Organizations may now apply for grant funds to support their Florida-based coral research & STEM education. Read the 2025 announcement, eligibility criteria and other application details here. There ...

Dr. Emily Hall researching ocean acidification and climate change conditions on corals using a sea anemone as the model organism in the OASys lab on Tuesday, March 21st, 2017. A pioneering study led ...

Mote offers a variety of internships for undergraduate and graduate students. Please visit the pages below for additional details and the application process for each program. Students may apply to ...

Underwater and outdoor enthusiasts, ecotravelers and families are encouraged to celebrate the marine environment at Mote’s Ocean Fest: A Community Celebration. Proceeds and donations from the festival ...

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When suckermouth catfish swim in water that's too cold for them, their fins turn red. Suckermouth catfish can be found in quiet, slow moving freshwater environments like swamps, estuaries and rivers.

Research suggests that these urchins can eat other urchins when their preferred foods, such as kelp, are not available. This urchin's test, or protective covering, can grow to 1.6 inches (40 ...

These fish are commonly used as bait to catch bigger fish. In the western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, the Gulf killifish inhabits estuaries and heavily vegetated areas with soft, sandy bottoms. Gulf ...

Kelp rockfish can change their color and markings to blend in with their background. Kelp rockfish inhabit kelp beds and rocky habitats from Timber Cove, California, south to Punta de San Pablo in ...

Males in this species prepare nests for females to lay eggs in. In vegetated freshwater ponds and slow streams, the blackbanded sunfish can be found along North America's east coast and central ...