Grab a coin or other object to use as your game piece. Spin the wheel and move forward by the number of spaces it lands on. If you land on a green space, use Mote’s online animal encyclopedia to ...
Operating in tandem with the Initiative, the Ron and Marla Wolf Seagrass Center for Ocean Sustainability (Center) will address many immediate seagrass ecosystem research needs in Florida, while also ...
Mushroom corals can be aggressive towards other coral species when defending their territory. Using its polyp tentacles, mushroom corals catch and eat smaller marine organisms that drift by. They also ...
On Friday, February 14, Mote Marine Laboratory and partners successfully conducted the first-ever field test deployment of two Florida Red Tide Mitigation and Technology Development Initiative ...
The Chemical & Physical Ecology Program addresses both research and applied science questions on the impacts and interactions of nutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus, and silica) and physical parameters ...
Bat stars can grow up to nine arms! Throughout the eastern Pacific Ocean, bat stars can be found in rocky and sandy bottom habitats and near eelgrass beds. Bat stars are typically a vibrant red-orange ...
Blue top shell snails can withstand a variety of water temperatures, from subtropical to polar. Blue top shell snails inhabit cone-shaped spiraled shells that can range in color from blue, green, ...
Mote Marine Laboratory is excited to announce that three promising red tide mitigation technologies have completed rigorous laboratory testing and received regulatory approvals to begin the field ...
As Atlantic temperatures drop into the 50s, hundreds of green sea turtles are being rescued from the frigid waters off Florida’s East Coast. This week alone, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium’s Sea ...
These corals will extend their tentacles during the day and retract them at night. Using its tiny polyp tentacles, these corals will catch and eat smaller marine organisms that drift by. They also ...