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Dr. Jake Lasala, a Mote Postdoctoral Research Fellow studying sea turtles
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New sea turtle scientist expanding Mote’s research this nesting season

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PHOTO BELOW: NESTING LOGGERHEAD TURTLE (MOST LOGGERHEADS NEST AT NIGHT, AND DAYTIME SIGHTINGS ARE RARER). CREDIT: MOTE MARINE LABORATORY. MOTE'S SEA TURTLE ACTIVITIES ARE CONDUCTED UNDER FWC MARINE...

Mote scientists set up their underwater, ELKHORN coral, spawning nursery. Credit: Dr. Hanna Koch/Mote Marine Laboratory
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Mote launches elkhorn coral spawning nursery to aid threatened species

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Mote Marine Laboratory scientists are launching a new, underwater spawning nursery for elkhorn coral, with the goal of strategically breeding and restoring this rapidly declining, native species that is at risk of disappearing from...

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Major study improves understanding of stony coral tissue loss disease

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Gov. DeSantis speaks about corals with Mote President & CEO Dr. Michael P. Crosby and state leaders.
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Mote joins state leaders to highlight coral reefs during Super Bowl LIV

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Mote Marine Laboratory’s President & CEO joined Florida’s Governor, state agency leaders and partners at all levels to raise awareness for coral reefs on Jan. 30 in Miami, where Mote’s traveling exhibit Sanctuary Reef was...

Coral gamete bundes (packets of sperm and eggs) produced during sexual reproduction
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Coral ‘matchmaker’ breeds threatened species

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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...

Scott Sensenbrenner and Dr. Michael P. Crosby, shaking hands as they celebrate Enzymedica's support of Mote's coral restoration
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Local company teams up with Mote to support coral restoration

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October 8, 2019 — Recognizing the critical need for healthy oceans, Enzymedica is devoting a portion of the sales of its new Aqua Biome fish oil supplements to Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium’s vital coral...

Mote coral technician during a coral research experiment.
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Mote Coral Research Supported by New Arthur Vining Davis Foundations Grant

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With strategic support from the Jacksonville, Florida-based Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is continuing to push forward with its vital coral research and...

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Glowing, Glowing, Gone?

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Coral reefs support more than 25 percent of ocean species, but they are declining around the world. Serious coral diseases, pollution and climate change can all stress corals. When water gets too warm, corals can bleach, or turn white,...

Dr. Cindy Heil of Mote and Mary Lusk of UF.
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Southwest Florida experts spotlight water quality, red tide research

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Water quality science and solutions took center stage at the Sarasota County Water Quality Summit, which convened local, regional and state leaders in research and management fields on June 5 at Riverview High School in Sarasota County. Dr....

A tiger shark tagged by the Shark Bay Ecosystem Research Project.
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Wildlife in World Heritage Site declines after heatwave reduces seagrass

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Diverse marine animals from dugongs to sea snakes became rarer in the UNESCO World Heritage Site Shark Bay, Western Australia, after a heat wave devastated the dominant seagrass species, reports a newly published study demonstrating...

Mote's Veronica Garcia holds the first hatched caiman of the season for Proyecto Yacare. Credit: Evelyn López
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Argentina’s caiman conservationists get helping hand from Mote Aquarium biologist

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A Mote Aquarium biologist recently took her crocodilian-care skills to Argentina, assisting with a conservation and research project that is helping the broad-snouted caiman recover from environmental threats. The broad-snouted...

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Mote battles unprecedented threat to Florida’s coral reefs

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New research results, expanded restoration efforts target stony coral tissue loss outbreak Florida’s coral reefs are facing an unprecedented, deadly and rapidly spreading coral disease outbreak — putting...

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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...

Corals near seagrasses during Mote field study. Credit: Dr. Emily Hall/Mote Marine Laboratory
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End-of-year update: Seagrass may help protect corals from ocean acidification, Mote science affirms

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Mote Marine Laboratory research in 2018 strengthened the concept that seagrasses could help protect nearby coral reefs from ocean acidification (OA), a chemistry shift occurring as part of global climate change. The research, led...

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End-of-year update: Mote’s ocean acidification research system expands after Irma

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This year, Mote Marine Laboratory staff rebuilt and enhanced their ocean acidification research system in the Florida Keys to double its capacity and incorporate finer-scale controls of experimental conditions, after Hurricane Irma...

Mote President and CEO and a little girl check out an aquarium full of corals,sponges, sea fans, butterfly fish, and more, part of the new Coral Reef Exploration exhibit in Islamorada.
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Mote opens new exhibit at Keys History & Discovery Center in Islamorada

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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....

