There are few phrases in the Western world that evoke as much emotion or as powerful an image as the words “shark” and “attack.” However, not all “shark attacks” are created equal. Under current labels, listings of shark ...

This report describes a project where resident adult bay scallops in Pine Island Sound, Florida, were surveyed during the week of June 23, 2003. Twenty-one scallops were found after an extensive, four-day survey. Twelve ...

The primary objectives of this study were to determine the degree to which the infertility observed in the bonnethead shark in the Tampa Bay/Anclote River area of Florida was caused by disruption of the shark's endocrine ...

The goal of this project is to quantify the level of threat that red tide poses to seagrass communities in Sarasota Bay, Florida. The project attempts to determine how red tide affects the fish and bird communities found ...

This report summarizes sea turtle monitoring by Mote Marine Laboratory's Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program for the Lido Key, Florida, shoreline in 2009, immediately following construction activities for the Lido ...

The focus of this project is to continue refining aquaculture methods for key scleractinian coral species, expand production of coral fragments for two coral species, monitor coral health in hatchery stocks and prior to ...

The goal of the study is to assess the importance of the Matlacha Isles canal system as a secondary winter refuge site for Manatees in southwestern Florida by investigating seasonal patterns of manatee use of Matlacha ...

The primary goal of this project is to determine the degree to which infertility observed in the bonnethead shark in the Tampa Bay/Anclote River area of Florida is caused by disruption of the shark's endocrine system. There ...

This study was undertaken to assess the loading of brevetoxins in dolphins along the Florida Gulf coast, including offshore and near-shore populations, both during and in the absence of red tide blooms. Samples for toxin ...

This report describes a project where manatees were observed to collect data on opportunistic approaches by independent boaters during 1999 and 2000. Data was collected in order to more fully elucidate the patterns of ...