Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium - Sarasota Florida
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Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium
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Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is a research and educational facility that is located at 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway, Sarasota, FL 34237. Contact Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium by telephone at (941) 388-4441 or visit mote.org. Mote Marine performs marine and aquatic research and provides a hands-on learning experience. See sea turtles, sharks, manatees, and hundreds of other exotic fish. One strength of visiting Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium friendly and knowledgeable volunteers that answer questions at the exhibits. Mote is open from 10 AM to 5 PM daily. A 135,000 gallon shark tank is a crowd favorite at Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium. Reviewed by tidyislandcpa 11/15/20015. Mote Marine Laboratiory is about 20 minutes from Anna Maria and Tidy Island.
Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium in Sarasota, FL - Sea Turtles, Manatees, Sharks, Grouper & Tarpon
In September The Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium in Sarasota, FL had $7 Saturdays!
We arrived early in the morning to beat the lines and crowd. We were lucky enough to wander into loggerhead turtle exhibit while they were feeding the turtles!
The Mote Aquarium has fun for kids and adults of all ages. They have two touch tanks where you can touch rays and sharks, a 135,000-gallon shark tank, manatees, gators, jellyfish, tarpon, goliath grouper, and tons more exhibits and animals.
Learn more about their research and conservation efforts on their website:
Mote Marine Laboratory Aquaculture
Mote Marine Laboratory's Dolphin, Whale & Sea Turtle Hospitals
Mote has been rehabilitating dolphins and whales at our Sarasota, Fla.-based facilities since 1992. At Mote, our goal is to provide the most humane treatment possible for live-stranded dolphins and whales, while also creating a better scientific understanding of these animals and their needs to support conservation of these species in the wild. Mote has one of only three hospitals in Florida with special facilities and training to care for sea turtles suffering from fibropapilloma tumors. Because scientists are still learning how this disease is transmitted among turtles, we must provide a separate facility just for animals with these tumors. We aim to help all our turtle patients return to the wild and contribute to their populations for years to come. This matters greatly: All sea turtle species are threatened or endangered.To learn more, visit mote.org/hospital.
Roto-A-Matic, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium, Sarasota, Florida, November 4, 2014
Roto-A-Matic, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium, Sarasota, Florida, November 4, 2014
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Mote Aquarium Laboratory Sarasota Florida
Mote Marine Laboratory is an independent not-for-profit marine research organization based on City Island in Sarasota, FL. The laboratory aims to advance the science of the sea, both through its marine and estuarine research labs and through the public Mote Aquarium and its affiliated educational programs.
Founded by Dr. Eugenie Clark in 1955 in Cape Haze, Florida (and originally known as Cape Haze Marine Laboratory until its renaming in honor of William R. Mote, his wife Lenore and his sister, Betty Mote Rose, major benefactors of the Laboratory) Mote's early research was focused on sharks. Since 1978, Mote has been based in Sarasota, Florida.
Mote Marine Laboratory celebrated its 55th Anniversary throughout 2010. The Lab was recognized for its 55 years of marine science with a resolution in the Florida House and Senate in March 2010. Founder Clark was also recognized in March 2010 with an induction to the Florida Women's Hall of Fame.
As of winter 2009/2010, Mote employs over 200 staff members conducting research on sharks, red tide and other environmental toxins, marine mammals, sea turtles, coral reefs, fisheries, coastal ecology and aquaculture (sustainable fish farming). Since 1978 the Laboratory has expanded to include a 10.5-acre (4.2 ha) campus in Sarasota, with field stations and public exhibits in Key West, field stations in Summerland Key and Charlotte Harbor and Mote Aquaculture Research Park in eastern Sarasota County. Florida's extensive coastline and marine and estuarine environments have enabled Mote scientists to build a platform of marine research conducted in the near shore environment. Mote has about 1,400 volunteers who contribute more than 200,000 volunteer hours to the organization.
Mote has an education division specializing in school and public programs from all ages, including internships, summer camps, school visits, field trips, on-demand learning experiences for all ages, annual Special Lecture Series and a distance-learning program called SeaTrek, which connects Mote educators to students via live videoconferencing.
Mote Aquarium is the public outreach arm of Mote Marine Laboratory, displaying more than 100 marine species with a focus on local marine life. The Aquarium opened in 1980 on City Island in Sarasota Bay. Visitors can see sharks, manatees, dolphins, sea turtles, seahorses, rays, skates and invertebrates. Mote Aquarium also includes windows into Mote's working laboratories. The Aquarium hosts birthdays, weddings, corporate gatherings and other events, and can provide special group tours designed to show visitors how staff tend the animals and exhibits.
