Due to the unprecedented impacts of recent weather, we have made the difficult decision to cancel this year’s Oceanic Evening. We extend our sincerest gratitude to our sponsors. We hope you can join ...

Surrounded by the beautiful Sarasota Bay, Mote’s main campus encompasses 10.5 acres on City Island, Sarasota. Here, every facet of Mote’s mission thrives—from world-class marine research and ...

Mote Marine Laboratory is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively seeks to diversify its work force. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color ...

Visit our 135,000 gallon shark habitat. Meet our resident sea turtles, otters, seahorses and gracefully drifting sea jellies. Explore coral reefs and other displays highlighting the real ecosystems ...

After reaching maturity, manatees average 10 feet (three meters) in length and weigh between 800 to 1,200 pounds (360 to 540 kilograms). Originally born at the Miami Seaquarium, Buffett came to Mote ...

Coral catsharks are nocturnal hunters, meaning they feed at night. These sharks like to inhabit coral reef communities in shallow coastal waters. Relatively secluded, coral catsharks can primarily be ...

Bonnethead sharks live in the warm coastal waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea and off the Pacific coast of southern California.

Male Atlantic stingrays will grow to be around 2-3 feet (0.61-0.91 meters) wide, while females can get as big as 4 feet (1.23 meters) across. These rays weigh around 5 pounds (2.27 kilograms). Finding ...

Dr. Eugenie Clark with William R. Mote. In 1955, a young scientist named Dr. Eugenie Clark received financial backing, the use of a small building and a boat on Anne and William Vanderbilt’s property ...

The mission of the Marine & Freshwater Aquaculture Research Program is to develop innovative technologies and systems to support sustainable aquaculture to meet the growing global demand for seafood ...

While not native to Florida, Dungeness crabs are a popular seafood item in the state. Dungeness crabs are native to the west coast and can be found from Alaska to California. They like sandy or other ...

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