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Our previously published paper provided global fine-scale spatiotemporal estimates (1° × 1°; monthly) of overlap and fishing exposure risk (FEI) between satellite-tracked shark space use and automatic identification system (AIS)...
Natural mortality, M, is a key parameter for the assessment and management of living resources but is difficult to observe directly. Therefore, M is often estimated indirectly from life history traits, and it is typically assumed to...
Understanding how mobile, marine predators use three-dimensional space over time is central to inform management and conservation actions. Combining tracking technologies can yield powerful datasets over multiple spatio-temporal scales...
. While extreme climatic events (ECEs) are predicted to become more frequent, reliably predicting their impacts on consumers remains challenging, particularly for large consumers in marine environments. Many studies that do evaluate...
Thriving coastal and Gulf environments that support wild and human lives. Sustainable fisheries for recreation and sustenance. Knowing where (and how) juvenile sea turtles travel when they leave Florida beaches and how they are impacted...
Sharks are scarce in much of the Caribbean due to widespread depletion. Trinidad and Tobago, in the southern Caribbean, is a shark meat consumer and international exporter of dried shark fins. Despite limited fisheries management there...
Vessel electronic monitoring (EM) systems used in fisheries around the world apply a variety of cameras to record catch as it is brought on deck and during fish processing activities. In EM work conducted by the Center for Fisheries...
The venom-containing barb attached to their ‘whip-like’ tail provides stingrays a defensive mechanism for evading predators such as sharks. From human encounters, dermal stingray envenomation is characterized by intense pain often...
Shark meat and fin soup are seafood commodities exported and consumed worldwide. Because sharks are large and slowgrowing marine predators they tend to accumulate a large amount of mercury in the form of methylmercury. Due to this...
Oceanic whitetip sharks Carcharhinus longimanus aggregate at Columbus Point, Cat Island, The Bahamas, in at least April and May. We show that signs of putative mating activity (i.e. bite wounds) on mature females, which dominate the...
The Bull Shark (Carcharhinus leucas) faces varying levels of exploitation around the world due to its coastal distribution. Information regarding population connectivity is crucial to evaluate its conservation status and local fishing...
Shark fishing is increasingly regulated in the Caribbean region. We present new information on the characteristics, landings, species composition, and size composition of the shark fishery of Puerto Rico, a U.S. Caribbean territory,...
Krystan Wilkinson is a staff scientist employed by Brookfield Zoo Chicago and based at Mote Marine Laboratory as part of a partnership to engage in dolphin research, education and conservation action. Dr. Wilkinson is also an...
Dr. Robert (Bob) Hueter is a Mote Senior Scientist Emeritus and was the first Director of Mote's Center for Shark Research and the first recipient of Mote's Perry W. Gilbert Chair in Shark Research. The Mote CSR is a national research...
Averi has volunteered with Mote since 2019 and interned with the Mammal and Reptile Department during the winter (2022-2023). In between when she started volunteering and her internship, she got a Master...
SARASOTA, Fla (May 21, 2024) – Marine protected areas (MPAs), areas that provide legal protection to important marine and coastal ecosystems, often have more reef sharks compared to non-protected areas, but according...
Since 2009, Mote Researchers have been collecting data on three pelagic ray species: spotted eagle rays, manta rays and devil rays. All three are classified as “Endangered” on the International Union for Conservation of Nature...
One of the many legacies of Mote’s shark research is that it has been used by the U.S. federal and state governments to regulate and manage shark fishing in our waters. Center for Shark...
The single greatest threat to sharks and rays is overfishing. A large part of overfishing...
Reef sharks are in trouble worldwide. Here at Mote Marine Laboratory &...
Mote's popular lecture series offers the opportunity to listen to Mote scientists as they share their latest findings, innovations and fieldwork — from coral reef research and marine animal health to red-tide breakthroughs, sustainable...
The application for this program is NOW OPEN! The deadline to apply is Sunday, June 15th, 2025 at 11:59 PM EST. The...
Aquarium Sciences & Animal Care URE Internship Mentor: Amanda Felix Fish & Invertebrate Department URE students should have an interest in all...
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Marine Immunology REU Internship Mentor: Dr. Cathy Walsh As manager of Mote's Marine...
Marine Experimental Research Facility Internship This internship focuses on the Marine Experimental Research Facility (MERF) where interns will be involved with the housing, care, maintenance and essential...
Marine Biomedical Research & Marine Immunology Internship Internship Mentor: Dr. Cathy Walsh The Marine...
Fishing is a $200-billion industry in the United States, providing 1.7 million jobs. The economically important Gulf of America Reef Fish Fishery includes more than 890 commercial reef fish permitted vessels and comprises 31 species...
Introduction In September 2020, scientists undertook one of their deepest and most challenging missions yet into the Gulf of Mexico’s blue holes—underwater caves, springs and sinkholes being explored for their unique...