coral Archives | Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium Today's Research for Tomorrow's Oceans Fri, 12 Jul 2024 14:40:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Mote and Taiwan formalize major partnership in heat-resiliency coral research and restoration https://mote.org/news/mote-and-taiwan-formalize-major-partnership-in-heat-resiliency-coral-research-and-restoration/ Tue, 19 Mar 2024 14:45:06 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=3839 Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for international collaboration on heat-resilient coral research and restoration with three science-focused entities based in Taiwan and the U.S.: 

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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 and pharmaceutical innovators work with the National Park Service to treat lethal coral disease https://mote.org/news/mote-scientists-and-pharmaceutical-innovators-work-with-the-national-park-service-to-treat-lethal-coral-disease/ Mon, 14 Nov 2022 16:48:59 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=2236 Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium teamed up with the National Park Service and pharmaceutical scientists at Ocean Alchemists LLC to develop treatments for black band disease (BBD), a lethal coral 

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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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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 Marine Laboratory documents another first for massive corals in Florida https://mote.org/news/mote-marine-laboratory-documents-another-first-for-massive-corals-in-florida/ Wed, 12 Aug 2020 20:50:43 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=3551 August 12, 2020—Sarasota, FL—For the first time in Florida or Caribbean waters, restored massive corals were observed spawning—part of sexual reproduction that could result in the next generation of coral 

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Heat-tolerant corals may have bacterial secret useful for restoration, reports New College student https://mote.org/news/heat-tolerant-corals-may-have-bacterial-secret-useful-for-restoration-reports-new-college-student/ Wed, 09 May 2018 00:50:47 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=5854 Corals that tolerate heat stress may harbor different bacteria than others, reports a New College undergraduate thesis study conducted in the U.S. Virgin Islands. This critical information may help scientists 

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500 Corals in a Day: Heroes Help Rebuild a Florida Keys Reef https://mote.org/news/500-corals-in-a-day-heroes-help-rebuild-a-florida-keys-reef/ Thu, 29 Jun 2017 15:17:52 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=2392 Written by: Nadine Slimak Stellar scientists, hero veterans and future leaders planted 500 corals near Looe Key this week, marking the sixth year of a unique partnership involving science, conservation 

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