Males in this species will guard their eggs and supply them with nutrients they need. Found in the Gulf of Mexico, western Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea, brown chromis fish live near steep slopes ...

These corals often extend their tentacles at night to catch prey and retract them during the day to protect themselves. Using their polyps, green birdsnest corals catch organic compounds and small ...

These corals often extend their tentacles at night to catch prey and retract them during the day to protect themselves. Using their polyps, branching frogspawn corals filter organic compounds and ...

Mote Marine Laboratory is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively seeks to diversify its work force. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color ...

Join us for Mote Day Camps all year long! Each session combines our groundbreaking research with fun, hands-on, and age-appropriate, inquiry-based activities. Campers can discover the wonders of ...

Visit our 135,000 gallon shark habitat. Meet our resident sea turtles, otters, seahorses and gracefully drifting sea jellies. Explore coral reefs and other displays highlighting the real ecosystems ...

Only weighing around half a pound and growing to be 9 inches (23 centimeters) long on average, sergeant major are considered a smaller reef fish. Highly social fish, sergeant major travel in schools ...

For over 30 years, the Manatee Research Program (MRP) has been involved in a host of research efforts involving manatee behavioral ecology, abundance and distribution, and population demographics, as ...

Coral catsharks are nocturnal hunters, meaning they feed at night. These sharks like to inhabit coral reef communities in shallow coastal waters. Relatively secluded, coral catsharks can primarily be ...

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 ...

On average, leatherback turtles measure six feet (1.8 meters) in length and a weigh anywhere between 500 to 1,500 pounds (226.8-680.4 kilograms). Jellyfish make up the majority of a leatherback's diet ...

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 ...