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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 ...

This species has tiny tubular feet on the bottom of their bodies that help them move around. These sea cucumbers feed on the top layers of sand underneath coral reef communities. They filter organic ...

These lobsters are nocturnal feeders, meaning they hibernate during the day and come out at night to eat. Throughout the western Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico, the Spanish slipper lobster lives in ...

These urchins may decorate themselves with algae and shell bits for protection. The sea otter is one of the main natural predators that eats sea urchins. Because sea otters are endangered, urchins ...

These jellyfish have stinging cells in their tentacles that they use to stun their prey and defend themselves from predators. In the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Ocean, thimble jellies can live at ...

Meet us at Mote to explore exciting aspects of Mote Aquarium, Mote research and Sarasota Bay. Each month is a unique theme offered to three different age levels, 6-9, 10-14 and 6-14 to accommodate ...

Visit our 135,000 gallon shark habitat. Meet our resident sea turtles, otters, seahorses and gracefully drifting sea jellies. Explore coral reefs and other displays highlighting the real ecosystems ...

Innovation and technology can unlock the oceans' most powerful secrets. At Mote, our innovators uncover new marine sources of medicine, novel methods to reduce the impacts of red tide and other ...

Males in this species are "mouth brooders", meaning they will carry their fertilized eggs in their mouth until they're ready to hatch. Pajama cardinalfish are small in size with large, red eyes, a ...

We advance groundbreaking marine research worldwide, and we translate and transfer our discoveries to people of all ages—because everyone has a stake in the ocean's future. We are the ocean’s ...

Male banded tulip snails will squirt water to create vibrations in the water to attract females. These snails have shiny, marbled shells with gray, brown, yellow and white coloration. They have purple ...