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 ...

Redbar basslets typically travel in small, loose schools of individuals from their species. In open areas over reefs, drop-offs, and coastal coral reef habitats, these fish can be found in the ...

Giant red sea cucumbers are able to regenerate all parts of their body. Along the Pacific coast of North America, giant red sea cucumbers can be found in sand, cobble, boulders, bedrock and mud ...

Orange sea cucumbers are sometimes preyed on my sea stars and kelp greenling fish. Along North America's Pacific coast, orange sea cucumbers can be found among cobble substrate, rocky areas and in ...

If these sea stars lose an arm, they are able to regenerate a new one. Along North America's Pacific coast, rainbow sea stars can be found in rocky, sandy and muddy areas. Despite their name, these ...

Mottled sea stars can grow to have a radius of up to 11 inches (28 centimeters) in length. Off of North America's Pacific coast, these sea stars can be found in rocky areas, sandy habitats, on docks ...

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.

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Mote Science Education Aquarium (Mote SEA) is now open! Tickets are selling out quickly. Reserve ticketsonline to guarantee entry—or become a memberand reserve your free visits year 'round.

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.

To create a network of coral conservation organizations and experts in support of a global coral biobank for coral restoration and research purposes achieved through standardized methods to collect ...

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 ...