Snook, a popular catch-and-release fish, are also sensitive to environmental changes that have prompted periodic population ...

Summertime in the Florida Keys is when local coral reefs may begin to show signs of heat-driven bleaching, a stress response which increases susceptibility to disease, predation and mortality. Mote ...

For the months of June and July, Longboat Key Turtle Watch invites members of the public to learn all about sea turtles and ...

Recreational salt water fishing brings in around $10 million each year to the state of Florida. Kimberly Kuizon reports.

Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium sits about 5 miles west of downtown Sarasota on the northern tip of Lido Key. Free parking is provided in the on-site lot. You can drive or walk between the ...

Mote, seeking a larger role in manatee rehabilitation, awaits decision on $5 million to build new center for up to 12 manatees ...

Pippi, a rescued North American river otter residing at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium, has died. Initial findings suggest a disease common in female river otters, may have been the cause.

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SARASOTA, Fla. — Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium has been officially designated as a secondary care rehabilitation facility for rescued manatees — a move that significantly strengthens ...

The Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium announced Tuesday that it is mourning the loss of one of its North American river otters.

SARASOTA, Fla. — The Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium in Sarasota is mourning the loss of one of its beloved North American river otters — "Pippi." Pippi began demonstrating behavior last ...

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