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Three newly published, peer-reviewed scientific studies by scientists at Mote Marine Laboratory and the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science are reshaping our understanding of how ...
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is proud to recognize the Community Foundation of Sarasota County (Community Foundation) for its continued support of Mote’s programs. For decades, the funding has ...
As part of Mote’s International Coral Gene Bank, the Mesophotic Octocoral Facility focuses on low-light octocorals from the Gulf of Mexico. The lab’s primary work centers on the reproduction and ...
Mote Marine Laboratory is responding to a recent cold weather event affecting multiple marine species across Florida, rescuing three young, cold-stressed Florida manatees and receiving 25 cold-stunned ...
For decades under the leadership of program founder Dr. Carl Luer, the Marine Biomedical Research Program has emphasized basic and applied research using sharks, skates, and stingrays as laboratory ...
Mote Marine Laboratory scientists have published new research demonstrating that an electronic pulse device (EPD) can effectively deter and delay sharks from taking fish off fishing lines — a ...
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is proud to announce that Dr. Aly Busse, Mote’s Associate Vice President of Education, has been awarded the 2025-2027 Early-Career Research Fellowship – Education ...
Mote’s Coral Health and Disease Program studies the susceptibility and resistance to major stressors within and among coral species to identify mechanisms that can be utilized to promote reef ...
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 ...
Manatees need our help to survive. These iconic animals face significant threats including boat strikes, red tides, the loss of seagrass and warm-water refuges, and more. Mote Marine Laboratory ...
Despite more than a decade of international efforts to curb the trade of threatened shark species, new research led by scientists from Florida International University and Dr. Demian Chapman, project ...