Underwater photo showing several staghorn coral fragments planted on a rock on a Florida reef. Other, soft, branched corals and sea fans grow from the rock, while small fish swim about.
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Mote-led initiative will restore resilient corals across 130 acres thanks to new grant

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Mote Marine Laboratory and partners will restore 70,000 coral “seeds” across 130 acres of depleted Florida reefs over three years — prioritizing coral genetic varieties resilient to disease and climate change impacts — thanks...

Staghorn coral fragments hang on poles suspended in shallow water like stars on a TV antenna.
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New study: Coral bleaching increases disease risk in threatened species

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Researchers highlight the need to increase genetic diversity among staghorn corals to prevent further loss in the Florida Reef Tract, U.S. --- Bleaching events caused by rising water temperatures could increase...

Mote Staff Biologist Joey Mandara shares coral reef restoration with the public. Credit: Conor Goulding/Mote Marine Laboratory
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June 16: Mote’s coral restoration presentation at Divers Direct in Key West

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By Allison Delashmit Mote Marine Laboratory will continue its presentation series from 5-6 p.m. Saturday, June 16, at Divers Direct in Key West. These monthly...

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Mote Welcomes Visiting Postdoctoral Research Fellow from Germany

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Mote Marine Laboratory welcomes visiting Postdoctoral Research Fellow from the German Research Foundation in Germany, Dr. Hanna R. Koch. Koch joins the growing team of next-generation scientists at Mote’s Elizabeth Moore International...

Mote Staff Scientist Dr. Erinn Muller chisels a firebreak around yellow-band coral disease. Credit: Dr. Carly Randall
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Coral disease ‘firebreak’ works in short term. Next goal: Making it last

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The progression of Caribbean yellow-band disease — a widespread killer of reef-building corals — can be significantly impeded by chiseling a “firebreak” around the diseased coral tissue, but more research is needed to maintain...

Scuba diver Constance Sartor floats above a sunlit coral reef, holding a notebook and scientific tools. Bubbles trail away from the diver, dispersing as they float towards the surface.
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Heat-tolerant corals may have bacterial secret useful for restoration, reports New College student

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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 find or raise corals more...

Underwater close up of Dr. Muller's hands in latex gloves, using a syringe to collect samples of black band disease from a wild brain coral.
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Mote ranked No. 1 nonprofit in published research by top zoos and aquariums

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Of 228 zoos and aquariums, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium produces the most research of any nonprofit and ranks No. 2 overall, reports a recent study of research productivity among Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) members....

Row upon row of coral fragments are grown in a large shallow tank.
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Mote’s coral restoration initiative receives continued support by Florida budget appropriation

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Mote Marine Laboratory’s science-based coral reef restoration initiative for the Florida Keys received major support in the State of Florida budget signed by Governor Rick Scott, Friday, March 16. A total of $500,000 was appropriated...

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Love clean water, sustainable fishing and beautiful bays? Don’t miss the Environmental Summit!

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Explore hot topics in science and the environment with local experts — including scientists, planners, managers, fishers, farmers and many others — during the 2018 Environmental Summit presented by the Science and Environment Council...

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Mote welcomes two new scientists to Florida Keys campus

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Mote Marine Laboratory is delighted to welcome new Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr. Heather Page and Staff Biologist Dr. Abigail Clark to its Elizabeth Moore International Center for Coral Reef Research & Restoration (IC2R3) on...

Mote President and CEO Dr. Michael Crosby and BSA Sea Base General Manager Mike Johnson sit side by side at a covered table, each posed to sign the memorandum of understanding establishing officiating their agreement.
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Mote & Boy Scouts of America embark on marine STEM project for coral research & restoration

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Today, Feb. 19, Mote Marine Laboratory (Mote) and Boy Scouts of America, Florida National High Adventure Sea Base (BSA Sea Base), formalized a collaboration combining Mote’s leadership in coral reef research and restoration with...

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End-of-year news release: SEA you in 2018!

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Mote science, sustainability and service grow in 2017 In 2017, Mote Marine Laboratory’s research and education programs took on some of the oceans’ toughest challenges and set the stage for decades of discovery and positive...

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Mote Lab earns first LEED Gold Commercial certification in Monroe County

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Mote wishes you and your family a happy new year!
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2016: An unforgettable year for Mote Marine Laboratory

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During 2016, Mote Marine Laboratory began a new chapter in its 61-year mission of today’s research for tomorrow’s oceans, thanks to the humbling generosity of 23,000 supporters. These supporters of all ages committed nearly...

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