Stephannie Kettle, Author at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium Today's Research for Tomorrow's Oceans Fri, 28 Jun 2024 17:54:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Big win for fins in Panama https://mote.org/news/big-win-for-fins-in-panama/ Tue, 22 Nov 2022 16:32:02 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=2233 In Panama, the fate of the shark fin trade is being decided during the 19th conference of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora …

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]]> Innovative incubator to jumpstart efforts to control harmful algal blooms https://mote.org/news/innovative-incubator-to-jumpstart-efforts-to-control-harmful-algal-blooms/ Thu, 27 Oct 2022 20:13:14 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=2255 Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is partnering with the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) in a new $7.5 million grant from NOAA to lead an innovative U.S. …

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]]> All Together Now—Fall 2022 Mote Magazine https://mote.org/news/all-together-now-fall-2022-mote-magazine/ Thu, 06 Oct 2022 16:56:48 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=2415 THIS STORY RAN IN THE FALL 2022 ISSUE OF MOTE MAGAZINE. DOWNLOAD THE FULL MAGAZINE AS A PDF In 2021, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List …

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]]> All together now: A shark conservation story from fall 2021 Mote Magazine https://mote.org/news/all-together-now-a-shark-conservation-story-from-fall-2021-mote-magazine/ Thu, 06 Oct 2022 14:53:58 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=2357 In 2021, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species assessed sharks and their relatives, rays, skates and chimeras, and found about one-third of all …

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]]> New surgical table at Mote Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital thanks to local foundations https://mote.org/news/new-surgical-table-at-mote-sea-turtle-rehabilitation-hospital-thanks-to-local-foundations/ Wed, 17 Aug 2022 23:59:11 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=2378 Special animals require special equipment, and thanks to a pair of grants from local community foundations, Mote’s Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital will be even better equipped to serve the region’s …

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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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]]> Mote welcomes new Board of Trustees member https://mote.org/news/mote-welcomes-new-board-of-trustees-member/ Wed, 27 Jul 2022 23:20:31 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=2589 Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is pleased to welcome former United States Congresswoman Susan Molinari as a new member of the Mote Board of Trustees. In addition to her time …

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]]> What’s an Arctic shark doing in the Caribbean? https://mote.org/news/whats-an-arctic-shark-doing-in-the-caribbean/ Tue, 26 Jul 2022 23:29:59 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=2592 A half-blind shark that is typically thought to live in freezing Arctic waters, scavenge on polar bear carcasses and survive for hundreds of years, recently turned up in perhaps an …

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]]> New research shows 2/3 of species in global shark fin trade at risk of extinction https://mote.org/news/new-research-shows-2-3-of-species-in-global-shark-fin-trade-at-risk-of-extinction/ Wed, 20 Jul 2022 00:08:39 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=2599 Two-thirds of species in global shark fin trade at risk of extinction Researchers say coastal sharks could benefit from increased protections, international trade regulations More than 70 percent of species …

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]]> Commemorative stamp with Mote’s Founder, Dr. Eugenie Clark, revealed at Mote on her birthday https://mote.org/news/commemorative-stamp-with-motes-founder-dr-eugenie-clark-revealed-at-mote-on-her-birthday/ Wed, 04 May 2022 18:27:50 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=2522 On May 4, 2022, Mote’s Founding Director, Dr. Eugenie Clark, was honored with a new commemorative Forever Stamp from the United States Postal Service. The First Day of Issuance ceremony …

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