December 4 @ 4:45 pm - 6:30 pm ...

Kayaking doesn’t get much cooler than this. Take a break from the sun and join us for an evening paddle as we explore Florida’s coastal waters at dusk. Discover the animals that bring Sarasota Bay to ...

November 5 @ 5:00 pm - 6:45 pm ...

Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium and Crane Point Museum & Nature Center celebrated a major milestone earlier this month, on October 6, 2025: the debut of Mote’s 10th location, the Mote Mangrove to ...

These fish grow up to 11 inches (28 centimeters) in length. Scribbled angelfish have blue bodies with darker wavy lines, yellow snouts and fins, and a large vertical yellow stripe running vertically ...

These sea stars have a distinctive smell, giving off a garlic or charred gunpowder aroma when exposed to air. In rocky and muddy areas, leather sea stars can be found along the Pacific coast of North ...

For a sea star, these guys are pretty fast, moving up to 40 centimeters a minute. Along the Pacific coast of North America, vermillion sea stars can be found in rocky areas and coral reef habitats.

Strawberry false corals have special stinging cells called nematocysts in their tentacles, used to stun and attack their prey in the water column. Strawberry false coral can grow to have a diameter of ...

Dr. Mary Hagedorn received her Ph.D. in Marine Biology from Scripps Institution of Oceanography and is a Senior Research Scientist at the Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.

Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is proud to share the rebuilding of its ADA-compliant floating education platform on City Island, thanks to a generous grant from the Suncoast Disaster Recovery Fund ...

July 6, 2025, was our final day of general-admission ticket sales at Mote Aquarium on City Island, Sarasota. Now, our Aquarium team is focused on preparing for the opening of Mote Science Education ...

Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) is proud to partner with Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium to support environmental education and sustainability. With a gift by NextEra Energy Foundation, a ...