New exhibits at Mote Aquarium created in 2009 include the Seahorse Conservation Laboratory, which displays baby seahorses that Mote staff are raising for other aquariums throughout the United States, and Sea Turtles: Ancient Survivors - an exhibit with live sea turtles and displays highlighting the sea turtle conservation and research at Mote. The Aquarium now also has narrated shark feedings, in which large sharks are trained to go to specific targets for a food reward.
Moonshine Spotted Dolphin at MOTE Marine Laboratory & Aquarium, Sarasota, Florida
Trening delfinka Moonshine w akwarium morskim MOTE w Sarasocie na Florydzie. Film nagrany 31 stycznia 2015 roku.
Mote Aquarium Laboratory Sarasota Florida
Mote Marine Laboratory is an independent not-for-profit marine research organization based on City Island in Sarasota, FL. The laboratory aims to advance the science of the sea, both through its marine and estuarine research labs and through the public Mote Aquarium and its affiliated educational programs.
Founded by Dr. Eugenie Clark in 1955 in Cape Haze, Florida (and originally known as Cape Haze Marine Laboratory until its renaming in honor of William R. Mote, his wife Lenore and his sister, Betty Mote Rose, major benefactors of the Laboratory) Mote's early research was focused on sharks. Since 1978, Mote has been based in Sarasota, Florida.
Mote Marine Laboratory celebrated its 55th Anniversary throughout 2010. The Lab was recognized for its 55 years of marine science with a resolution in the Florida House and Senate in March 2010. Founder Clark was also recognized in March 2010 with an induction to the Florida Women's Hall of Fame.
As of winter 2009/2010, Mote employs over 200 staff members conducting research on sharks, red tide and other environmental toxins, marine mammals, sea turtles, coral reefs, fisheries, coastal ecology and aquaculture (sustainable fish farming). Since 1978 the Laboratory has expanded to include a 10.5-acre (4.2 ha) campus in Sarasota, with field stations and public exhibits in Key West, field stations in Summerland Key and Charlotte Harbor and Mote Aquaculture Research Park in eastern Sarasota County. Florida's extensive coastline and marine and estuarine environments have enabled Mote scientists to build a platform of marine research conducted in the near shore environment. Mote has about 1,400 volunteers who contribute more than 200,000 volunteer hours to the organization.
Mote has an education division specializing in school and public programs from all ages, including internships, summer camps, school visits, field trips, on-demand learning experiences for all ages, annual Special Lecture Series and a distance-learning program called SeaTrek, which connects Mote educators to students via live videoconferencing.
Mote Aquarium is the public outreach arm of Mote Marine Laboratory, displaying more than 100 marine species with a focus on local marine life. The Aquarium opened in 1980 on City Island in Sarasota Bay. Visitors can see sharks, manatees, dolphins, sea turtles, seahorses, rays, skates and invertebrates. Mote Aquarium also includes windows into Mote's working laboratories. The Aquarium hosts birthdays, weddings, corporate gatherings and other events, and can provide special group tours designed to show visitors how staff tend the animals and exhibits.
New exhibits at Mote Aquarium created in 2009 include the Seahorse Conservation Laboratory, which displays baby seahorses that Mote staff are raising for other aquariums throughout the United States, and Sea Turtles: Ancient Survivors - an exhibit with live sea turtles and displays highlighting the sea turtle conservation and research at Mote. The Aquarium now also has narrated shark feedings, in which large sharks are trained to go to specific targets for a food reward.
Mote Aquarium Laboratory Shark Feeding Sarasota Florida
Shark tank feeding at the Mote Aquarium
Mote Marine Laboratory is an independent not-for-profit marine research organization based on City Island in Sarasota, FL. The laboratory aims to advance the science of the sea, both through its marine and estuarine research labs and through the public Mote Aquarium and its affiliated educational programs.
Founded by Dr. Eugenie Clark in 1955 in Cape Haze, Florida (and originally known as Cape Haze Marine Laboratory until its renaming in honor of William R. Mote, his wife Lenore and his sister, Betty Mote Rose, major benefactors of the Laboratory) Mote's early research was focused on sharks. Since 1978, Mote has been based in Sarasota, Florida.
Mote Marine Laboratory celebrated its 55th Anniversary throughout 2010. The Lab was recognized for its 55 years of marine science with a resolution in the Florida House and Senate in March 2010. Founder Clark was also recognized in March 2010 with an induction to the Florida Women's Hall of Fame.
