aquaculture Archives | Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium Today's Research for Tomorrow's Oceans Mon, 22 Jul 2024 17:38:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Mote Launches Sustainable Farming Program with Sarasota County https://mote.org/news/mote-launches-sustainable-farming-program-with-sarasota-county/ Thu, 25 Jan 2024 14:21:10 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=2127 Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is proud to announce the Beginning Farmer Education Program in partnership with UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County with the goal of creating the future Florida workforce …

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]]> Mote raises and releases largest number of hatchery-reared red drum in its history https://mote.org/news/mote-raises-and-releases-largest-number-of-hatchery-reared-red-drum-in-its-history/ Thu, 22 Jun 2023 15:41:17 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=2029 Mote’s Aquaculture and Fisheries Ecology & Enhancement Programs worked together to successfully raise 20,000 red drum fish –and plan to release all the fish in Sarasota and Charlotte counties this …

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]]> Check this out! Mote aquaculture research featured nationally on CBS https://mote.org/news/check-this-out-mote-aquaculture-research-featured-nationally-on-cbs/ Fri, 07 May 2021 15:04:48 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=2666 Dr. Kevan Main, Mote’s Associate Vice President for Research and Program Manager for Aquaculture Research, spoke with Jeff Glor from CBS This Morning to discuss Mote’s aquaculture research and the …

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]]> Shaping the future of seafood: Exciting new research at Mote – 2020 Annual Report https://mote.org/news/shaping-the-future-of-seafood-exciting-new-research-at-mote-2020-annual-report/ Tue, 02 Mar 2021 18:30:30 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=3224 This is a highlight from Mote’s 2020 Annual Report. SEAFOOD 2.0 Nearly 60% of Earth’s fisheries are being fished to their capacity, and 34% are overfished. By 2030, fish farms …

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]]> Mote study reveals untapped resource for sustainable seafood farmers and mullet fishermen https://mote.org/news/mote-study-reveals-untapped-resource-for-sustainable-seafood/ Wed, 06 Nov 2019 20:04:28 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=5199 Seafood farmers can raise fish successfully on a diet made with leftover, wild-caught mullet—a discovery that can improve sustainable seafood farming and add value to a major Florida fishery—reports a …

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]]> Probiotics boost survival of ‘baby’ snook in aquaculture https://mote.org/news/probiotics-boost-survival-of-baby-snook-in-aquaculture/ Wed, 17 Apr 2019 22:36:00 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=8276 A new peer reviewed study led by Mote Marine Laboratory scientists was the first to highlight the benefit of adding two probiotic strains of Bacillus bacteria during the rearing of …

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]]> Mote recruits Chief Innovation Officer to translate science for economic impact https://mote.org/news/mote-recruits-chief-innovation-officer/ Tue, 15 Jan 2019 20:53:51 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=8675 Mote Marine Laboratory is excited to announce that Dr. Alex Beavers has accepted the position of Chief Innovation Officer, a new role dedicated to transitioning Mote research into commercial applications …

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]]> Mote study aims to add value to southwest Florida mullet fishery https://mote.org/news/mote-study-aims-to-add-value-to-southwest-florida-mullet-fishery/ Tue, 24 Apr 2018 18:23:37 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=9519 Study begins second phase with donation from Chiles Restaurant Group Credit photo above: Conor Goulding/Mote Marine Laboratory — In southwest Florida, cured mullet roe called bottarga fetches higher prices than …

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]]> Capitol Hill Ocean Week features Mote’s sustainable fish-farming expert https://mote.org/news/capitol-hill-ocean-week-features-motes-sustainable-fish-farming-expert/ Tue, 14 Jun 2016 14:39:41 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=2652 Mote Marine Laboratory helped promote Florida’s eco-friendly seafood and shared its research and expertise with ocean-focused leaders during Capitol Hill Ocean Week (CHOW) from June 7-9 in Washington, D.C. Each …

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]]> Q&A: Chinese fisheries scientists visit Mote, highlight need to meet growing seafood demand https://mote.org/news/qa-chinese-fisheries-scientists-visit-mote-highlight-need-to-meet-growing-seafood-demand/ Wed, 23 Sep 2015 17:36:27 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=2676 With dwindling supplies of seafood for Earth’s growing population, fisheries enhancement and aquaculture (fish farming) research are needed more than ever, said Chinese scientists from the Yellow Sea Fisheries Research …

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