Join us at Mote Aquarium on World Ocean June 6, 2010 for a festival celebrating the sea. Festival is free with Aquarium admission. Click here for visitor info.

Mote researcher Dr. Nick Whitney is attaching a Wii-like sensor to sharks to study their movement patterns.
Click here to learn more about Dr. Whitney or here to read more about his research.

On Jan. 7, 2010, Mote staff and volunteers returned Lizzy the leatherback sea turtle to the Gulf of Mexico. (Special thanks to Tampa Fire Rescue for providing footage of Lizzy's release from Fireboat Patriot.) Click here to read a companion article about Lizzy.

"Vicki Lee," a loggerhead sea turtle first tagged 21 years ago by Mote Marine Laboratory scientists, returned to the Gulf of Mexico recently after rehabbing at Mote. You can help sick sea turtles by making a donation to our animal hospitals now.

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