Mote Announces Opening Date for Mote Science Education Aquarium (SEA)Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is proud to announce that the new Mote Science Education Aquarium (SEA) will officially open to the public on Wednesday, October 8, 2025.“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+ |...
The Florida Society for Ethical Ecotourism (Florida SEE) invites you to join the next session in its Eco-Tour Provider Webinar Series.Enhancing Ecotourism with the Florida Master Naturalist Program📅 September 10, 2025🕖 7:00–8:00 pm ET📍 Online Webi...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Marine science education in our community spans schools, colleges, agencies, nonprofits, and tour programs. Many of these organizations have partnered with Mote Marine Laboratory in the past, collaborate with us today, or share aligned interests i...
Give a hand to Oligo Keats, a curious worm who loves to inch his way through a good STEM story book. After we read together during our SEA ME Read programs, Oligo may pop up in our learning segments to help us dig a little deepe...
FMSEA Aquatic Species Collection Workshops Florida educators can level up their field teaching skills with the Aquatic Species Collection Workshop (ASCW) from the Florida Marine Science Educators Association (FMSEA) and the Florida F...
