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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...
Join Mote Marine Laboratory at our 4th Annual Reef Revival Fest!
A native of Tampa, FL, Sunny brings a lifelong passion for the natural world and a talent for making science come alive for learners of all ages. Before joining Mote, she owned and operated the Traveling Nature Class in Los Angeles...
As coral diseases become more prevalent and frequent, the need for new intervention strategies also increases to counteract the rapid spread of disease. Recent advances in coral disease mitigation have resulted in increased use of...
Eva Laxo joined Mote’s Volunteer team as Upper Keys Volunteer Coordinator in April 2025. Growing up in San Francisco, California, she fell in love with marine science and chose to dedicate her life...
Growing up in Denver Colorado, the ocean was always a big part of Adam's life. At a young age his passion grew as he learned more about the extreme issues facing coral reefs and ecosystems world wide....
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...
Knowledge of multi-stressor interactions and the potential for tradeoffs among tolerance traits is essential for developing intervention strategies for the conservation and restoration of reef ecosystems in a changing climate. Thermal...
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 the Nursery Operations Coordinator for our Coral Reef Restoration Program in the Lower Keys. Growing up, he found a profound appreciation for aquatic ecosystems through fishing, water...
The Florida 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...
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...
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...
During a Congressional hearing of the Florida Delegation in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 3, 2021, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium’s President & CEO Dr. Michael P. Crosby was invited to provide his expert testimony regarding...
Mote Marine Laboratory’s Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the election of Maurice “Mo” Cunniffe as Chairman of the Board, Sandi Stuart as Vice-Chairman, Scott Collins as Treasurer, and Hobart (Skip) Swan as Secretary....
This story is a highlight from our 2020 Annual Report. It’s been the talk of the town for some time in southwest Florida: Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium...
Coral reefs support more than 25 percent of ocean species, but they are declining around the world. Serious coral diseases, pollution and climate change can all stress corals. When water gets too warm, corals can bleach, or turn white,...
On Tuesday, June 26, 2018, Mote Marine Laboratory joined forces with members of the Combat Wounded Veteran Challenge (CWVC) and SCUBAnauts International to plant corals and rebuild the reef near the Looe Key Sanctuary Preservation...
Mote Marine Laboratory welcomes visiting Postdoctoral Research Fellow from the German Research Foundation in Germany, Dr. Hanna R. Koch. Koch joins the growing team of next-generation scientists at Mote’s Elizabeth Moore International...
Thousands gathered to celebrate coral reef ecosystems, conservation and Florida Keys culture during Mote’s Ocean Fest: A Community Celebration on April 14 at the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary’s Eco-Discovery Center and...
The first-year anniversary of Mote’s state-of-the-art facility in the Florida Keys, the Elizabeth Moore International Center for Coral Reef Research & Restoration (IC2R3), is cause for celebration. Opened in May 2017, IC2R3 exemplifies...
Mote science, sustainability and service grow in 2017 In 2017, Mote Marine Laboratory’s research and education programs took on some of the oceans’ toughest challenges and set the stage for decades of discovery and positive...