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April 6, 2019 – Today, Mote Marine Laboratory’s 33rd Annual Run for the Turtles hosted over 1,000 runners, both on Siesta Key Beach for the 1-mile fun run and Manasota Track Club-Sanctioned 5k and across the globe with the first...
Sea turtles laid a near-record number of nests during their 2018 nesting season on Longboat Key through Venice, Florida, report Mote Marine Laboratory scientists who have monitored this stretch of nesting beaches for 37 years. A...
Mote Marine Laboratory thanks Bank of America for a $15,000 grant awarded Saturday, Sept. 15, to aid Mote’s research efforts focused on Florida red tide. The current bloom of Florida red tide, Karenia brevis algae, has...
Mote Marine Laboratory scientists tagged an adult male loggerhead sea turtle nicknamed “Intrepid” with a satellite transmitter and released him this morning, July 27 from Lido Beach, Sarasota County, as part of a conservation-focused...
By Miguel Montalvo A sea turtle nest was damaged July 5 on Nokomis Beach by suspected poachers; three individuals dug into a nest marked with stakes and left one broken egg on its surface. It is not clear whether they took...
Media contacts: Mote: Hayley Rutger, 941-374-0081, hrutger@mote.org FWC: Brian Norris, 239-841-9037, Brian.norris@myfwc.com -- Eight sea turtle nests were run over by a small vehicle – and seven had their marking stakes dislodged...
Mote Marine Laboratory released a juvenile green sea turtle named “Shoshi” off Anna Maria Island Thursday morning, May 10. Members of Anna Maria Turtle Watch and beach-goers cheered on little Shoshi as it made its way back into...
The first local sea turtle nests of 2018 were discovered today by Mote Marine Laboratory’s Sea Turtle Patrol, a team of scientists, interns and approximately 300 volunteers who monitor nesting activity on Longboat Key through Venice...
Florida red tide algae toxins can stress and even kill sublegal stone crabs — young adults whose claws are growing toward legal harvest size — according to preliminary research results published recently in the scientific journal...
More than 1,000 runners and walkers hit the beach to help endangered and threatened sea turtles during Mote Marine Laboratory’s 32nd annual Run for the Turtles today, April 7, on Siesta Public Beach. (Race results below). The...
On March 6, a bull, cat, cow, pirate, sea turtle, shark and shoe — all costumed mascots —raced on Siesta Key to raise awareness for Mote Marine Laboratory’s Run for the Turtles. This year was not a close race due to the University...
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...
On Monday, Dec. 11, 2017, members of the Longboat Key Turtle Watch (LBKTW) donated more than $9,770 to help advance Mote Marine Laboratory’s education and sea turtle programs. This year the funds for Mote will be distributed among...
Mote Marine Laboratory found evidence that two nesting sea turtles dragged beach furniture caught on their upper shells during the past week on Longboat Key — a reminder that southwest Floridians should remove beach furniture at...
Sea turtle nesting season starts May 1 in southwest Florida — are you ready to keep your beaches turtle-friendly? Learn why sea turtles dig the dark and how to minimize artificial light along their nesting beaches during two April...
Join Mote Marine Laboratory scientists as they participate in the Sarasota County Seagrass Survey, in coordination with the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program (SBEP). This free, family-friendly event will take place on April 29 at the Sarasota...
On Monday, Dec. 12, 2016, members of the Longboat Key Turtle Watch (LBKTW) donated $8,405 to help advance Mote Marine Laboratory’s education and sea turtle programs, and presented the Town of Longboat Key with a donation as well. The...
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...
Tropical Storm Hermine affected most of the sea turtle nests remaining on Longboat Key through Venice during late August and early September, Mote Marine Laboratory scientists report. Fortunately, the area has hosted a record number...
Wednesday, July 27, Lexi Mariash, a local 13-year-old philanthropist, presented Mote Marine Laboratory with a check for $6,898 to benefit sea turtle conservation and research. Mariash raised the funds at her second annual mini-golf...
Bradenton Christian School’s sixth grade class raised $876 to benefit Mote Marine Laboratory’s Sea Turtle Hospital. The class held a fundraiser April 21 and 22 and sold baked goods and turtle-themed merchandise. All proceeds...
Dean Cutshall, now 73 years old, first put his feet forward for turtle research and conservation 30 years ago on the beautiful sand of Siesta Key for Mote Marine Laboratory’s Run for the Turtles. Cutshall just happened to be in...
Mote Marine Laboratory documented the first local sea turtle nest of the year Saturday, April 30, on Longboat Key. Then Mote found a second nest Sunday on Casey Key and a third nest Monday on Longboat Key. The first local nest of...
Mote Marine Laboratory scientists are excited to share the encouraging, preliminary results of their annual count of Southwest Florida sea turtle nests. During the 2015 nesting season that began May 1, Mote-monitored beaches from...
A large, adult male sea turtle who was hit by a boat, missing part of his flipper and unable to dive well was rescued Sunday, June 28, in Lyons Bay in Nokomis by members of the Venice Police Marine Patrol, the Florida Fish and Wildlife...
Mote Marine Laboratory recently received a generous grant of $7,500 from Wells Fargo for rescue and rehabilitation of endangered sea turtles. This is the company’s third grant for Mote’s care of these federally protected marine...
The first sea turtle hatchlings of 2014 emerged this week in the area patrolled by Mote Marine Laboratory, which monitors nesting from Longboat Key through Venice. The hatched loggerhead sea turtle nest was reported Sunday, June...
Memorial Day is just around the corner! As the weather warms up and you head out to enjoy Southwest Florida's coastal waters this boating season, please be mindful of those below! Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium recommends that...