As of winter 2009/2010, Mote employs over 200 staff members conducting research on sharks, red tide and other environmental toxins, marine mammals, sea turtles, coral reefs, fisheries, coastal ecology and aquaculture (sustainable fish farming). Since 1978 the Laboratory has expanded to include a 10.5-acre (4.2 ha) campus in Sarasota, with field stations and public exhibits in Key West, field stations in Summerland Key and Charlotte Harbor and Mote Aquaculture Research Park in eastern Sarasota County. Florida's extensive coastline and marine and estuarine environments have enabled Mote scientists to build a platform of marine research conducted in the near shore environment. Mote has about 1,400 volunteers who contribute more than 200,000 volunteer hours to the organization.
Mote has an education division specializing in school and public programs from all ages, including internships, summer camps, school visits, field trips, on-demand learning experiences for all ages, annual Special Lecture Series and a distance-learning program called SeaTrek, which connects Mote educators to students via live videoconferencing.
Mote Aquarium is the public outreach arm of Mote Marine Laboratory, displaying more than 100 marine species with a focus on local marine life. The Aquarium opened in 1980 on City Island in Sarasota Bay. Visitors can see sharks, manatees, dolphins, sea turtles, seahorses, rays, skates and invertebrates. Mote Aquarium also includes windows into Mote's working laboratories. The Aquarium hosts birthdays, weddings, corporate gatherings and other events, and can provide special group tours designed to show visitors how staff tend the animals and exhibits.
New exhibits at Mote Aquarium created in 2009 include the Seahorse Conservation Laboratory, which displays baby seahorses that Mote staff are raising for other aquariums throughout the United States, and Sea Turtles: Ancient Survivors - an exhibit with live sea turtles and displays highlighting the sea turtle conservation and research at Mote. The Aquarium now also has narrated shark feedings, in which large sharks are trained to go to specific targets for a food reward.
Sea turtles in MOTE Marine Laboratory & Aquarium, Sarasota, Florida
Żółwie morskie w Akwarium MOTE w Sarasocie na Florydzie. Film nagrany 31 stycznia 2015 roku.
Manatees and Turtle in MOTE Laboratory & Aquarium, Sarasota, Florida
Manaty Hugh i Buffett oraz żółw Harry w MOTE Aquarium w Sarasocie na Florydzie. Film nagrany 31 stycznia 2015 roku.
Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle Laying Eggs by Adam Sando
Rare Sea Turtle Species Nests on Venice Beach: The first sea turtle nests of 2014 have been recorded by Mote Marine Laboratory's Sea Turtle Patrol, including a report that a Kemp's ridley sea turtle — the rarest of all sea turtle species — nested on a Venice Beach on May 9.
Thanks to Venice resident Adam Sando, who shot this video of the sea turtle as it nested and then contacted Mote to share what was happening, Mote biologists were able to document this exciting nester.
Adam did everything right, said Kristen Mazzarella, senior biologist with Mote's Sea Conservation and Research Program. He observed the turtle from a safe distance, didn't interfere with the turtle's nesting and shared the news with us at Mote so we could document this rare Kemp's ridley nest.
For more information on Mote's Sea Turtle Patrol or on nesting in Southwest Florida — including how you can keep beaches safe for turtles — please go to mote.org/2014nesting.
Sea Turtle Research at Mote Marine Laboratory
Meet Dr. Perrault, former educator at the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher. Learn about his research on sea turtles at Mote Marine Lab.
A sea turtle hatchling makes its way to the ocean
Sea turtle nesting season takes place from May 1 through Oct. 31 along Southwest Florida.
Here, a sea turtle hatchling makes its way toward the ocean in Sarasota County. In this video, the sun is starting to rise. But most often, these hatchlings emerge at night.
Mote Marine Laboratory scientists and specially trained volunteers monitoring sea turtle nesting activity throughout the season on Longboat Key south through Venice.
Female sea turtles and their hatchlings find the water by heading toward the brightest horizon. On a natural beach at night, the ocean horizon is brighter than the shore. On a developed beach, light from waterfront properties can disorient sea turtles and draw them toward roads, drains, yards, swimming pools and other dangerous locations, exhausting the energy they need for reproduction and survival.
Keep beaches turtle friendly from May 1 - Oct. 31 by following these tips:
Do:
If you encounter a nesting turtle or hatchlings, remain quiet and observe from a distance.
