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Mote Marine Laboratory
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Mote Marine Laboratory
1600 Ken Thompson Parkway
Sarasota, FL 34236
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Purpose Statement:
Mote Marine Laboratory (MML) is an independent, nonprofit research organization dedicated to excellence in marine and environmental sciences. Since its inception in 1955, the Laboratory's primary mission is the pursuit of excellence in scientific research and the dissemination of information to the scientific community as well as to the general public. Although internationally recognized through the scientific staff's research and publications, much of the Laboratory's efforts are directed toward the Southwest Florida coastal region. Through this research, Mote provides a center for the exchange of scientific information, hosting visiting investigators, student interns, seminars, and conferences. Public outreach is accomplished through Mote Aquarium (Aquarium and Lab are accredited by Association of Zoos and Aquariums and American Association of Museums), an educational museum providing marine programs for all levels, from elementary-school children through adults.
Facilities:
There is 100,000 sq. ft. of laboratory and public aquarium facilities. The facility adjoins both Sarasota Bay and New Pass, providing excellent access to the Gulf of Mexico. Experimental facilities include environmentally-controlled rooms for recirculating seawater systems for maintaining marine organisms ranging from phytoplankton and invertebrates to teleost and elasmobranch fish. The fleet of vessels includes the 46' R/V Eugenie Clark specially built for offshore work. The field station in the Florida Keys on Summerland Key houses the Tropical Research Laboratory which includes three two-story buildings with labs for specialized marine research such as coral reefs, offices, maintenance shop, and apartment space to house students, interns, and visiting investigators. The facilities are located on a deepwater canal which provides easy access to the Atlantic Ocean. The Charlotte Harbor Field Station located in Pineland (Pine Island, Lee County) was Mote's base of operations for ecological studies in Charlotte Harbor. Hurricane Charley in 2003 destroyed the facilities. Hopefully, by 2006 new facilities will be constructed (research continues in the harbor.) Mote Aquaculture Park is a state-of-the-art recirculating aquaculture facility and is located on 200 acres in eastern Sarasota County. MAP provides the facilities to house Mote's salt and freshwater aquaculture research and demonstration projects. Mote's Key West Conch Baby Farm is utilized primarily as an outreach facility to the community and showcases queen conch aquaculture.
Research Program:
Research Programs at Mote reflect the diversity of the scientific staff, often working in cooperation with each other and with scientists from other institutions to accomplish the interdisciplinary approach required for complex marine and environmental studies. These programs emphasize: aquatic toxicology, benthic ecology, chemical ecology, chemical fate and effects, coastal resources, coral reef biology, elasmobraanch fisheries, conservation, physiology and environmental biology; environmental health, fisheries enhancement and aquaculture, landscape ecology, marine biomedical and immunology, marine mammal and sea turtle conservation and research, marine microbiology, nautical archeology, phytoplankton ecology, sensory biology and behavior, shark biology
Academic Program:
Mote provides a center for the exchange of scientific information, hosting visiting scientists, college and high school student interns, educational programs for all ages, and conferences. Public outreach is provided through Mote Aquarium (accredited by Association of Zoos and Aquariums and American Association of Museums)which attracts nearly 400,000 visitors annually. The Laboratory has educational programs for kindergartners through adults. Specific highly interactive innovative educational programs are implemented through the world wide web and distance learning initiatives, such as SeaTrek and the JASON Project. Mote is not a formal degree granting institution but has academic ties with several universities.
