Islamorada Archives | Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium Today's Research for Tomorrow's Oceans Fri, 12 Jul 2024 19:03:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 2024 Protect Our Reefs grants to fund cutting-edge coral reef ecosystem research and restoration https://mote.org/news/2024-protect-our-reefs-grants-to-fund-cutting-edge-coral-reef-ecosystem-research-and-restoration/ Fri, 24 May 2024 13:00:38 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=10327 Mote is pleased to announce that over $400,000 has been awarded from this year’s POR License Plate Grant Program. Sales of the POR specialty license plate provides funds that are administered by Mote to support Florida Coral Reef research, restoration, and education projects.

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]]> Mote outplanted the first coral fragments from its satellite nursery in Islamorada https://mote.org/news/mote-outplanted-the-first-coral-fragments-from-its-satellite-nursery-in-islamorada/ Thu, 19 May 2022 18:24:33 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=2742 On April 28, Mote outplanted the first coral fragments from its satellite nursery in Islamorada at Bud ‘N Mary’s Marina. These corals were initially fragmented on the evening of November 11, …

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]]> Mote announces plans for new land-based coral nursery, the first of its kind in Key Largo https://mote.org/news/mote-announces-plans-for-new-land-based-coral-nursery-the-first-of-its-kind-in-key-largo/ Tue, 01 Mar 2022 14:08:20 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=2770 Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium announced plans for future development to bring science-based coral reef restoration to Key Largo.  A new land-based nursery, the first in Key Largo, will be …

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]]> Coral restoration takes center stage on World Oceans Day https://mote.org/news/coral-restoration-takes-center-stage-on-world-oceans-day/ Mon, 08 Jun 2020 19:22:35 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=2538 June 8, 2020 – At a press conference earlier today in Islamorada, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium announced plans for future development to further coral reef research and restoration in …

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]]> Coral ‘matchmaker’ breeds threatened species https://mote.org/news/coral-matchmaker-breeds-threatened-species/ Mon, 28 Oct 2019 19:28:34 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=2541 Florida’s coral reefs have enough problems—unprecedented levels of coral disease, climate change, pollution and hurricanes—without struggling to reproduce sexually. But struggle they do. As environmental stress grows and coral populations …

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]]> Mote opens new exhibit at Keys History & Discovery Center in Islamorada https://mote.org/news/mote-opens-new-exhibit-at-keys-history-discovery-center-in-islamorada/ Wed, 05 Dec 2018 03:47:33 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=9448 Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is excited to announce the opening of a new offsite exhibit, Coral Reef Exploration, at the Keys History & Discovery Center in Islamorada. This permanent …

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]]> Join us for Inaugural Ocean Fest Islamorada this December! https://mote.org/news/join-us-for-inaugural-ocean-fest-islamorada-this-december/ Mon, 08 Oct 2018 18:18:43 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=4080 Mote Marine Laboratory is pleased to host its inaugural Islamorada Ocean Fest on Saturday, Dec. 1 at Founders Park from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Originally slated to take place …

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