 16. A total of $500,000 was appropriated...
Mote Marine Laboratory scientists are working with volunteers to restore corals this month in waters of Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park in Key West, Florida. Pre-registration is required and details are below. This...
Scientists from Mote Marine Laboratory and collaborating institutions have completed the largest laboratory transmission experiment to date for stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD), identifying naturally disease-resistant mountainous...
Mote Marine Laboratory continued its ongoing partnership with Combat Wounded Veteran Challenge (CWVC) and SCUBAnauts International (SNI) earlier this month to advance coral reef restoration and research...
The widespread degradation of coral reef ecosystems and rapid decline in coral abundance have led to an increased interest in active coral reef restoration. When practitioners restore corals to an area from which they have been nearly...