Faculty:
Aaron Adams, Ph.D., Staff Scientist, Fisheries Habitat Program Manager, Center for Fisheries Enhancement
Nelio Barros, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, Stranding Investigations Program Manager, Center for Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Research
Erich Bartels, Staff Scientist, Center for Coral Reef Research
Dan Bebak, Vice President, Aquarium and Special Projects Division
John Buck, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, Microbiology, Animal Care Program
Karen Burns, Staff Scientist; Fish Biology Program Manager, Center for Fisheries Enhancement
Jose Castro, Ph.D., NMFS Scientist/Mote Senior Scientist, Center for Shark Research
Eugenie Clark, Ph.D., Mote Eminent Scientist
Susannah Costello, Vice President, Communications Division
J. COZ Cozzi, Ph.D., Nautical Archeology Program Manager
Jim Culter, Staff Scientist; Benthic Ecology Program Manager, Center for Coastal Ecology
Kellie Dixon, Staff Scientist; Chemical Ecology Program Manager, Center for Coastal Ecology
Ernest Estevez, Ph.D., Senior Scientist; Center for Coastal Ecology Director; Coastal Resources Program Manager
Deborah Fauquier, Staff Scientist, Stranding Investigations Program, Center for Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Research
Jerris Foote, Senior Biologist; Sea Turtle Conservation Program Manager, Center for Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Research
Dan Gallagher, Ph.D., Florida Keys Education Coordinator
Ryan Gandy, Ph.D., Shrimp Aquaculture Program Manager
James Gelsleichter, Ph.D., Staff Scientist, Elasmobranch Physiology & Environmental Biology Program Manager, Center for Shark Research
Robert Griffin, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Scientist, Center for Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Research
Don Hayward, Ph.D., Senior Scientist; Vice President, Information Systems Division
Michael Henry, Staff Scientist; Chemical Fate & Effects Program Manager, Center for Ecotoxicology
Michelle Heupel, Ph.D., Staff Scientist, Elasmobranch Behavioral Ecology Program Manager, Center for Shark Research
Robert Hueter, Ph.D., Senior Scientist; Center for Shark Research Director; Shark Biology Program Manager
Peter Hull, Vice President, Marine Operations Division
Barbara Kirkpatrick, Ed.D., Staff Scientist; Environmental Health Program Manager, Center for Ecotoxicology
Gary Kirkpatrick, Ph.D., Senior Scientist; Phytoplankton Ecology Program Manager, Center for Ecotoxicology
Kenneth Leber, Ph.D., Senior Scientist/Center for Fisheries Enhancement Director; Stock Enhancement Program Manager
Carl Luer, Ph.D., Senior Scientist; Marine Biomedical Research Program Manager, Center for Shark Research
Kevan Main, Ph.D., Senior Scientist; Director, Center for Aquaculture Research and Development
Kumar Mahadevan, Ph.D., President; Senior Scientist
Charles Manire, DVM, Animal Care Manager/Staff Scientist/Staff Veterinarian, Mote Aquarium
Jim Michaels, Staff Scientist/Sturgeon Aquaculture Program Manager
David H. Neibuhr, Ph.D., Vice President, Education Division
Carole Neidig, Staff Scientist, Center for Fisheries Enhancement
Richard Pierce, Ph.D., Senior Scientist; Center for Ecotoxicology Director
JWes Pratt, Staff Scientist, Center for Shark Biology
John Reynolds, Ph.D., Senior Scientist; Manatee Research Program Manager, Center for Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Research
Brad Robbins, Staff Scientist; Landscape Ecology Program Manager, Center for Coastal Ecology
Colin Simpfendorfer, Ph.D., Staff Scientist, Elasmobranch Fisheries & Conservation Biology Program, Center for Shark Research
Dena Smith, CFO, Vice President, Administration Division
Bill Tavolga, Ph.D., Senior Scientist; Sensory Biology and Behavior Program Manager, Center for Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Research
Derek Templeton, Vice President, Facilities Division
Tony Tucker, Ph.D., Staff Scientist, Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program, Center for Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Research
David Vaughan, Ph.D., Executive Director, Florida Keys Field Stations; Center for Coral Reef Research Director
Cathy Walsh, Ph.D., Staff Scientist, Quality Assurance Officer; Marine Immunology Program Manager, Center for Shark Research
Randy Wells, Ph.D., Senior Scientist; Center for Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Research Director; Dolphin Research and Conservation Program Manager
Dana Wetzel, Ph.D., Senior Scientist; Aquatic Toxicology Program Manager, Center for Ecotoxicology
Location:
Mote is located on City Island in Sarasota, Florida, on an 11-acre site fronting on both Sarasota Bay and New Pass which provides access to the Gulf of Mexico.
