By Siesta Sand editorial staff On April 20, 2020, Stephanie Kettle of Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium announced the annual arrival of sea turtles in the Sarasota area. Mote’s Sea Turtle Conservation & Research Program (STCRP) began monitoring Sarasota area beaches Read More
Anita Kincade: Volunteer Emeritus at Mote
By Diana Colson Anita Kincade has been named Volunteer Emeritus for Mote Marine Lab after 27 years volunteering for the Sea Turtle Program. She was recognized in 2005 for 15 years, in 2010 for 20 years, and in 2015 for Read More
Florida Red Tide FAQ’s
Mote MARINE LABORATORY & AQUARIUM With the horrific recent outbreak of Red Tide, we thought the best place to get answers to frequently asked questions is from Mote Marine. The following are directly from their website. What causes a Florida Read More
May 1 is the official start of the sea turtle nesting season
From now through the end of October, three different species of sea turtle will land on Florida’s Gulf coast beaches to lay their eggs. People can help sea turtles that nest on Florida’s beaches at night by leaving the beach Read More
Final sea turtle nesting numbers
Siesta was among three keys that broke their individual numbers this year for nesting sea turtles, Mote Marine has reported. Siesta had a total of 636 this year, Mote said, compared to 476 in 2016. Four of those were green Read More
Technology seen as one key to fighting red tide, Mote Marine volunteer tells Siesta Key Association audience
By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com Technological advances — including the use of drones — are among the keys expected to unlock the continuing mysteries of red tide, a 26-year volunteer at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium told about 60 Siesta Key Read More
Notes from the Island Fishmonger
LIONFISH IS DELISH! The month of July is feeling alot like a Lionfish awareness month. We don’t usually hear that much about these cool looking animals with red and white zebra stripes. We don’t see them in the display cases Read More