Visit our 135,000 gallon shark habitat. Meet our resident sea turtles, otters, seahorses and gracefully drifting sea jellies. Explore coral reefs and other displays highlighting the real ecosystems ...

Common snook grow much larger than other snook species, reaching up to 48 inches in length and weighing around 50 pounds. As juveniles, common snook eat mainly copepods and other micro-crustaceans. As ...

Blacknose sharks can be found in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea living in coastal waters over coral, sand or shell bottoms. These sharks get their name from the dark spot on ...

Welcome to Mote Aquarium on City Island in Sarasota, Florida! Discover everything you need to know for a fantastic visit, from admissions and accessibility information to maps and exhibit descriptions ...

On average, leatherback turtles measure six feet (1.8 meters) in length and a weigh anywhere between 500 to 1,500 pounds (226.8-680.4 kilograms). Jellyfish make up the majority of a leatherback's diet ...

Whitetip reef sharks are typically a communal species, and are non-territorial. They can live in the same home range for several years. Whitetip reef sharks are a smaller shark species, usually ...

Mote Marine Laboratory scientists have restored more than 216,000 corals to Florida’s Coral Reef—an exciting milestone. Starting in 2020, several of our restored corals spawned, engaging in sexual ...

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 ...

A triggerfish's dorsal spines function to lock themselves into rocky crevices at night, not allowing predators to pull them out. The first dorsal spine "locks" and the second dorsal spine "triggers" ...

Several stressors including climate change and infectious diseases have caused significant losses in living coral, particularly in Florida, leading to ecosystems on the brink of functional extinction.

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 ...

The mission of the Marine & Freshwater Aquaculture Research Program is to develop innovative technologies and systems to support sustainable aquaculture to meet the growing global demand for seafood ...