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...
This blog highlights Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium’s virtual learning programs and lifelong learning programs, offering resources, updates, and inspiration for learners of all ages. We regularly share new content about how Mote connects class...
The Mote Aquaculture Research Park (MAP) was constructed in 2001 to pioneer the development of sustainable aquaculture technology. This research helps feed the world, restock depleted species, and supports the growth of a domestic...
Meet the diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin), a bedotted turtle that thrives in our estuaries. What makes them unique? Diamondback terrapins are the only turtle species in North America that live exclusively in brackish wa...
CILC Pinnacle Award for Virtual Learning ExcellenceMote Marine Laboratory has once again been honored with a Pinnacle Award from the Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration (CILC) for the 2024–2025 school year, recognizing excelle...
