Common snook are protandric hermaphrodites- they change sex from male to female after they mature. Common snook grow much larger than other snook species, reaching up to 48 inches in length and ...

Starting Sunday, Sept. 1st, use code “HALF” when purchasing your admission tickets. General admission includes access to Mote Aquarium and its exhibits in the Ann and Alfred E. Goldstein Marine Mammal ...

Green turtles grow to be three or four feet (0.91-1.22 meters) in length and weigh 300-350 pounds (136.1-158.8 kilograms). (NOAA) Green turtles eat a wide variety of vegetation including algae and ...

Mote Marine Laboratory is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively seeks to diversify its work force. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color ...

The Florida Keys BleachWatch program is designed to train and coordinate volunteers who regularly report on the occurrence, or absence, of coral bleaching, as well as basic environmental conditions ...

The otters learned to swim in a bathtub and then a larger pool. Jane is more dominant than Pippi and loves to play in her sandbox. At the time of rescue, Jane was about 4-6 weeks old and weighed about ...

Thousands of sea turtles nest (lay eggs) each year on southwest Florida beaches. Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium scientists study and tag these endangered and threatened species to help protect ...

Mangroves help shield our coastlines from damage caused by storms. Black mangroves are native coastal plants. Despite its name, black mangroves have green leaves that are long and slender in shape.

After reaching maturity, manatees average 10 feet (three meters) in length and weigh between 800 to 1,200 pounds (360 to 540 kilograms). Originally born at the Miami Seaquarium, Buffett came to Mote ...

Hear true stories of marine research! The “Two Sea Fans” podcast, which aired between January 5, 2017, and September 15, 2021, featured fun and educational conversations between Mote Marine Laboratory ...

We advance groundbreaking marine research worldwide, and we translate and transfer our discoveries to people of all ages—because everyone has a stake in the ocean's future. We are the ocean’s ...

Innovation and technology can unlock the oceans' most powerful secrets. At Mote, our innovators uncover new marine sources of medicine, novel methods to reduce the impacts of red tide and other ...