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Mote Marine Laboratory is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively seeks to diversify its work force. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color ...

Atlantic deer cowries produce mucus to glide around the ocean floor. Atlantic deer cowries are omnivores, meaning they eat plants and animals. Their diet mainly consists of sea squirts algae and other ...

Several stressors including climate change and infectious diseases have caused significant losses in living coral, particularly in Florida, leading to ecosystems on the brink of functional extinction.

The Sharks & Rays Conservation Research Program is dedicated to studying the biology, ecology and conservation of sharks and their relatives, the skates and rays. These fishes comprise about 1,000 ...

Zebra sharks can breathe via buccal pumping. Using muscles to pump water over their gills allows them to breathe while resting on the seafloor instead of continuously swimming. The diet of a zebra ...

The future of ocean discovery is on its way. Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is preparing for the exciting opening of Mote Science Education Aquarium (Mote SEA)—a world-class, 110,000-square-foot ...

For over 30 years, the Manatee Research Program (MRP) has been involved in a host of research efforts involving manatee behavioral ecology, abundance and distribution, and population demographics, as ...

Whether it’s a family-friendly run on Siesta Key Beach or a formal black-tie gala, Mote has a variety of signature events that support our mission each year.

Since we opened our doors in 1955, kids and their families have been clamoring to learn more about our research and about our marine world. Our formal and informal learning programs provide hands-on ...

Your support allows us to lead groundbreaking marine science, conservation and ocean animal rescue and rehabilitation. Members help us save the ocean every day. The least we can do is open our doors ...