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Snook being released
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Video: A snook release to remember

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Recently, Mote Marine Laboratory scientists released 7,500 healthy, juvenile, hatchery-reared snook into creeks in Southwest Florida, with the goal of replenishing snook populations that have been negatively affected by events such...

Mountainous star coral, the massive species that spawned after being restored by Mote Marine Laboratory. Credit: Joe Berg
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Mote Marine Laboratory documents another first for massive corals in Florida

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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...

Pregnant manatee rescued by FWC and Mote in May 2020. She was suffering from both fresh and old boat strike wounds
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Mother’s Day weekend rescue – pregnant manatee rescued by Mote and partners

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Sarasota, FL – May 12, 2020 – Thanks to a collaborative rescue effort over the weekend, two manatees may have second chances at life. A pregnant manatee was rescued by Mote Marine Laboratory and partners, and taken to SeaWorld...

Image of the whale shark Rio Lady
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Social distancing may be new for humans, not so much for whale sharks

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In 2007 scientists from Mote Marine Laboratory and Ch’ooj Ajauil AC placed a location-tracking tag on a whale shark nicknamed "Rio Lady" and documented her epic migration spanning close to 5,000 miles. Now, Rio Lady is back in the...

Kevin Claridge who will be joining Mote.
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Mote adds new Associate Vice President

https://mote.org/news/mote-adds-new-associate-vice-president/

Sarasota, Fla. — October 8, 2019 — Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium President & CEO Dr. Michael P. Crosby is pleased to announce the appointment of Kevin Claridge for the new role of Mote Associate Vice...

Adult stone crab with eggs.
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Mote launching s­­tone crab research and education project in Tampa Bay with new grant

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Mote Marine Laboratory is launching a new research and education project aimed at examining which coastal habitats might help stone crabs—a $30-million seafood staple in Florida—survive the growing threat of ocean acidification,...

Snook tagged for Mote research and a new antenna array to monitor the snook
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New snook-monitoring antenna will expand fisheries data for Phillippi Creek system

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Mote Marine Laboratory installed its newest snook-monitoring antenna this month in the Phillippi Creek Levee Trail area of Sarasota County to track snook released into Phillippi Creek’s stormwater canal system, and in turn, inform...

SYC Cares Under the Sea Event attendees.
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Sarasota Yacht Club raises awareness and funds for Mote Marine Laboratory

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What better place to support a local, homegrown, nonprofit, marine research and science education enterprise that has global impacts than at the beautiful Sarasota Yacht Club (SYC)? The Club’s philanthropic arm, SYC Cares, hosted...

Dr James Llorens, FGCU Provost, and Dr. Michael Crosby, Mote President & CEO sign a Memorandum of Understanding
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Mote Marine Laboratory partners with Florida Gulf Coast University for harmful algal bloom research

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On April 4, 2019, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium and Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to kick off a partnership that addresses impacts of harmful algal blooms (HABs) to Florida’s...

Rescuers releasing a young dolphin
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Young dolphin returned to wild after suffering injuries from fishing line

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Mote Marine Laboratory is pleased to share the following story from NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service. Credit all photos to Chicago Zoological Society's Sarasota Dolphin Research Program. The rescue was conducted and photos...

Dr. Erinn Muller with Sen. Marco Rubio discussing urgent threats facing Florida's Oceans
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Senator Marco Rubio visits Mote to discuss urgent threats in Florida’s oceans

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On February 21, 2019, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium hosted Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) at its City Island campus to discuss urgent threats facing Florida’s oceans, including harmful algae blooms affecting our coastlines and...

Mote Science Education Aquarium rendering.
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Mote secures formal, long-term plan for new Aquarium land

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The Sarasota County Commission unanimously approved an agreement for Mote Marine Laboratory’s use of county-owned land in Nathan Benderson Park for the site of its planned new Science Education Aquarium during the county commission...

Salem a bottlenose dolphin being released Jan 28, 2019
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So long, Salem: Mote returns bottlenose dolphin to the ocean

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Learn about Salem's journey here: Dr....

Hugh the manatee gazes quizzically at the camera in this underwater portrait. His small, round eyes shine smooth and bright, like dark marbles. His nostrils are closed, plugged by circular flaps, an adaptation to keep the water out. There is a small scar above his left eye.
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Mote earns coveted 4-star rating from Charity Navigator

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Mote Marine Laboratory’s strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency have earned it a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity evaluator. Since 2002, using objective...

Dr. Lee Fuiman visiting fisheries scholar
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Visiting fisheries scholar at Mote will contribute to ‘baby’ snook research

https://mote.org/news/visiting-fisheries-scholar-at-mote-will-contribute-to-baby-snook-research/

Mote Marine Laboratory is pleased to welcome Dr. Lee Fuiman as the new William R. and Lenore Mote Eminent Scholar Chair in Fisheries Ecology and Enhancement, an award from Florida State University (FSU) and Mote that will support Fuiman’s...

