Whether you’re a small fry or big fish, there’s plenty to love about Sarasota Bay and Charlotte Harbor alike. Learn about both these amazing environments and Mote Marine Laboratory’s research in them during Mote’s spring and summer education programs, which are open this year to participants in a wider geographic area than ever before.

Registration is now under way for programs for all ages.

Consortium will focus conservation efforts on places worldwide where critical needs for habitat and species protection remain.

Dr. Kumar Mahadevan, President and CEO of Mote Marine Laboratory, will move to President Emeritus status in May after 27 years of leadership at one of Sarasota’s most well-known nonprofit organizations. The change was announced jointly by Dr. Mahadevan and the Board of Trustees today.

The manatees have spoken (well, decided, anyway): Their pick for Super Bowl winner is the Baltimore Ravens.



Hugh and Buffett, resident manatees in The Aquarium at Mote Marine Laboratory,  each selected the Ravens to win Super Bowl XLVII during their training session this morning, Feb. 1.

The term “shark attack” is typically used by the media, government officials, researchers and the public to describe almost any kind of human-shark interaction — even those where no contact or injury occurs between humans and sharks.

Now, Christopher Neff of the University of Sydney, Australia, and Dr. Robert Hueter, leader of Mote Marine Laboratory’s Center for Shark Research in Sarasota, Fla. — the only Congressionally designated national research center in the U.S. focused on sharks — propose a new system of classification to support more accurate scientific reporting about shark interactions, along with more accurate public discussion about shark risk to swimmers and divers.

New Turtle Debuts in The Aquarium at Mote • New Electric Car Charger and Solar Power Monitor at Mote • Jan. 30: Mote Coral Expert to Speak and Sundance Film Festival Entry on Coral to be Screened at South Florida Museum • New Volunteers Needed at Mote: Learn More at Coffee Reception • Feb. 8 PHOTO/VIDEO OP: Celebrate Valentine’s Day with Mote

Florida Red Tide Updates • Valentine's Day PHOTO/VIDEO OP for media on Feb. 8 • Boca Grande Lecture Series Starts Jan. 24
• Support Mote During Special at Michael's on East

Discover how Mote got its start on Charlotte Harbor's coast during a free special lecture Thursday in Punta Gorda — the first of Mote's brand new education programs in Charlotte County.