Nurse sharks are mostly nocturnal, meaning they sleep during the day and hunt at night. These sharks grow to be 7.5 to 8 feet (2.3-2.4 meters) and 200 pounds (91 kilograms) on average. Nurse sharks ...

These fish spawn in groups during evening time. In the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, doctorfish can be found in rocky bottom habitats and shallow coral reef communities. Doctorfish are flat ...

These fish can swim up to 689 feet (210 meters) deep. In the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea, the blackbar soldierfish lives among coral reef communities. Blackbar soldierfish are ...

This fish species is hermaphroditic, meaning they experience sex change from female to male at some point in their lifespan. Male yellowback basslets have a violet body with yellow coloring back to ...

This fish species can swim up to 98 feet (30 meters) deep. Barred thicklip wrasses filter feed for their food by taking in sand and eating any invertebrates or marine debris they may catch. After they ...

STEM Explorations are indoor programs for up to 25 students per session. A limit of 5 chaperones may attend per session due to classroom space. Based on your total student size, we will create an ...

The mission of the Ocean Technology Program is to develop and utilize various forms of cutting-edge technology in conjunction with a wide range of interdisciplinary scientific goals to solve problems, ...

Mote Marine Laboratory’s International Coral Gene Bank (Gene Bank) has recently achieved significant milestones in coral restoration and marine conservation, paving the way for a more promising future ...

Mascots of all shapes, sizes, and species raced down Siesta Beach on February 27 to promote Mote Marine Laboratory’s upcoming Run for the Turtles. Lakewood Ranch High School’s Mustang outran seven ...

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Grab a coin or other object to use as your game piece. Spin the wheel and move forward by the number of spaces it lands on. If you land on a green space, use Mote’s online animal encyclopedia to ...

Operating in tandem with Mote’s Seagrass Restoration Technology Development Initiative, the Ron and Marla Wolf Seagrass Restoration Center for Ocean Sustainability (Center) will address many immediate ...