Shield or turn off outdoor lights that are visible on the beach from May through October.
Close drapes after dark and stack beach furniture at the dune line or, ideally, remove it from the beach.
Fill in holes that may entrap hatchlings on their way to the water.
Place trash in its proper place.
Do Not:
Approach nesting turtles or hatchlings, make noise, or shine lights at turtles.
Use flashlights or fishing lamps on the beach.
Encourage a turtle to move while nesting or pick up hatchlings that have emerged and are heading for the water.
Use fireworks on the beach.
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Contacts for sea turtle rescue
Sea turtles are protected under federal law and any harassment or interference with a sea turtle, living or dead, is subject to penalty. If you witness anyone disturbing a turtle or find an injured or disoriented hatchling or adult, please notify agents with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission at 1-888-404-FWCC (3922), the local sheriff’s department, and/or Mote Marine Laboratory’s Sea Turtle Program at 941-388-4331. If you find a dead or injured sea turtle contact Mote’s Stranding Investigations Program at 941-988-0212.
Mote Marine Lab to run tests to mitigate red tide
Scientist at Mote Marine Laboratory will begin tests using technology they hope will mitigate red tide.
Mote Marine Sea Aquarium Sarasota, Florida
Rock Fish Mote Aquarium Laboratory Sarasota Florida
Mote Marine Laboratory is an independent not-for-profit marine research organization based on City Island in Sarasota, FL. The laboratory aims to advance the science of the sea, both through its marine and estuarine research labs and through the public Mote Aquarium and its affiliated educational programs.
Founded by Dr. Eugenie Clark in 1955 in Cape Haze, Florida (and originally known as Cape Haze Marine Laboratory until its renaming in honor of William R. Mote, his wife Lenore and his sister, Betty Mote Rose, major benefactors of the Laboratory) Mote's early research was focused on sharks. Since 1978, Mote has been based in Sarasota, Florida.
Mote Marine Laboratory celebrated its 55th Anniversary throughout 2010. The Lab was recognized for its 55 years of marine science with a resolution in the Florida House and Senate in March 2010. Founder Clark was also recognized in March 2010 with an induction to the Florida Women's Hall of Fame.
As of winter 2009/2010, Mote employs over 200 staff members conducting research on sharks, red tide and other environmental toxins, marine mammals, sea turtles, coral reefs, fisheries, coastal ecology and aquaculture (sustainable fish farming). Since 1978 the Laboratory has expanded to include a 10.5-acre (4.2 ha) campus in Sarasota, with field stations and public exhibits in Key West, field stations in Summerland Key and Charlotte Harbor and Mote Aquaculture Research Park in eastern Sarasota County. Florida's extensive coastline and marine and estuarine environments have enabled Mote scientists to build a platform of marine research conducted in the near shore environment. Mote has about 1,400 volunteers who contribute more than 200,000 volunteer hours to the organization.
Mote has an education division specializing in school and public programs from all ages, including internships, summer camps, school visits, field trips, on-demand learning experiences for all ages, annual Special Lecture Series and a distance-learning program called SeaTrek, which connects Mote educators to students via live videoconferencing.
Mote Aquarium is the public outreach arm of Mote Marine Laboratory, displaying more than 100 marine species with a focus on local marine life. The Aquarium opened in 1980 on City Island in Sarasota Bay. Visitors can see sharks, manatees, dolphins, sea turtles, seahorses, rays, skates and invertebrates. Mote Aquarium also includes windows into Mote's working laboratories. The Aquarium hosts birthdays, weddings, corporate gatherings and other events, and can provide special group tours designed to show visitors how staff tend the animals and exhibits.
New exhibits at Mote Aquarium created in 2009 include the Seahorse Conservation Laboratory, which displays baby seahorses that Mote staff are raising for other aquariums throughout the United States, and Sea Turtles: Ancient Survivors - an exhibit with live sea turtles and displays highlighting the sea turtle conservation and research at Mote. The Aquarium now also has narrated shark feedings, in which large sharks are trained to go to specific targets for a food reward.
Rare Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle Nests on Venice Beach - Mote Marine Laboratory - Adam Sando
The first sea turtle nests of 2014 have been recorded, including a report that a Kemp's Ridley sea turtle - the rarest of all sea turtle species - nested on a Venice Beach on May 9. Venice resident Adam Sando, shot video of the sea turtle as it nested and then contacted Mote to share what was happening, Mote biologists were able to document this exciting nester. Video courtesy Venice resident Adam Sando & Mote Marine Laboratory.