You searched for Sea Turtles | Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium https://mote.org/ Today's Research for Tomorrow's Oceans Sun, 11 Jan 2026 04:45:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 6 Transfer Patients from New England Aquarium https://mote.org/animal-patients/6-transfer-patients-from-new-england-aquarium/ Wed, 31 Dec 2025 04:33:14 +0000 https://mote.org/animal-patients/6-transfer-patients-from-new-england-aquarium/ 12/22/2025 6 juvenile LK arrived to Mote from New England Aquarium. In the New England area, a cold weather event occurred which resulted in a drop in the ocean temperature. …

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]]> Run for the Turtles 2026 https://mote.org/event/run-for-the-turtles-2026-2/ Sat, 11 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://mote.org/?post_type=tribe_events&p=23632 Celebrate 40 years of running for a cause! Run, walk or crawl and help us raise funds for endangered and threatened sea turtles during this year’s annual Run for the …

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]]> Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium reports record sea turtle nesting numbers; also warns of rising disorientations https://mote.org/news/mote-marine-laboratory-also-warns-of-rising-disorientations/ Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:00:48 +0000 https://mote.org/?p=23160 Mote’s Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program (STCRP) documented a historic nesting season in 2025, with 5,735 total nests recorded along 35 miles of Sarasota County beaches, from Longboat Key …

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]]> Run for the Turtles 2026 https://mote.org/event/run-for-the-turtles-2026/ Sat, 11 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0000 https://mote.org/?post_type=tribe_events&p=23003 Mote’s highly anticipated, sanctioned 5K is an annual event which provides support for Mote’s Sea Turtle Conservation & Research Program. Run for the Turtles attracts over 1,000 runners and kicks off …

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]]> Wisdom from the Wild https://mote.org/event/wildwisdom/ Wed, 05 Nov 2025 18:00:00 +0000 https://mote.org/?post_type=tribe_events&p=22849 Grow as a leader with Wisdom for the Wild. Take a walk on the wild side with leadership lessons from cheetahs, sea turtles, squid, and axolotls. Learn how nature’s wisdom …

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]]> Biomarkers reveal sea turtles remained in oiled areas following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill https://mote.org/research/publication/biomarkers-reveal-sea-turtles-remained-in-oiled-areas-following-the-deepwater-horizon-oil-spill/ Wed, 15 Oct 2025 04:47:23 +0000 https://mote.org/research/publication/biomarkers-reveal-sea-turtles-remained-in-oiled-areas-following-the-deepwater-horizon-oil-spill/ Assessments of large-scale disasters, such as the Deepwater Horfaon oil spill, are problematic because while measurements of post-disturbance conditions are common, measurements of pre-disturbance baselines are only rarely available. Without …

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]]> Maternal transfer and sublethal immune system effects of brevetoxin exposure in nesting loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) from western Florida https://mote.org/research/publication/maternal-transfer-and-sublethal-immune-system-effects-of-brevetoxin-exposure-in-nesting-loggerhead-sea-turtles-caretta-caretta-from-western-florida/ Wed, 15 Oct 2025 04:47:22 +0000 https://mote.org/research/publication/maternal-transfer-and-sublethal-immune-system-effects-of-brevetoxin-exposure-in-nesting-loggerhead-sea-turtles-caretta-caretta-from-western-florida/ Blooms of Karenia brevis (also called red tides) occur almost annually in the Gulf of Mexico. The health effects of the neurotoxins (i.e., brevetoxins) produced by this toxic dinoflagellate on …

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]]> Trading shallow safety for deep sleep: juvenile green turtles select deeper resting sites as they grow https://mote.org/research/publication/trading-shallow-safety-for-deep-sleep-juvenile-green-turtles-select-deeper-resting-sites-as-they-grow/ Wed, 15 Oct 2025 04:47:21 +0000 https://mote.org/research/publication/trading-shallow-safety-for-deep-sleep-juvenile-green-turtles-select-deeper-resting-sites-as-they-grow/ To better protect endangered green sea turtles Chelonia mydas, a more thorough understanding of the behaviors of each life stage is needed. Although dive profile analyses obtained using time-depth loggers …

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]]> STEM Teaching Labs https://mote.org/teaching-labs/ Thu, 11 Sep 2025 18:43:50 +0000 https://mote.org/?page_id=20679 Mote SEA’s state of the art STEM Teaching Labs Designed to spark curiosity and imagination, our three student-centered learning spaces bring decades of Mote research to life through exploration and …

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]]> Mote SEA — Florida’s Gulf Coast Gallery https://mote.org/aquarium/floridas-gulf-coast/ Wed, 10 Sep 2025 21:33:09 +0000 https://mote.org/?page_id=21290   Return to Mote SEA galleries Explore our Gulf Coast waters and enjoy some of the biggest wow moments at Mote SEA. On the Gulf observation deck on the second …

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