Electric vehicles and other eco-friendly technologies will show their power during “Electrify the Island”: the Sarasota-based festival for the nationwide celebration National Plug In Day. 

This free event will take place from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29, on the grounds of Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium on City Island, Sarasota.

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Sea Turtle Released by Mote on Lido • International Coral Project Breaks Record, Restores Reefs with Help from Mote • Oct. 18 Night of Fish, Fun and Fright • Sept. 20 and 21 Charlotte Harbor Photo Release Fishing Tournament • September: Community Harvest at Columbia

The largest-ever scientific study of whale sharks — the world’s biggest fish — was published in the journal PLOS ONE Wednesday, Aug. 21 by Mote Marine Laboratory scientists and collaborators from Mexico. The study reveals the sharks’ international journeys and their relationship to the largest whale shark feeding hotspot known to science.

Two sharky stories with great photos; Ringling students and Mote make waves on social media; State Rep. Boyd visits Mote; Mark your calendar for Community Harvest in September at Columbia

Take a Bite Out of Shark Week at Mote! • Aug. 24: Support Mote's Education Programs – and get a discount at Macy's! • September: Good Eats, Great Cause at Columbia!

Florida’s coral reef got a boost Monday, July 29, when volunteers from the Combat Wounded Veteran Challenge and SCUBAnauts International St. Petersburg and Tarpon Springs Chapters joined scientists from Mote Marine Laboratory at work in Mote’s coral reef nursery in the Florida Keys.

Manatees can feel water movements thousands of times smaller than the width of a human hair — an ability that makes them one of the most touch-sensitive mammals on Earth — according to a new study led by scientists at Mote Marine Laboratory.

Congressman Garcia Visits Mote's Coral Lab in the Keys • Mote Founder Presents Scholarship for Student to Join Her Research • Be Vigilant for Marine Life During Holiday