Mote Marine Laboratory’s International Coral Gene Bank (Gene Bank) has recently achieved significant milestones in coral restoration and marine conservation, paving the way for a more promising future ...

Mascots of all shapes, sizes, and species raced down Siesta Beach on February 27 to promote Mote Marine Laboratory’s upcoming Run for the Turtles. Lakewood Ranch High School’s Mustang outran seven ...

STEM Explorations are indoor programs for up to 25 students per session. A limit of 5 chaperones may attend per session due to classroom space. Based on your total student size, we will create an ...

Grab a coin or other object to use as your game piece. Spin the wheel and move forward by the number of spaces it lands on. If you land on a green space, use Mote’s online animal encyclopedia to ...

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Operating in tandem with Mote’s Seagrass Restoration Technology Development Initiative, the Ron and Marla Wolf Seagrass Restoration Center for Ocean Sustainability (Center) will address many immediate ...

On Friday, February 14, Mote Marine Laboratory and partners successfully conducted the first-ever field test deployment of two Florida Red Tide Mitigation and Technology Development Initiative ...

These corals can live at a maximum depth of 263 feet (80 meters.) Using its polyp tentacles, artichoke corals catch and eat smaller marine organisms that drift by. They also have a special ...

Northern sea nettles are quick reproducers and can multiply at a speedy rate if the resources in their environment allow so. Found in the waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean, northern sea nettles are ...

French angelfish pair up with a single partner to breed (they are "monogamous"). The pair will forage and defend their territory together. Juvenile french angel fish provide "cleaning stations" where ...

Peppermint shrimp are tiny, only reaching a size of 1.25 - 2.25 inches (3.175 - 5.715 centimeters). Peppermint shrimp are native to Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. They are most commonly found ...

Yellow cup corals usually retract their polyp tentacles at night and extend them during the day. Using their polyps, yellow cup corals filter organic compounds and small marine organisms from the ...