SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Mote Marine Laboratories has officially added to their repertoire of research facilities. The Mote team cut the ribbon on the Mote SEA, or Science Education Aquarium, with the ...

SARASOTA, Fla. — Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium's location in City Island is officially closed to the public ahead of the opening of its new location. According to Mote's website, Sunday was the ...

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 ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — The long-awaited opening for the new Mote Science Education Aquarium is here, and the preview line wrapped around the door for those first few families looking to check it out.

In its first year, the Mote SEA facility is expected to attract more than 700,000 visitors — more than double the annual attendance at its City Island location. Mote Marine's Science Education ...

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.

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.

River otters, manatees, seat turtles, penguins and sharks are among the marine animals getting a new home in Florida Crews used large nets, water-filled containers and box trucks to relocate hundreds ...