This is the best possible location to begin educating yourself and your children about the diverse populations that live just off shore here in Florida. There is so much to do and learn that you can easily spend two days at Mote Marine Laboratories and Aquarium in Sarasota Florida. (1 comments)
mote marine laboratories: Lobster Anyone?
- 07/21/14 02:52 AM
Lobster anyone? This lobster is at home in the tank at the aquarium in Mote Marine Aquarium and Laboratories in Sarasota Florida.
A visit to Mote Marine Aquarium and Laboratories in Sarasota Florida means an educational day learning about the marine life that resides just off the coast here in our beautiful Sunshine State. (1 comments)
Be sure to continue viewing so that you also see the little squid change colors. There are so many wonderful residents of our oceans and most of us are pretty clueless as to how beautiful they area. Mote Marine Labs in Sarasota Florida is one place for an education. (3 comments)
Sting rays are harmless unless you happen to step on one. They have a poison barb under their tail that can be extremely painful. That is why when they are close to shore we do the 'sting ray shuffle' as we enter the water. This way they know we are coming and they move away.
I have been in the water when an entire school suddenly swam in and (8 comments)
This educational tour includes dragging a net along the bottom of the waterway to bring up sea life. These fish, sponges and other life forms are then shown to the boat passangers and once that is complete, they are returned to the sea to continue their life.
We got to see both male and female sea horses as well as numerous fish and sponges.
This is one last video that I shot when I was down at Mote Marine Aquarium and Laboratories when I was in Sarasota Florida a couple of weeks ago. Going to Mote Marine is a full day trip from Crystal Beach but it is indeed a day well spent! (7 comments)
The tanks full of ocean life is fantastic and something you will remember long after you have left this wonderful aquarium. Beside the tanks where you can touch sting rays, there are marine mammals, sharks, on-going research and development and so much more.
Mote Marine Aquarium and Laboratories in Sarasota Florida. (2 comments)
This is a fantastic way to spend the day, from all of the marine life to view in the aquarium to viewing the dolphins and manatees in their own building on site.
Mote Marine Aquarium & Laboratory is probably the best marine aquarium and lab in the area. The University of South Florida works together with Mote Marine to promote research and development. Together this mighty team researches red tide issues, fisheries management, sea turtles and so (6 comments)
I was down at Mote Marine Aquarium last week to visit a close friend of mine. Since she lives in Port Charlotte and I live up in Crystal Beach, we decided to meet in the middle - Sarasota.
Our decision to meet at Mote Marine Aquarium was a good one and one we are going to be going again! Watch for more photos from a wonderful day at the aquarium! (11 comments)
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