A SCREENSHOT FROM MOTE’S BEACH CONDITIONS REPORTING SYSTEM, SHOWING MANY OF THE SITES WHERE MOTE’S TRAINED VOLUNTEERS MONITOR VARIOUS BEACH CONDITIONS ALONG THE COASTLINE. The Environmental Health ...

For over 30 years, the Manatee Research Program (MRP) has been involved in a host of research efforts involving manatee behavioral ecology, abundance and distribution, and population demographics, as ...

Research in the Marine Immunology Program focuses on basic and applied research on the health and immune systems of marine vertebrates, including cartilaginous fishes (sharks, skates, and rays), ...

We at Mote are scientists, explorers and stewards of the ocean. Focused on research and education, we work to create a better environment for ourselves and our families. The answers are in the ocean.

These fish can swim to a maximum depth of 272 feet (83 meters). Bignose unicornfish are long and oval-shaped. They are yellow-brown in color with highlights of bright blue alone their snout, gills, ...

During breeding season, males in this species will court or choose only one partner to reproduce with. Sailfin tangs are mostly brown-gray in color with stripes of yellow and white. Their faces are ...

Dr. Eugenie Clark with William R. Mote. In 1955, a young scientist named Dr. Eugenie Clark received financial backing, the use of a small building and a boat on Anne and William Vanderbilt’s property ...

Visit our 135,000 gallon shark habitat. Meet our resident sea turtles, otters, seahorses and gracefully drifting sea jellies. Explore coral reefs and other displays highlighting the real ecosystems ...

Realize the good you can do by simply giving your time. You can be a part of something meaningful and help support one of the world’s most important marine research organizations by becoming a ...

These fish have a poisonous gland they can release when they feel threatened. Honeycomb rabbitfish have evenly spaced black dots spanning from the tip of their nose to the very end of their deeply ...

Juveniles, or young, emperor angelfish have a completely different color and pattern than adults. Emperor angelfish are yellow in color with blue-green horizontal striping from their head to the base ...

Discover the wonders of the ocean and the real science of Mote Marine Laboratory as you visit our exhibits for all ages. Guests wave from aboard the Sarasota Bay Explorers Eco-Tour boat on Sarasota ...