SARASOTA, Fla. — Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium is opening its new building to the public in just two weeks. The 146,00 square-foot Science and Education Aquarium will be open starting Oct. 8, ...

SARASOTA, Fla. — Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium has been officially designated as a secondary care rehabilitation facility for rescued manatees — a move that significantly strengthens Florida's ...

Since it opened to the public on Oct. 8, the Mote Science Education Aquarium has become one of the hottest tickets in town. A total of 22,853 people visited the aquarium from Oct. 8-14. That comes on ...

Crews used large nets, water-filled containers and box trucks to relocate hundreds of river otters, sea turtles, manatees, penguins and sharks to their new home: Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium.

The Mote Science Education Aquarium (Mote SEA) is expected to open in early 2025, pending water preparation, animal quarantine, and permits. Animals are being quarantined at Mote Aquaculture Research ...

Construction delays and habitat prep push Mote SEA's opening past early 2025. Animal acclimation is a key hurdle before launch. New Mote SEA will offer marine education to 70,000 students and 700,000 ...

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US An ambitious operation has seen hundreds of ...

Sarasota's Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium held a sneak preview event of its new multimillion-dollar Mote Science Education Aquarium for its members on Oct. 6, 2025, in Sarasota County at Nathan ...

Hugh, a 38-year-old manatee at Mote Marine in Sarasota, died Saturday, April 29, 2023, the research laboratory announced. Courtesy of Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium Sarasota’s Mote Marine ...