Weekly News Digest from Mote
| Friday's News@Mote: 5-3-13 | | |
| Published Friday, May 3, 2013 |
by Hayley Rutger
| Contact: Hayley Rutger, 941-374-0081, hrutger@mote.org |
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May 12
Free Aquarium Visit for Moms on Mother's Day
Moms are invited to enjoy a free Mother's-Day visit to The Aquarium at Mote Marine Laboratory, where you can learn how alpha female seahorses rule, how sea turtle moms lay eggs on Florida's coasts year after year and how mom (and dad) convict fish get room service meals delivered by their young.
On Mother's Day, May 12, moms get free admission with the price of a paid youth ticket.
The Aquarium at Mote is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 365 days a year at 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway, City Island, Sarasota. Admission prices are $19 for adults, $18 for seniors, $12 for youth (ages 4-12). Children 3 and younger get in free. Mote Members get in free.
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| Mote Dubbed Kid-Friendly Reader's Choice in Sarasota Magazine |
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Voters became "Mote-ers" when they declared The Aquarium at Mote Marine Laboratory the Best Place to Take Your Kids in the Reader's Choice Awards poll for Best of 2013, a feature in the May issue of Sarasota Magazine.
Mote was also a runner-up for Best Tourist Attraction, an honor awarded this year to local beaches.
The Reader's Choice Awards drew 3,366 readers who voted online in numerous categories highlighting local destinations, restaurants, menu items, events and more.
• Click here for a May 1 blog post with all Readers' Choice winners and runners up, which are posted beneath the Best of the New lineup chosen by the magazine's editors.
The Aquarium at Mote is home to more than 100 marine species and features interactive exhibits highlighting real ongoing research at Mote Marine Laboratory. The Aquarium allows visitors to become more ocean literate and to discover the wondrous marine life in local waters and beyond, and Mote's education programs allow people of all ages to dive deeper into marine science education.
Learn more about The Aquarium by visiting www.mote.org and scrolling over "Aquarium."
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Final Lecture: May 9
Mote’s Punta Gorda Lecture Series
Learn about Florida red tide and how it relates to Charlotte Harbor from Dr. Barbara Kirkpatrick, manager of the Environmental Health Program at Mote Marine Laboratory, during the final talk in Mote’s Punta Gorda Lecture Series.
When: 7:30 p.m. May 9
Where: Punta Gorda Isles Civic Association, 2001 Shreve Street, Punta Gorda
Cost: Free
Information: www.mote.org/charlotteharbor
RSVP required to secure your seat: Please contact Rachael Kraemer at: 941-205-3970, ext. 103 or rkraemer@mote.org
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Register today
Dive Into Marine Science with Mote Summer Camps
This summer, kids can get involved in someth ing fishy: ocean-themed summer camps from Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium. Mote is a world-class marine research facility offering informal science education that goes beyond the textbook and into the Bay.
Registration is now open for pre-K through high school camps starting in June at Mote’s main Lab on City Island, Sarasota and in the Florida Keys.
Campers can discover the wonders of marine animals and environments studied by Mote scientists. Learn what makes a shark’s skin rough, why corals buddy up with special algae to survive, how male seahorses get pregnant and other fascinating facts. Did you know that most commercial and sport fish in Florida spend at least part of their lives in estuaries — the type of habitat in our own Sarasota Bay?
By learning about marine life in our own blue backyard, campers can gain steam in STEM education (science, technology, engineering and math) even when school is out.
• Click here for full information about Mote's Summer Camps.
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Founded in 1955, Mote Marine Laboratory is an independent, nonprofit 501(c)3 research organization based in Sarasota, Fla., with field stations in eastern Sarasota County, Charlotte Harbor and the Florida Keys. Donations to Mote are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. 
Mote is dedicated to today’s research for tomorrow’s oceans with an emphasis on world-class research relevant to conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity, healthy habitats and natural resources. Research programs include studies of human cancer using marine models, the effects of man-made and natural toxins on humans and on the environment, the health of wild fisheries, developing sustainable and successful fish restocking techniques and food production technologies and the development of ocean technology to help us better understand the health of the environment. Mote research programs also focus on understanding the population dynamics of manatees, dolphins, sea turtles, sharks and coral reefs and on conservation and restoration efforts related to these species and ecosystems.   Mote’s vision includes positively impacting public policy through science-based outreach and education. Showcasing this research is The Aquarium at Mote, open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 365 days a year. Learn more at www.mote.org.
Contact: Mote Marine Laboratory, 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway, Sarasota, FL 34236. (941) 388-4441 or info@mote.org.
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