coral restoration Archives | Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium Today's Research for Tomorrow's Oceans Sat, 23 Mar 2024 18:46:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 On a mission: Mote and wounded veterans rebuild Key West coral reef https://mote.org/news/on-a-mission-mote-and-wounded-veterans-rebuild-key-west-coral-reef/ Fri, 14 Jul 2023 15:11:31 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=2022 On Thursday, July 13, Mote Marine Laboratory once again joined forces with members of the Combat Wounded Veteran Challenge (CWVC) to plant corals and restore the Higgs Head coral reef in Key …

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]]> Mote Launches Transformative Coral Reef Restoration Project with a Nearly $7 Million NOAA grant https://mote.org/news/mote-launches-transformative-coral-reef-restoration-project-with-a-nearly-7-million-noaa-grant/ Mon, 24 Apr 2023 18:01:10 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=2117 Mote Marine Laboratory is pleased to announce it was awarded nearly $7 million from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for a four-year, multi-faceted project focused on implementing a …

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]]> Mote scientists present at Reef Futures conference on coral reef restoration https://mote.org/news/mote-scientists-present-at-reef-futures-conference-on-coral-reef-restoration/ Thu, 27 Oct 2022 17:25:06 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=2251 Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium scientists participated in a conference consisting of a series of workshops that brought together over 600 coral restoration practitioners, researchers, students and resource managers from …

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]]> Mote, state and local officials, community members welcome Key Largo’s 1st land-based coral nursery https://mote.org/news/mote-state-and-local-officials-community-members-welcome-key-largos-1st-land-based-coral-nursery/ Wed, 17 Aug 2022 22:39:47 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=2581 Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is pleased to announce the official opening of its second satellite coral nursery at the Reefhouse Resort & Marina in Key Largo, Florida. The facility …

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]]> New Mote peer-review publication highlights importance of studying the microbiomes of coral https://mote.org/news/new-mote-peer-review-publication-highlights-importance-of-studying-the-microbiomes-of-coral/ Thu, 21 Jul 2022 23:47:26 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=2595 It’s Coral Reef Awareness Week! Check out the newest coral research from Mote scientists who show you can take the coral out of the reef, but you can’t take the …

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]]> Celebrating a coral restoration star: Clayton Pelkey https://mote.org/news/celebrating-a-coral-restoration-star-clayton-pelkey/ Thu, 07 Jul 2022 23:21:12 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=2614 Mote Marine Laboratory’s coral research team is proud to share that Clayton Pelkey—a Mote staff biologist with autism who excels in coral restoration work—was featured recently in the video series “A Decade …

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]]> New crabs on the block: Mote raising Caribbean king crabs to help with coral restoration https://mote.org/news/new-crabs-on-the-block-mote-raising-caribbean-king-crabs-to-help-with-coral-restoration/ Fri, 25 Feb 2022 14:20:55 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=2775 Scientists at Mote Marine Laboratory have taken a critical step toward diversifying efforts to restore Florida’s Coral Reef. In early February, Dr. Jason Spadaro, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Mote’s …

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]]> Mote begins coral restoration in large-scale effort in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary https://mote.org/news/mote-begins-coral-restoration-in-large-scale-effort-in-florida-keys-national-marine-sanctuary/ Tue, 20 Apr 2021 14:18:04 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=3160 Large-scale coral restoration begins in Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary In the spirit of this year’s Earth Day theme “Restore our Earth,” NOAA and partners are beginning a three-year effort …

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]]> Mote is growing, and not just our Aquarium – 2020 Annual Report https://mote.org/news/mote-is-growing-and-not-just-our-aquarium-2020-annual-report/ Tue, 02 Mar 2021 18:59:42 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=3236 This story is a highlight from our 2020 Annual Report. It’s been the talk of the town for some time in southwest Florida: Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is expanding. …

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]]> Mote launches elkhorn coral spawning nursery to aid threatened species https://mote.org/news/mote-launches-elkhorn-coral-spawning-nursery-to-aid-threatened-species/ Fri, 10 Apr 2020 18:36:46 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=3974 Mote Marine Laboratory scientists are launching a new, underwater spawning nursery for elkhorn coral, with the goal of strategically breeding and restoring this rapidly declining, native species that is at …

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