Coral Restoration URE (Islamorada)
Coral Restoration URE (Islamorada): Dr. Anne Giesecke Water Resources Preservation Internship Internship Mentors: Lucas Skay and Blake...
Genotype and symbiont composition rather than environment influence susceptibility to stony coral tissue loss disease in coral restoration broodstock
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...
Genetic lineages do not predict stony coral tissue loss disease resistance or survivorship among coral restoration outplants in Florida
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 restoration can drive rapid increases in reef accretion potential
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...
Evaluating the potential for autonomous measurements of net community production and calcification as a tool for monitoring coral restoration
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...
Assessing acute thermal assays as a rapid screening tool for coral restoration
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...
Coral Restoration Dive Programs
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...
Mote and Combat Wounded Veterans Partner in Coral Restoration Effort Ahead of The Summer Heat
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 (Keys)
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)
Coral Restoration URE (Summerland Key) Internship Mentor: Dr. Jason Spadaro Mote's Coral Restoration Program focuses...
Coral Restoration: Grazers URE (Keys)
Coral Restoration: Grazers URE (Keys) Internship Mentors: Katie Bozza and Dr. Jason Spadaro The...
Coral Restoration: Grazers URE
Coral Restoration: Grazers URE (Sarasota) Internship Mentors: Tom Waldrop and Dr. Jason Spadaro The...
Coral Restoration: Land-Based Coral Nursery Internship
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
Coral Restoration: Grazers Internship The Grazers team, part of the Coral Reef Restoration Research Program, focuses on ecological interactions that...
Opal Collection partners with Mote to support cutting-edge coral restoration efforts
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...
Celebrating a coral restoration star: Clayton Pelkey
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...
New crabs on the block: Mote raising Caribbean king crabs to help with coral restoration
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 coral restoration featured in nationally syndicated show
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 magazine
Mote’s coral restoration efforts featured in National Geographic...
Mote begins coral restoration in large-scale effort in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
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...
Coral restoration takes center stage on World Oceans Day
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...
Local company teams up with Mote to support coral restoration
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...
End-of-year update: Mote studies coral restoration strategies amid unprecedented disease outbreak
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)...
June 16: Mote’s coral restoration presentation at Divers Direct in Key West
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’s coral restoration initiative receives continued support by Florida budget appropriation
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...
Coral restoration ongoing in Key West
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...
Mote Marine Laboratory Releases First Hatchery-Raised Caribbean King Crabs onto Florida’s Coral Reef, Marking Major Milestone in Restoration...
Mote Marine Laboratory is excited to announce the successful, first-ever release of hatchery-raised Caribbean king crabs onto Florida’s Coral Reef as part of its holistic science-based coral reef restoration...
Success of restoration strategies in preventing extirpation of 2 critically endangered coral species
An unprecedented marine heatwave in 2023 caused widespread coral bleaching and mortality throughout the Caribbean. In the Florida Keys (USA), 2 foundation species, elkhorn coral (Acropora palmata) and staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis),...
Mote Marine Laboratory, Combat Wounded Veteran Challenge, and SCUBAnauts International Continue Vital Partnership for Coral Reef Restoration...
Mote Marine Laboratory recently continued its ongoing partnership with Combat Wounded Veteran Challenge (CWVC) and SCUBAnauts International (SNI) to advance coral reef restoration and research in the Florida Keys. The...
Microfragmenting for the successful restoration of slow growing massive corals
Slow growing, massive stony corals have often been overlooked in reef-restoration activities, despite their resilience to climate change and contribution to reef framework. Techniques to effectively propagate and outplant these species...