Tag: Mote Marine Laboratory

Senator Marco Rubio visits Mote to discuss urgent threats in Florida waters

■ SUBMITTED BY MOTE MARINE LABORATORY On February 21, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium hosted Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) at its City Island campus to discuss urgent threats facing Florida’s oceans,...

Mote’s Locascio discusses snook health at ‘Coffee with a Scientist’

February 22, 2019
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN How badly did red tide affect our snook population over the past year? Mote Marine Laboratory scientist Dr. Jim Locascio visited the island on Wednesday, Feb. 13. to discuss the results...

Mote research highlights potential Deepwater Horizon spill impacts

To the Editor: Mote Marine Laboratory scientists found that southern flounder exposed to oiled sediment for 30 days in the lab showed evidence of stress and DNA damage, one of the latest indicators...

Mote launches red tide mitigation and control institute

October 26, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

To the Editor: Mote Marine Laboratory leaders are thrilled to announce a major new step toward realizing a vision for addressing Florida red tide: a generous philanthropic investment of $1 million from...

Mote leaders share red tide science at Capitol Hill briefing

To the Editor: Mote Marine Laboratory’s leader shared red tide science to inform national policymakers yesterday, Sept. 27, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Mote President & CEO Dr. Michael P....

State gives more $$$ to Mote for red tide studies

September 28, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Florida Department of Health (DOH) and Mote Marine Laboratory (Mote)...

CCA Florida and FWC partners to support Southwest Coast snook population following red tide event

The Coastal Conservation Association Florida (CCA Florida) is partnering with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and Mote Marine Laboratory to address the loss to the snook...

PROFILE: Phelisha Doggett

September 7, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News, Profiles

BY SUE ERWIN – Phelisha Doggett, a dispatcher at Grande Aire Services for the past five years, caught the first fish at the 2018 Ladies Mix, Match or Draw Tarpon Tournament held in July in Boca...

Is ozone the answer? Some say it may help with red tide

August 17, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Mote Marine Laboratory scientists were on Damficare Street on the morning of Tuesday, Aug. 14 to field-test a newly developed method for mitigating Florida red tide (elevated concentrations...

Lookin’ for lionfish

June 29, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT You’re invited to partner in the fifth annual Sarasota Lionfish Derby, hosted by Mote Marine Laboratory, in cooperation with Reef Environmental Education Foundation. This year’s event...