Mote Marine Laboratory

The burnt-orange water on the left is a full-blown red tide bloom that extends for dozens of miles from Sanibel Island toward Naples

New Mote Marine study on red tide reveals potential link leading to increased ocean acidification

Eddie Stewart

The study, by Mote Marine Laboratory, connects increased harmful algae blooms with the long-term acidification of Florida’s estuaries.

Blue-green algae, such as that seen here, can be harmful to both animals and humans.

Environment

Florida allocates money to Mote Marine Lab to fight harmful algal blooms

Aileyahu Shanes | WUSF

$3.2 million will go toward three projects to develop technologies used to eliminate blue-green algae.

The rescued sawfish is held in the temporary holding tank at Mote's facility before it was transported to Sarasota.

Environment

First rescued sawfish from the Florida Keys transported to intensive care facility

Ari Angelo

At least 38 smalltooth sawfish have been found dead in South Florida waters since January, but the actual total of deaths is believed to be higher.

A 50-foot-long sperm whale that died after it was stranded on a sandbar off a Venice beach is winched to shore so a necropsy can be conducted. State wildlife and local law enforcement officials remained at the Service Club Park beach area Monday. The necropsy will help find out why it died.

Environment

Stranded sperm whale that died off Venice Beach will be a learning moment for marine biologists

Michael Braun

The death of a sperm whale off the Venice coast this morning, while difficult even for marine experts who deal with such things, could be a learning experience for them.

A whale shark dives near the surface in waters off the coast of Mexico.

Where The Whale Sharks Go

Christopher Joyce

A nine-year study tracked more than 800 of the massive and largely mysterious whale sharks. For the first time, researchers have tracked the sharks' far-flung migration and where they may go to give birth.