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Video: Mascots race ahead of Run for the Turtles
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A sea turtle, shark, otter, cow, cat, pirate and a shoe — seven costumed mascots — ran a short race down Siesta Beach to raise awareness for Mote's upcoming 30th Annual Run for the Turtles.
The video is priceless.
Mote's 5K/1-mile Run for the Turtles will take place on April 2 at Siesta Public Beach. As Mote's longest-standing fundraiser, it raises support for our Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program, which coordinates conservation of endangered sea turtles along 35 miles of Sarasota County beaches.
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Study: Lazy shark is a sluggish success
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Laziness can help you succeed... if you're a nurse shark.
A new Mote research paper reveals that nurse sharks have the lowest metabolic rate measured in any shark — new evidence of the sluggish lifestyle that has helped the species survive for millennia. The study enhances knowledge about the metabolism of sharks — marine predators whose energy needs are little-understood but suspected to play a big role in the workings of healthy ecosystems.
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Going, going, gone: Keys buildings demolished
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March 14 Lecture: Can bacteria help us farm seafood?
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Probiotics aren't just for humans — they might also benefit the fish we love to catch and eat. Learn how probiotics, or beneficial bacteria, may benefit fish farming (aquaculture) for producing seafood and for replenishing wild fish stocks during the next talk in Mote's Special Lecture Series.
The March 14 lecture "Probiotics in Aquaculture: Tiny Organisms and Their Giant Impacts" will be presented by Dr. Andrea Tarnecki, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Marine Immunology Program at Mote.
Admission is $10 per ticket per lecture and free for Mote members. Admission is $5 for teachers, students and Mote volunteers who are not members.
> All upcoming lectures and registration
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April 8-9: Snook Shindig
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Don't let Mote's snook tournament be "the one that got away!" On April 8 and 9, anglers can fish in our William R. Mote Memorial Snook Shindig honoring Captain Scotty Moore. This catch, sample and release tournament targets snook released by Mote scientists and their colleagues at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Participants will help Mote scientists find out how snook fare after being raised and released into the wild by Mote and FWC staff.
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Kids can dive into marine science during Mote's summer camps. Camps focus on marine research and our local waters, from beautiful Sarasota Bay to the Florida Keys. Registration is open now for pre-K through high school summer camps in June-August.
Mote members receive a discount on most summer camps.
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Photos: New exhibit is an otter delight
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Mote's new exhibit "Otters & Their Waters" is open! If you haven't seen it yet, drop by the Aquarium during normal hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. seven days per week.
The otters — Jane, Pippi and Huck — have won our hearts with their playful behavior and their energetic presence as ambassadors for watershed ecosystems.
Check out some of our best photos below.
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