1600 Ken Thompson Parkway
Sarasota, FL 34236-1004
Offsite Locations:
Tropical Research Laboratory
MM 24.2 Oceanside
24244 Overseas Highway
Summerland Key, FL 33042-4803
(305) 745-2729
Key West Conch Baby Farm
631 Greene Street
Key West, FL 33040-6624
Mote Aquaculture Park
12300 Fruitville Road
Sarasota, FL 34240
(941) 388-4441 ext. 500
Memberships, Partnerships, and More
Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium are members of and accredited by the American Zoo and Aquarium Association and the American Association of Museums. The Lab belongs to the American Coastal Coalition, Association of Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean, Florida Academy of Sciences, Florida Institute of Oceanography, Florida Ocean Alliance, Florida Sea Grant, National Association of Marine Laboratories, The Ocean Project, The Oceanography Society, Science and Environment Council of Sarasota County, and Southern Association of Marine Laboratories.
Mote continues successful collaborations and/or partnerships with Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason (Seattle, WA), Booker High School Environmental Academy (Sarasota, FL), California Institute of Technology (Pasadena, CA), California State University-Los Angeles (Los Angeles, FL), Californica Polytechnic State University (San Luis Obispo, CA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Atlanta, GA), Charlotte Harbor Aquatic and State Buffer Preserve (Punta Gorda, FL), Charlotte Harbor Environmental Center (Punta Gorda, FL), Chicago Zoological Society (Chicago, IL), Cincinnati Children’s Medical Center (Cincinnati, OH), City of Sarasota (FL), Clemson University (Clemson, SC), Comision Nacional de Areas Naturales Protegidas (Cancun, Mexico), Conservancy of Southwest Florida, The (Naples, FL), County of Sarasota, Coastal Resources (FL), Dauphin Island Sea Lab (Dauphin Island, AL), Duke University Marine Lab (Durham, NC), Easter Seal/MARC Southwest Florida (Sarasota, FL), Eckerd College (St. Petersburg, Florida), Endeavour Academy, The (Titusville, FL), Florida Aquarium, The (Tampa, FL), Florida Atlantic University (Boca Raton, FL), Florida Department of Agriculture (Tallahassee, FL), Florida Department of Environmental Protection (Tallahassee, FL), Florida Department of Health (Tallahassee, FL), Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Imperiled Species Management (Tallahassee, FL), Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Stock Enhancement Research Facility (Port Manatee, FL), Florida Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (Charlotte Harbor, Florida Keys, St. Petersburg, FL), Florida Gulf Coast University (Ft. Myers, FL), Florida Institute of Oceanography (St. Petersburg, FL) , Florida Institute of Technology (Melbourne, FL), Florida International University (Miami, FL), Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (Marathon and Key West, FL), Florida Power & Light Corporation (Miami, FL), Florida Sea Grant (Gainesville, FL), Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL), Galveston Laboratory (Galveston, TX), Georgia Aquarium (Atlanta, GA), H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute (Tampa, FL), Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution (Ft. Pierce, FL), Harvard University (Cambridge, MA), Horn Point Lab – University of Maryland (Cambridge, MD), Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute (San Diego, CA; Orlando, FL), Instituto Nacional de la Pesca (Mexico City, Mexico), Iowa State University (Ames, IA), J.N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge (Sanibel Island, FL), Lemur Conservation Foundation (Myakka City, FL), Lovelace Respiratory Institute (Albuquerque, NM), Lowry Park Zoo (Tampa, FL), Manatee County School Board (Bradenton, FL), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA), Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI), Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (Moss Landing, CA), Mount Sinai Medical Center (Miami, FL), Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration (Mystic, CT), NASA Kennedy Space Center (Kennedy Space Center, FL), NASA Office of Earth Science (Washington, DC), National Marine Fisheries Service, Manchester Research Station (Seattle, WA), National Marine Fisheries Service, Miami Laboratory (Miami, FL), National Marine Fisheries Service, Northeast Fisheries Science Center (Woods Hole, MA), National Marine Fisheries Service, Northwest Fisheries Science Center (Seattle, WA), National Marine Fisheries Service, Office of Protected Resources (Silver Spring, MD), National Marine Fisheries Service, Panama City Laboratory (Panama City, FL), National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Fisheries Science Center (Miami, FL), National Marine Fisheries Service, Southeast Regional Office (St. Petersburg, FL), National Marine Fisheries Service, Southwest Fisheries Science Center (La Jolla, CA), National Ocean Services, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Ocean Science (Silver Spring, MD), New College of Florida (Sarasota, FL), New Gate School (Sarasota, FL), North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC), North Port High School (North Port, FL), North Slope Borough, Department of Wildlife Management (Barrow, AK), Northwest Marine Technology (Shaw Island, WA), Oceanic Institute (Waimanalo, HI), Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Engineering (Beaverton, OR), Perry Marine Institute (Lee Stocking Island, Bahamas), Pier Wisconsin (Milwaukee, WI), Pigeon Key Foundation (Pigeon Key, FL), Portland State University (Portland, OR), Randell Research Center-Florida Museum of Natural History (Pineland, FL), Rutgers University (New Brunswick, NJ), Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation Marine Laboratory (Sanibel, FL), Sarasota Bay Estuary Program (Sarasota, FL), Sarasota County School Board (Sarasota, FL), Sarasota Military Academy (Sarasota, FL), Sarasota School of Arts & Sciences (Sarasota, FL), Scripps Institution of Oceanography (La Jolla, CA), Sea Mammal Research Unit (St. Andrews, Scotland), Selby Botanical Gardens (Sarasota, FL), Snook Foundation, The (Sarasota, FL), Solutions to Avoid Red Tide (Longboat Key, FL), South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (Columbia, SC), South Florida Water Management District (Ft. Myers, FL), Southern Illinois University (Carbondale, IL), Southwest Florida Water Management District (Brooksville, FL), State of Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (Olympia, WA), Texas A&M University (College Station, TX), Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (Austin, TX), Town of Longboat Key (FL), Turneffe Atoll Conservation Foundation (Belize), U.S. Department of Agriculture (Washington, DC), U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Station (Ft. Pierce, FL), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Washington, DC), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Washington, DC), U.S. Food and Drug Administration (Washington, DC), U.S. Geological Survey (St. Petersburg, FL, Washington, DC), U.S. Marine Mammal Commission (Bethesda, MD), U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service (Washington, DC), Universidad Autonoma de Baja California Sur (Baja California Sur, Mexico), University of Barcelona (Barcelona, Spain), University of British Columbia (Vancouver, BC), University of California at Davis (Davis, CA), University of California at Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz, CA), University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL), University of Florida (Gainesville, FL), University of Guelph (Guelph, Ontario), University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute Center of Marine Biotechnology (Baltimore, MD), University of Massachusetts Boston (Boston, MA), University of Miami, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (RSMAS) (Miami, FL), University of Miami, School of Medicine (Miami, FL), University of New Hampshire (Durham, NH), University of North Carolina at Wilmington (Wilmington, NC), University of South Alabama (Mobile, AL) , University of South Florida (Biology, Tampa, FL; College of Marine Science, St. Petersburg, FL), University of South Florida Children's Research Institute (St. Petersburg, FL), University of South Florida College of Medicine (Tampa, FL), University of Southern Mississippi's Institute for Marine Science (Stennis Space Center, MS), University of Southern Mississippi's Institute for Marine Science (Gulf Coast Research Laboratory) (Ocean Springs, MS), University of Stirling (Stirling, Scotland), University of Texas Marine Science Institute (Port Aransas, TX), University of Toronto (Toronto, Ontario), Virginia Institute of Marine Science (Gloucester Point, VA), Webb Research Corporation (Falmouth, MA), Weber State University (Ogden, UT), Wildlife Trust (Palisades, NY; Prospect Park, PA; Sarasota, FL), Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (Woods Hole, MA).
Kumar Mahadevan, Ph.D.
(941) 388-4441
FAX (941) 388-4007
kumar@mote.org
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copyright © 2006 by The National Association of Marine LaboratoriesTM
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