Mote Science Education Aquarium (SEA) is located at 225 University Town Center Drive, Sarasota, FL 34243. Reserve tickets online in advance to guarantee entry. Purchase a membership to visit year ...

Monroe County residents dive for FREE! Join SCUBAPRO and Mote Marine Laboratory as a citizen scientist and gain hands-on training in skills used to study and restore coral reefs. Whether you’re an ...

Florida Keys Volunteers for Mote Marine Laboratory assist Mote staff with research or outreach and gain hands-on experience and knowledge. See below for our current opportunities in Key Largo, ...

Applications are now open! Application deadline is June 30th, 2026. The Mote Marine Laboratory Research Apprenticeship Program (Mote RAP) offers a one-year intensive, fully immersive fellowship to ...

Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is proud to announce that the new Mote Science Education Aquarium (SEA) will officially open to the public on Wednesday, October 8, 2025. To be among the first to ...

Join us on Friday, June 19, for a special SEA & Savor evening under the Florida’s Gulf Coast Portal at Mote Science Education Aquarium (SEA). This unique multi-course dining experience … ...

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Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium recently completed the largest single snook release in the history of its fisheries enhancement program, deploying 28,000 juvenile fish across strategic estuaries in ...

Mote’s Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program (STCRP) documented a historic nesting season in 2025, with 5,735 total nests recorded along 35 miles of Sarasota County beaches, from Longboat Key ...

Mote Marine Laboratory is proud to announce that more than $365,000 has been awarded through this year’s Protect Our Reefs (POR) License Plate Grant Program. Proceeds from the sale of Florida’s ...

The Mote family is absolutely heartbroken to share that yesterday, April 29, our beloved resident manatee, Hugh, passed away unexpectedly. After Hugh showed a change in his behavior earlier in the day ...

Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is proud to announce the arrival of its first two manatee rehabilitation patients, Cabbage and Sleet, marking a major milestone in manatee conservation. This transfer ...