Mote Marine Laboratory advances marine science worldwide and shares our discoveries through our public aquarium and education for all ages.

Mote Marine Laboratory is an independent, nonprofit, marine research organization based on City Island in Sarasota, Florida, with additional campuses in eastern Sarasota County, Boca Grande, Florida, and the Florida Keys.

Mote Aquarium Visitor Information. Welcome to Mote Aquarium on City Island in Sarasota, Florida! Discover everything you need to know for a fantastic visit, from admissions and accessibility information to maps and exhibit descriptions. Plan your trip with confidence, and feel free to contact us if you have any questions.

Explore coral reefs and other displays highlighting the real ecosystems studied by scientists at Mote Marine Laboratory. Peek into working labs that drive our science and conservation mission. Experience Mote Aquarium: Where Science is the Attraction!

Sep 10, 2024 · Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium still plans an opening in early 2025 for its new $130 million Mote Science Education Aquarium at Nathan Benderson Park, a date coinciding with the the ...

Mote Aquarium is your gateway to the ocean, featuring hundreds of marine animal species and windows into Mote Marine Laboratory, where real scientific research happens. Open 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Visit our 135,000-gallon shark habitat, meet our resident manatees and sea turtles, and explore coral reefs and other ecosystem displays teeming ...

3 days ago · Lab testing at Mote confirmed that Xtreme can reduce red tide and brevetoxins while not posing harm to marine life. It can be deployed from the air, by boat or a hand-held sprayer.

3 days ago · Mote Marine Laboratory. Dead fish litter the shore from a red tide outbreak in 2022. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law establishing a collaboration in 2019 between Mote and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission after red tide cost the state some $2.7 billion in tourist revenue in 2018.

4 days ago · Mote Marine Laboratory received millions of dollars from the state for a red tide mitigation initiative a few years back. Now, alongside their partners, scientists unveiled some of the tools they ...

19 hours ago · Twenty cold-stunned juvenile green turtles rescued from the frigid waters off Florida’s east coast are receiving care at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital ...