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Spawn-taneous Coral For the first hour, the night dive on Looe Key reef in the Florida Keys was pretty quiet. Then all of a sudden, in a hailstorm of Bazooka bubble-gum colored pink, it happened: Heads of mountainous star corals started “popping off.” Everywhere flashlight beams fell, coral polyps were releasing eggs in reproductive synchronicity. |
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Three years ago, following a recommendation from Mote’s research center directors, the lab’s Scientific Advisory Committee decided to tackle the task of finding a new way to connect science to society. The group’s vision — a Marine Policy Institute — became reality in 2006 when Dr. Frank Alcock joined Mote as the institute’s first director. |
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Taking the Sting out of the Ray Millions of “Crocodile Hunter” fans were shocked when Steve Irwin was killed in September 2006 by a stingray while snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. Here, Mote answers some of the most frequently asked questions about stingrays and these recent stingray encounters. |
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Dolphin Studies Range Far and Wide Scientists from all over the world come to Mote to learn techniques so they can apply them to dolphin conservation research in their own countries. As well, a team of Mote scientists went to Argentina to help track the endangered franciscana dolphin. |
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Issues and Impacts Science can only illuminate social issues, not solve them. The rest is up to all of us working together. |
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Mote Marine Laboratory has been a leader in marine research since it was founded in 1955. Today, we incorporate public outreach as a key part of our mission. Mote is an independent nonprofit organization and has seven centers for marine research, the public Mote Aquarium and an Education Division specializing in public programs for all ages.
