1600 Ken Thompson Parkway
Sarasota, FL 34236
Ph: (941) 388-4441
Hours: 10AM - 5PM
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A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Nick moved to Florida in 2004 to attend Florida Atlantic University (FAU). He earned a bachelor's degree in marine biology at FAU in 2008. The following year he moved to the Florida Keys for work as a science instructor, teaching marine biology to campers and students at Seacamp & Newfound Harbor Marine Institute. Nick also attended graduate school at Nova Southeastern University's (NSU's) Oceanographic center. As a member of the marine larval ecology and recruitment lab under Dr. Joana Figueiredo, he gained experience working with brooding and broadcast-spawning corals, coral fertilization, larval settlement and recruitment. At NSU Nick's research experiment investigated the effects of varying irradiance regimes on sexually-produced coral recruits of two Caribbean species, Porites astreoides and Agaricia agaricites.
Nick is the primary biologist/aquarist for the Coral Gene bank at the Mote Aquaculture Research Park.
BS Marine Biology, Florida Atlantic University
MS Marine Biology, Nova Southeastern University
Mote Aquarium is likely to be busy this week, with many timed-ticket entry slots selling out. Please purchase your tickets in advance to guarantee entry.
Mote Aquarium is open seven days a week at our normal hours, 9:30 a.m.–5 p.m. We hope to SEA you soon!