Youth Ocean Conservation Summit 2025

Ready to take action for our blue planet? The Youth Ocean Conservation Summit gives students the opportunity to become the next generation of ocean advocates. Since 2011, YOCS has connected young leaders with scientists, conservat...

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Oct 10, 2025
Back Into the Swim of Things for Dot Day

 Back Into the Swim of Things for Dot DayCelebrate #InternationalDotDay with Mote Marine Laboratory in this creative, interactive program. Inspired by The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds, we explored the vibrant world of the ocean to discover the dazzling p...

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Sep 18, 2025
Free Virtual Focus Trips from Mote

We’re making the ocean accessible to everyone with FREE interactive Virtual Focus Trips every month. Whether you’re a student, teacher, or lifelong learner, there’s a topic for you. 💙 Monthly SEA Show 🐚 Oct 17 | 12:00 pm ET | 6-12+ |...

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Sep 16, 2025
❄️ SEA Me Read: Next Time You See a Snowflake

Experience snowflakes like never before. Discover how they form, why they’re six-sided, and the conditions that make them possible.We’re excited to offer a wintry addition to our SEA Me Read series: Next Time You See a Snowflake, from NSTA Kids and w...

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Sep 04, 2025
Helping out with MARVEN

This past spring, interns from the Digital Video Technology Program at Suncoast Technical College – Sarasota Campus helped pilot test MARVEN during our Estuary Explorations program with Sarasota County Schools. Their support helped refine how MARVEN...

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Sep 02, 2025
FMNP Field Site Highlights: Quick Point Nature Preserve

Quick Point Nature Preserve The Quick Point Nature Preserve is a 34-acre conservation area on the southern end of Longboat Key. Bordered by New Pass to the south, Sarasota Bay to the east, private property to the north, and Gulf of Mexico Drive t...

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Sep 01, 2025
Weekend Wonders: International Whale Shark Day

Credit: Conor Goulding/Mote Marine LaboratoryAugust 30 is International Whale Shark Day, honoring the world’s largest fish and efforts to protect them. Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) can grow more than 40 feet long, yet feed mainly on plankton, fish...

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Aug 30, 2025