The oceans are our passion. Marine science is our mission. As an independent, nonprofit institution with 38 programs and centers in our global research enterprise, Mote champions conservation and the ...

Cownose rays can travel in schools of up to 10,000. Cownose rays prefer shallow coastal waters but migrate often so they can also be found in open waters. They can be found in the eastern and western ...

Common snook grow much larger than other snook species, reaching up to 48 inches in length and weighing around 50 pounds. As juveniles, common snook eat mainly copepods and other micro-crustaceans. As ...

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The lined seahorse can be found in coastal communities of the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic coast of North and South America. They stay at depths anywhere from 2 - 230 feet (.5 - 70 meters) in ...

Sand tiger sharks can grow up to 20 feet (6.1 meters) long, with an average length of 12 feet (3.7 meters). They can weigh up to 600 pounds (272.2 kilograms), but weigh around 240 pounds (108.9 ...

We advance groundbreaking marine research worldwide, and we translate and transfer our discoveries to people of all ages—because everyone has a stake in the ocean's future. We are the ocean’s ...

The Sharks & Rays Conservation Research Program is dedicated to studying the biology, ecology and conservation of sharks and their relatives, the skates and rays. These fishes comprise about 1,000 ...

The mission of the Marine & Freshwater Aquaculture Research Program is to develop innovative technologies and systems to support sustainable aquaculture to meet the growing global demand for seafood ...

To expand our positive impacts on coral reefs in the Upper Florida Keys, Mote Marine Laboratory created the first and only land-based coral nursery in Key Largo. The Key Largo Coral Nursery, situated ...

Discover marine life from around the world in our Indo-Pacific Gallery, visit iconic freshwater coastal species in the Florida Waters Gallery and be wowed by large sharks swimming over your head in ...

Bonnethead sharks are the smallest member of the hammerhead shark family. Bonnethead sharks live in the warm coastal waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea and off the Pacific ...