stranding Archives | Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium Today's Research for Tomorrow's Oceans Mon, 22 Jul 2024 15:36:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Take action to help marine life: Mote’s Stranding Investigations Program https://mote.org/news/take-action-to-help-marine-life-motes-stranding-investigations-program/ Fri, 03 Sep 2021 19:53:49 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=2873 Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium’s Stranding Investigation Program responds to calls of “stranded” (i.e., injured or deceased) sea turtles, manatees, dolphins and whales in Sarasota and Manatee county areas. We …

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]]> Partners come together to rescue two cold stressed manatees https://mote.org/news/partners-come-together-to-rescue-two-cold-stressed-manatees/ Fri, 15 Jan 2021 19:20:14 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=3245 This week, Mote and FWC rescued two manatees from Sarasota, and both animals were taken to ZooTampa for rehab It was a busy week for the rescue and rehab teams …

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]]> Goodbye, Connor! Sea turtle release on Longboat Key https://mote.org/news/goodbye-connor-sea-turtle-release-on-longboat-key/ Thu, 14 Jan 2021 17:49:57 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=3265 Connor, an adult male loggerhead sea turtle, returned to the Gulf of Mexico after several months of recovery at Mote’s Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital, but not before he received some …

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]]> Dolphin calf rescued from fishing line entanglement https://mote.org/news/dolphin-calf-rescued-from-fishing-line-entanglement/ Tue, 12 Mar 2019 18:07:56 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=2698 (Mote Marine Laboratory is pleased to share this article provided by NOAA Fisheries on March 12, 2019.) A dolphin calf is swimming freely again with its mother after being rescued yesterday …

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]]> Watch: Salem the bottlenose dolphin https://mote.org/news/watch-salem-the-bottlenose-dolphin/ Fri, 01 Feb 2019 20:36:27 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=8667 On Jan. 28, 2019, Mote Marine Laboratory staff released Salem, a bottlenose dolphin that had been in our care since she stranded on Oct. 31, 2018. Read about her release …

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]]> Dolphin unusual mortality event demands intensive response from Mote and partners https://mote.org/news/dolphin-unusual-mortality-event-demands-intensive-response-from-mote-and-partners/ Tue, 11 Sep 2018 18:35:40 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=2707 Since July 2018, elevated numbers of bottlenose dolphins have died along Collier, Lee, Charlotte, Sarasota, Manatee, Hillsborough and Pinellas counties in southwest Florida. On Aug. 30, the National Oceanic and …

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]]> Dolphin and whale rescuers receive federal grant https://mote.org/news/dolphin-and-whale-rescuers-receive-federal-grant/ Sun, 25 Sep 2016 18:03:36 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=2695 This month, NOAA Fisheries announced that they have awarded nearly $3 million in grants to organizations that rescue, rehabilitate, recover and support conservation of marine mammals such as dolphins and …

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]]> Loggerhead sea turtle rescued in Lyons Bay https://mote.org/news/loggerhead-sea-turtle-rescued-in-lyons-bay/ Wed, 01 Jul 2015 20:10:31 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=2317 A large, adult male sea turtle who was hit by a boat, missing part of his flipper and unable to dive well was rescued Sunday, June 28, in Lyons Bay in …

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]]> Grant for New Boat Enhances Mote’s Animal Rescues https://mote.org/news/grant-for-new-boat-enhances-motes-animal-rescues/ Tue, 08 Jul 2014 18:19:29 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=4234 The animal rescue and recovery team at Mote Marine Laboratory recently received $12,104 from the Sea Turtle Grants Program to purchase a new boat that will enhance Mote’s response to …

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