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Researchers highlight the need to increase genetic diversity among staghorn corals to prevent further loss in the Florida Reef Tract, U.S. --- Bleaching events caused by rising water temperatures could increase...
Learn to monitor for coral bleaching — a significant challenge for Florida Keys reefs — during the next talk in Mote Marine Laboratory’s monthly lecture series from 3-4 p.m. Saturday, June 23, at the Marathon Branch...
Ocean acidification (OA) is hard to describe. Many do not realize it's even there, but why would they? It doesn’t have a taste or smell. Despite its mysterious nature, OA is impacting the ocean at an exponential rate. Scientists...
The progression of Caribbean yellow-band disease — a widespread killer of reef-building corals — can be significantly impeded by chiseling a “firebreak” around the diseased coral tissue, but more research is needed to maintain...
Mote scientists will host a training session at 6 p.m. April 18 on Summerland Key for divers and snorkelers interested in volunteering for the Florida Keys BleachWatch program. This program provides early warnings of potential coral...
Written by: Nadine Slimak Stellar scientists, hero veterans and future leaders planted 500 corals near Looe Key this week, marking the sixth year of a unique partnership involving science, conservation and restoration. Some...
High schoolers from the U.S. Virgin Islands helped conduct coral reef research this month in the Florida Keys, mentored by a Mote Marine Laboratory scientist who received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to study the variability...
Mote Aquarium invites you to marvel at Florida’s coral reefs and learn about the many threats they face today in the new exhibit Florida’s Coral Reefs, which opened to the public Saturday, Aug. 13. “This is truly an awe inspiring...
With coral bleaching prevalent worldwide — and recently breaking records off Australia — U.S. scientists are eager to learn how their home reefs will weather the summer heat. Now, Mote Marine Laboratory is seeking volunteers to...
Sea fans, get ready for the 6th Annual Florida Keys Ocean Festival & Waterfront Craft Show — a free day of ocean-themed education and fun from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 4, at the...
Over the past two weeks, several groups have conducted a Mote Marine Laboratory partnership mission to restore coral. Working with Mote scientists, members of SCUBAnauts International, Combat Wounded Veteran Challenge and Gold Star...
State Rep. Holly Merrill Raschein, R-Key Largo, visited Mote’s Tropical Research Laboratory on Summerland Key — and went diving in Mote’s coral restoration nursery — on Friday, June 6 to learn how Mote is studying and restoring...
Coral restoration is gaining attention as a viable strategy to restore degraded reefs, with large-scale restoration efforts underway worldwide. However, our understanding of the drivers of restoration success lags behind restoration...
Ryan is a Staff Biologist in the Coral Reef Restoration Research Program at the Elizabeth Moore International Center for Coral Reef Research & Restoration (IC2R3) in Summerland Key. Ryan completed his Masters degree at the University...
Ashlyn is the Education Coordinator for Mote's Upper Keys locations, including Key Largo and Islamorada. With her educational background in Biology, and her extensive work with children and youth groups,...
Dr. Gallery joined Mote in 2024 as a postdoctoral fellow in the Seagrass Ecosystem Restoration research program after completing a Ph.D. in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior at the University of Texas...
Once one of the predominant reef-building corals in the region, Acropora cervicornis is now a focal species of coral restoration efforts in Florida and the western Caribbean. Scientists and restoration practitioners have been independently...
Shelly graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 2022 with a B.S. in Wildlife and Conservation Biology. She currently works as a Staff Biologist at the Florida Coral Restoration Crab Hatchery...
Logan Marion is a Staff Biologist at Mote’s Elizabeth Moore International Center for Coral Reef Research & Restoration on Summerland Key. Hailing from Illinois, he fell in love with aquatic ecosystems...
Megan Gannon grew up in Indiana and graduated from Purdue University with dual majors in Wildlife and Aquatic Science in 2019. She has been fortunate to spend the early part of her career traveling across the U.S. for work opportunities...
The Coral Reef Restoration Crab Hatchery Research Center focuses on raising Caribbean king crabs that eat marine algae and can help protect restored coral reefs from algae overgrowth. In short, these crabs are our allies in Mote's...
Mote offers a variety of homeschool programs at our Summerland Key and Key Largo facilities. Keys Homeschool Days **The program costs below are...
Florida Keys Field Trips Experienced Mote Educators lead your field trip program giving your students access to Mote’s world-class marine research and helping them explore a variety of science topics. Mote field...
Clayton Pelkey is a Coral Reef Research and Restoration Assistant at Mote's Elizabeth Moore International Center for Coral Reef Research & Restoration on Summerland Key, FL. He began as an intern for the Coral Restoration Program...
Gabrielle D’Alonzo is a Coral Reef Ecosystems Staff Biologist at Mote’s Elizabeth Moore International Center for Coral Reef Research & Restoration on Summerland Key, FL. Gabrielle was a Coral Restoration Intern during the...
Ian is the coral nursery manager at the Elizabeth Moore International Center for Coral Reef Research & Restoration (IC2R3) on Summerland Key. Ian manages the propagation, care, outplanting and monitoring of corals housed at...
Cody Engelsma is a staff biologist at the International Coral Gene Bank. He started working in the Coral Restoration Program in 2019 and later transitioned to the Coral Gene Bank in 2021. His position is to support the daily operations...
Dr. Muller's research focuses on identifying corals that are resilient to major threats such as climate change and coral disease to help inform Mote’s coral restoration activities. Additionally, her...
Thanks to a grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is partnering with The Haven, a local nonprofit offering programs and services for children and adults with disabilities. The...
