Mote hosts first World Oceans Day on the island

■ BY SUE ERWIN Dozens of people stopped by the Mote Marine Laboratory’s Boca Grande office on Saturday, June 11 for the first-of-its-kind World Oceans Day celebration. Numerous educational exhibits were set up in the parking lot on Railroad Avenue. Dr. Jim Lacascio, staff scientist at Mote Marine, had plenty of educational information to share […]