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Closed due to storm

Due to Tropical Storm Helene, Mote Aquarium in Sarasota and Mote's Marine Science Education & Outreach Center on Anna Maria City Pier are closed to the public starting Wednesday, Sept. 25., until further notice.
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Mote Launches Sustainable Farming Program with Sarasota County

January 25, 2024 | Sean Stover

Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is proud to announce the Beginning Farmer Education Program in partnership with UF/IFAS Extension Sarasota County with the goal of creating the future Florida workforce in food, sustainable farming, and natural resources. The 8-week program provides the next generation...

Young snook in Mote study of probiotics for aquaculture.
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Probiotics boost survival of ‘baby’ snook in aquaculture

April 17, 2019 | Hayley Rutger

A new peer reviewed study led by Mote Marine Laboratory scientists was the first to highlight the benefit of adding two probiotic strains of Bacillus bacteria during the rearing of common snook, a popular Florida sportfish. Groups of snook larvae (babies) that received the probiotic in their feed and...

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