Due to the unprecedented impacts of Hurricane Helene and Milton, we have made the difficult decision to cancel this year’s Oceanic Evening. While this event is always a wonderful celebration of our ...

Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium (Mote) faced an unprecedented challenge as Hurricane Milton bore down on the region, just days after Hurricane Helene had already caused significant damage. The ...

Mote T-shirts made with recycled materials, stainless steel tumblers, toys and other gifts will help you celebrate your love of the ocean and support Mote’s critical mission of marine science, ...

New hammerhead shark named for late Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen is tagged and released. Photo credit: Mays Family Foundation/Katie Flowers. A hammerhead shark species discovered by scientists ...

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Cownose rays can grow up to 7 feet (2.1 meters), but on average only grow to be 4 feet (1.2 meters). These rays can get as heavy as 50 pounds! Cownose rays prefer shallow coastal waters but migrate ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A baby staghorn coral begins its life in Mote Marine Laboratory’s coral nursery. There, native corals are bred to be tough against the challenges pummeling coral reefs. Has grown because you nurtured ...