A close vote has revealed that “Percy” has all the pluck and personality to describe Mote’s new penguin mascot. Percy got his new name Monday, April 25, in honor of World Penguin Day. Percy is the mascot for Mote’s Penguin Island, a limited-time exhibit that will bring real black-footed penguins to Mote Aquarium Nov. 1, [...]
A sea turtle that was rehabilitated at Mote after being hooked by anglers multiple times near a fishing pier was released last Friday morning from Lido Beach in Sarasota
Mote Marine Laboratory is honoring its president and CEO, Dr. Kumar Mahadevan, this month for his 25th anniversary at Mote’s helm. His guidance has allowed Mote — an independent nonprofit marine research laboratory in Sarasota that turned 56 this year — to break critical new ground in marine science, conservation, education and outreach. Mahadevan joined [...]
The most cohesive and longest-running scientific study looking at how humans are affected by Florida’s red tide officially wrapped-up March 24 at Mote Marine Laboratory, during a meeting of the 22 investigators from eight organizations who have studied the human health effects of Karenia brevis since 2000. This groundbreaking study led to hundreds of new [...]
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded a $1.3 million grant to Mote and several of its research partners for a new study of wound-healing in stingrays and related species, with the goal of finding new infection-fighting substances that could help injured humans heal, especially members of the military wounded in combat. The project could [...]
Mote Marine was happy to report this week that “Taz,” the stranded orphan dolphin from Sanibel Island that was brought to Mote’s Dolphin and Whale Hospital Jan. 13 for treatment, has moved to his new home at the Indianapolis Zoo and is adjusting well to his new surroundings. “He’s been eating and playing and getting [...]
Mote’s Run for the Turtles has been set for April 2. The run has been supporting sea turtle research at Mote Marine Laboratory for decades, and 2011 marks the 25th year for this long-standing fundraiser. The run, which includes a 5K sanctioned by the Manasota Track Club and a one-mile fun-run/walk, has provided major support [...]
The young bottlenose dolphin brought to Mote after stranding on a sandbar off Sanibel Island will soon be moving to a new permanent home. “Taz,” a male dolphin estimated to be about 6-months-old at stranding, was brought to Mote’s Dolphin and Whale Hospital after being found Jan. 13 on a sandbar in the J.N. Ding [...]
Mote Marine presents its Special Lecture series at 7:30 p.m., Mondays through March 14, at the Immersion Cinema, Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium, 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway, Sarasota. Ticket prices are $12 for Mote Members and $24 for non-members. Students and teachers can purchase tickets at the member rate with a discount code by contacting [...]
An ordinance intended to protect sea turtles by forcing property owners to relocate beach furniture at night failed to crawl successfully out of a Town Commission workshop and died on the floor. Longboat commissioners said the proposed rule was onerous, vague and perhaps unnecessary