Dr. Alex Beavers Chief Innovation Officer
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Mote recruits Chief Innovation Officer to translate science for economic impact

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Mote Marine Laboratory is excited to announce that Dr. Alex Beavers has accepted the position of Chief Innovation Officer, a new role dedicated to transitioning Mote research into commercial applications that are ocean-friendly and...

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Florida Governor DeSantis visits Mote, prioritizes harmful algae science and solutions

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Harmful algal blooms — and the urgent need for science and funding to address them — took center stage as Florida Governor Ron DeSantis greeted marine researchers, natural resource managers and journalists during a news conference...

Mote scientists tag a spotted eagle ray. Credit: Conor Goulding/Mote Marine Laboratory
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End-of-year update: Tracking multiple marine species through a Sarasota Bay network

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This year, studies of multiple marine species in Sarasota Bay advanced thanks to the collaborative work of Mote Marine Laboratory, the Sarasota Dolphin Research Program (SDRP, a Chicago Zoological Society program in collaboration with...

Stone crab at Mote. Credit: Miguel Montalvo/Mote Marine Laboratory
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End-of-year update: Crustacean Ecology Lab investigates challenges to stone crabs and spiny lobsters

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Mote Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr. Philip Gravinese and the Crustacean Ecology Lab had a productive year, conducting new research and publishing results through five first-author publications. The Crustacean Ecology Lab conducts...

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End-of-year updates from Sarasota Dolphin Research Program

https://mote.org/news/end-of-year-updates-from-sarasota-dolphin-research-program/

The Sarasota Dolphin Research Program (SDRP, a Chicago Zoological Society Program in collaboration with Mote), continued their monthly dolphin photographic identification population monitoring surveys and fish surveys....

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Longboat Key Turtle Watch grants holiday wishes for Mote’s sea turtle and education programs

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A portrait of new VP Kevin Cooper, smiling at the camera with close cropped hair wearing a grey suit and bow tie.
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Mote recruits leader of Southwest Florida business community for new VP role

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Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium President & CEO Dr. Michael P. Crosby is pleased to announce that Kevin Cooper has been selected for the new role of Mote Vice President for Communications & Strategic Initiatives (VP-CSI)....

Two wild manatees, a mother and calf rest at the surface of the water.
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November is Manatee Awareness Month!

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By Miguel Montalvo -- November is Manatee Awareness Month! This has been a tough year for the Florida manatee. So far, 732 manatees have died, more than the 538 total in 2017. Part of the reason for this unusually...

A lone hatchling sea turtle reaches the surf at dawn.
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Sea turtle nesting results are in for Longboat Key through Venice

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Sea turtles laid a near-record number of nests during their 2018 nesting season on Longboat Key through Venice, Florida, report Mote Marine Laboratory scientists who have monitored this stretch of nesting beaches for 37 years. A...

Mote's Stranding Investigations Program respond to a deceased dolphin on Aug. 21 on Manasota Key. Credit: Conor Goulding/Mote
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Dolphin unusual mortality event demands intensive response from Mote and partners

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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 Atmospheric Administration...

Two Mote staff members in full body wet suits stand in shallow water and support Bolt, an adult melon-headed whale, as he recovers in a Mote hospital tank. Melon-headed whales only get 9 feet long, not much larger than a person.
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Stranded whales at Mote Marine Laboratory

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---------------- Two pygmy killer whales, rescued in Clearwater, arrived at Mote Marine Laboratory on August 29, 2018. Read patient cases here: Thunder and Lightning A...

Visitors crowd the beach, forming a path for the half dozen Mote staff members carrying Intrepid, the 300 pound adult Loggerhead turtle, to the ocean for release.
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Satellite tagged sea turtle released from Lido Beach

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Mote Marine Laboratory scientists tagged an adult male loggerhead sea turtle nicknamed “Intrepid” with a satellite transmitter and released him this morning, July 27 from Lido Beach, Sarasota County, as part of a conservation-focused...

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Male loggerhead turtle satellite tagged, released on Sanibel

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Hundreds of Southern hard clams completely fill the bucket of water used to transport them to their release site.
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Summer gets clammy: Shellfish restoration study under way

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End-of-year updates (December 2018) Between April 20 and Dec. 1, the nonprofit Sarasota Bay Watch and its volunteers released 177,000 young adult, native, southern hard clams (Mercenaria campechiensis)...

Close up of a stone crab's face. It is being held up out of water by two hands. Each hand supports one side of the crab, the fingers wrapped around the claws and holding them apart. The crab would be about 6 to 12 inches from claw tip to claw tip if the claws were fully stretched out.
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Stone crab fishery could be challenged by ocean acidification, study suggests

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The first study on Florida stone crabs and ocean acidification was published this month by a Mote Marine Laboratory scientist and offers clues for relieving environmental stress on these tasty and economically valuable crabs. The...

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