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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...
Meet Mote’s resident turtles! Start your encounter in our classroom and spend some quality enrichment time with our education animal ambassador terrapins, Smiley, Booger and Pearl! Then head on over to meet the sea turtles at the...
It’s a shell-ebration of shells! During this camp we will explore animals from snails to sea turtles and learn why animals with shells rock! Campers will meet Mote’s resident snails, scallops and turtles and learn how to keep the...
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is excited to open its doors once again on November 22 to its informal science education center, Mote Aquarium, following an 8-week-long closure due to the impacts of Hurricanes Helene and Milton,...
Meet Mote’s resident turtles! Start your encounter in our classroom and spend some quality enrichment time with our education animal ambassador terrapins, Smiley, Booger and Pearl! Then head on over to meet the sea turtles at the...
Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium (Mote) faced an unprecedented challenge as Hurricane Milton bore down on the region, just days after Hurricane Helene had already caused significant damage. The Mote...
Meet Mote’s resident turtles! Start your encounter in our classroom and spend some quality enrichment time with our education animal ambassador terrapins, Smiley, Booger and Pearl! Then head on over to meet the sea turtles at the...
Meet Mote’s resident turtles! Start your encounter in our classroom and spend some quality enrichment time with our education animal ambassador terrapins, Smiley, Booger and Pearl! Then head on over to meet the sea turtles at the...
Tropical Storm Debby’s recent passage through the Gulf of Mexico had a significant ecological impact on Sarasota Bay and the associated coastal environment. However, the question remains as to whether the immediate impacts...
Thriving coastal and Gulf environments that support wild and human lives. Sustainable fisheries for recreation and sustenance. Knowing where (and how) juvenile sea turtles travel when they leave Florida beaches and how they are impacted...
Sand dunes are supported by the extensive root systems of dune plants that anchor the dune and protect it from erosion. While all plants that grow on the dunes support their structure, invasive plants can outcompete the native and...
