Tag: Mote Marine Laboratory

July 6 – 8 hunt and taste invasive lionfish at derby

To the Editor: Join Mote Marine Laboratory for the fifth annual Sarasota Lionfish Derby, an environmentally friendly event that invites scuba divers to harvest this invasive species and allows the public...

Coffee with a scientist: Studying fish habitats in Sarasota

■ BY SUE ERWIN The third “Coffee With a Scientist” event of the season sponsored by Mote Marine Laboratory was held on Wednesday, March 21 at the Boca Grande Mote office. This week, Dr. Jim Locascio...

‘Coffee with a scientist’: stone crab stresses

March 16, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN The second “Coffee With a scientist” event of the season sponsored by Mote Marine Laboratory was held on Wednesday, March 14 at the Boca Grande Mote office. This week’s discussion was...

Mote celebrates five years in Boca Grande with celebration

January 12, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

BY SUE ERWIN – Mote Marine hosted a five-year anniversary open house on Tuesday, Jan. 9 to celebrate its efforts of outreach and marine education in Boca Grande. Former First Lady Laura Bush attended...

BIPS announces new partnership with Mote

January 5, 2018
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ BY SUE ERWIN Inspire. Educate. Preserve. Those are key efforts that the Barrier Island Parks Society board members strongly hope to achieve in 2018. BIPS held its monthly board meeting on Wednesday...

Red tide research challenge wraps up on New Year’s Eve

December 15, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
Featured News, News

BY SUE ERWIN – Last year, when Mote Marine Laboratory announced a campaign to raise funds for red tide research, a donor in Boca Grande pledged to match donations up to $100,000. So far, the organization...

Busch matches donations 2:1 for Mote after Irma

October 6, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

A philanthropist with island ties has upped the ante for giving at Mote Marine Laboratory, to help repair damage at a research facility in the Florida Keys created by Hurricane Irma. Mote recently announced...

Mote Marine launches new online game: ‘Who wants to be a Sea Star?’

■ PROVIDED BY MOTE MARINE Do you love trivia? Mote Marine Laboratory recently launched a new online game called “Who Wants to be a Sea Star?” on mote.org. This game was originally created for Mote’s...

Please do not litter

June 30, 2017
Marcy Shortuse
News

■ STAFF REPORT As you enjoy Southwest Florida’s coastal waters this Fourth of July weekend, we hope that boaters and beachgoers will remember a few key rules to avoid harming our local wildlife such...

Want to report red tide? There’s an app for that

■ PROVIDED BY MOTE MARINE. Smartphone users can now download a new app to self-report impacts of Florida red tide algae (Karenia brevis), thanks to Mote Marine Laboratory’s project to engage citizen...