Mote Welcomes Peter Horton to Keys Advisory Council
Mote Marine Laboratory is pleased to welcome Mr. Peter Horton to its Florida Keys Advisory Council supporting Mote’s Elizabeth...
Join us for Inaugural Ocean Fest Islamorada this December!
Mote Marine Laboratory is pleased to host its inaugural Islamorada Ocean Fest on Saturday, Dec. 1 at Founders Park from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Originally slated to take place October 2017, the event...
Mote Welcomes Michael Puto to Keys Advisory Council
Written by Allison Delashmit Mote Marine Laboratory is pleased to welcome Michael Puto to its Florida Keys Advisory Council supporting Mote’s Elizabeth Moore International Center for Coral Reef Research & Restoration...
Mote Board elects new vice chairman
Written by Stephanie Hagan Mote Marine Laboratory’s Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the election of Howard (Sam) Seider Jr., M.D., as its new Vice Chairman of the Board. Seider, elected in late May, is serving...
Mote volunteers praised — including 35-year honorees
Mote Marine Laboratory honored 356 volunteers — including some who have served for 35 years — during its annual volunteer awards ceremony on April 19, 2018. During the ceremony, which filled Mote’s WAVE Center auditorium on...
Mote’s dive wish-list fulfilled: $75,000 of equipment donated
On Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018, SCUBAPRO and Florida Underwater Sports, the exclusive SCUBAPRO platinum dealer of Sarasota, donated $75,000 worth of dive...
Mote welcomes new communication relations manager for the Florida Keys
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is pleased to welcome Allison Delashmit as its new Florida Keys Community Relations Manager. In this newly created position, Delashmit will be the local contact for media requests in the Florida...
Mote welcomes two new scientists to Florida Keys campus
Mote Marine Laboratory is delighted to welcome new Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr. Heather Page and Staff Biologist Dr. Abigail Clark to its Elizabeth Moore International Center for Coral Reef Research & Restoration (IC2R3) on...
Mote Aquarium rebirth planned near I-75, helping City Island campus advance science & ‘blue economy’
On Feb. 8, 2018, surrounded by some of southwest Florida’s most influential residents, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium’s President & CEO, Dr. Michael P. Crosby, made the announcement many in the area had been waiting...
2017 Holiday gift guide for ocean lovers
It’s the Mote wonderful time of the year! Brighten a loved one’s day with holiday gifts that support our oceans. Gift membership: Starting at just $65, membership...
Mote Lab earns first LEED Gold Commercial certification in Monroe County
Media contacts Mote Marine Lab: Hayley Rutger 941-374-0081 hrutger@mote.org Willis A. Smith Construction, Inc. Peggy Kronus 941-366-3116, ext. 316 pkronus@willissmith.com Two...
Mote highlights eco-friendly practices
To celebrate the limited-time exhibit "Sea Debris: Awareness through Art" at Mote Aquarium in 2017–2018, Mote's team shared the following highlights from our efforts to address marine debris and advance other sustainability goals. City...
June 26 – July 1: Shark Days at Mote
Join Mote Marine Laboratory for the third annual Shark Days at Mote: Real Sharks, Real Science. From June 26-July 1, 2017, Mote will dive into the research on these incredible animals during a week of events, activities and jaw-some...
Celebrate the SEAson with a meaningful, marine gift
Uplift your family and friends while benefiting the oceans with one of the holiday gifts below. All gifts help support Mote Marine Laboratory’s world-class research, conservation, education and animal-care...
April 2: Celebrate the oceans at a family festival in the Florida Keys
Enjoy a day of fun, music, food and shopping to celebrate the Florida Key's treasured marine environment while raising funds for coral reef restoration during the 7th Florida Keys Ocean Festival & Waterfront Craft Show. The...
7th Florida Keys Ocean Festival & Waterfront Craft Show
Enjoy a day of fun, music, food and shopping to celebrate the Florida Key's treasured marine environment while raising funds for coral reef restoration during the 7th Florida Keys Ocean Festival & Waterfront Craft Show. The...
Give back this #GivingTuesday
In honor of #GivingTuesday — today, Dec. 1 — Mote Marine Lab is excited to share some of the ways we give back to the sea, along with ideas for how the public can help throughout this season of giving. Giving Tuesday started...
Aquaponic fish and veggies make their dinner table debut
From farm-to-fork, sea vegetables and red drum, a saltwater fish species, grown at Mote Aquaculture Park (MAP) using aquaponics – raising seafood while using the wastewater to fertilize salt-loving crops – are making their way...
Remembering Mote’s “Shark Lady”: The Life and Legacy of Dr. Eugenie Clark
Blazing trails for women in science; inspiring generations of people from ocean experts to school children; swimming with sharks to learn about them; and founding a world-class marine laboratory that turned 60 in 2015...
Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium Unveils New Online Ticketing and Website
Visitors online and in person now have new ways to connect with Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium, thanks to a redesigned website that offers online ticketing and easier access to information about the organization’s many research...
A Look Back at a Year of Cool Science, Stellar Education and Aquarium Awesomeness
As 2013 winds down, Mote Marine Laboratory is looking to the future — to exciting new directions for our world-class marine science and education, to...