Mote Technical Reports and Publications: Recent submissions

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Analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Tursiops truncatus. Final report.

Wetzel, Dana L. (Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL., 2007-01-18)

This report describes a project to assess levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in blubber collected from bottlenose dolphins near the inshore waters off Charleston, South Carolina and in the Indian River Lagoon, ...
Hydrocarbon characterization of sediments in Rookery Bay, Florida. A proposal.

Brown, Robert C.; Culter, James K. (Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL., 1984-09-24)

This report describes a project with an overall goal of establishing a data base for hydrocarbons in the Rookery Bay system, an estuarine preserve in southwest Florida, with special emphasis on the identification of petroleum ...
Sea turtle protection measures including nest/hatch monitoring for the Longboat Key beach restoration project Sarasota county. 1994 activities summary.

Foote, Jerris J. (Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL., 1995-10-09)

In October 1992, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection acquired a permit for a beach nourishment project on Longboat Key, Florida. This permit allowed the nourishment of 9.8 miles of Longboat Key beach and ...
Hydrocarbons in tissues and other matrices of bowhead whales pilot project. Final report.

Wetzel, Dana L.; Reynolds, John E. (Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL., 2003-06-13)

This report describes a pilot project that was initiated to characterize levels and types of petroleum hydrocarbons in eight different matrices from bowhead whales collected in the North Slope area of Alaska during the ...
Biological impacts of crude oil and chemically-dispersed crude oil upon sensitive shoreline environments: high molecular weight hydrocarbon analysis.

Pierce, Richard H. (Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL., 1983-08-16)

The primary goal of this project is to provide chemical analysis of hydrocarbon content to establish cause and effect relationships for adverse impacts observed on sensitive biological communities following dispersed and ...
Cooperative studies on the toxicity of dispersants and dispersed oil in marine organisms of Florida - a three year study. Draft final report.

Wetzel, Dana L.; Van Vleet, Edward S. (Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL., 2000-08-18)

This report describes three years of a program designed to investigate the toxicity of oil and oil dispersants to a variety of marine organisms of interest to the state of Florida. The first year of the project was primarily ...
Interlaboratory calibration report. Year 1, hydrocarbon study.

Pierce, Richard H.; Brown, Robert C. (Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL., 1983-02-01)

This report describes a project where interlaboratory calibration of standards and samples was undertaken among the three laboratories involved in the DNR Hydrocarbon Study (Mote Marine Laboratory, Jacksonville University, ...
Snook, Centropomus undecimalis, project. Final report.

Neidig, Carole L.; Dufault, Paul; DeBruler, Roger; Skapura, Diana P.; Sprinkel, Jay M. (Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL., 1995-06-19)

Snook was identified as a species for stock enhancement in Florida. Because of the need to assess hatcheries as an enhancement tool, studies were performed at the Florida Department of Environmental Protection Stock ...
Marine turtle tagging program: tagging data for nesting turtles and netted and released turtles. 1994 activities summary.

Foote, Jerris J. (Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL., 1995-01-04)

In 1986 the Sarasota County Natural Resources Department initiated a tagging study on female loggerhead turtles during the peak nesting season (June and July) on the most active nesting beach in the Sarasota-Charlotte ...
Center for Shark Research (CSR) at Mote Marine Laboratory. Final report.

Hueter, Robert E. (Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL., 1994-12-20)

The primary goal of this project was to establish the national Center for Shark Research (CSR) at Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota, Florida. The development of this center enables the following objectives: conduct and ...
An evaluation of a submitochondrial bioassay, Mitoscan, as a cost effective technique to monitor estuarine habitat quality: A two year investigation of the accumulation of chlorinated hydrocarbon and mosquito control pesticides in crabs, oysters and semipermeable membrane devices in Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. 2000 - 2002.

Wetzel, Dana L.; Pierce, Richard H. (Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL., 2002-12-13)

This report describes a pesticide contamination study that was carried out at Mote Marine Laboratory. The purpose of the study was to determine the concentrations of pesticides in oysters (as the primary sentinel organism), ...
Organic contaminants in West Indian manatees from Florida and Mexico: a pilot study.

Wetzel, Dana L.; Pulster, Erin L.; Reynolds, John E.; Morales, Benjamin; Gelsleichter, James J.; Oliaei, Fardin; Padilla, Janneth (2010-05-14)

This report describes a pilot study, was designed to assess whether polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) levels in Florida manatees residing in southwestern Florida were affected by exposures to spilled oil in Charlotte ...
Characterization of baseline conditions of the physical, chemical and microbiological environments in the St. John's River estuary. First progress report May 1, 1987 - June 30, 1987.

Pierce, Richard H.; Dixon, L. Kellie; Brown, Robert C. (Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL., 1987-07-01)

In response to a recent outbreak, this study was undertaken to determine the extent of pollutant, nutrient, and environmental stresses on organisms affected with ulcerative disease syndrome, and the chemical and microbiological ...
Persistence of bunker C fuel oil eight years after a spill in Tampa Bay, Florida and the impact on the benthic community. Final report.

Wetzel, Dana L.; Leverone, Jay R. (Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL., 2001-05)

On August 10, 1993, a major oil spill occurred when approximately 1.2 million liters of Bunker C fuel oil spilled from the fuel tanker Bouchard 155, which had collided with the phosphate freighter Balsa 37 in a shipping ...
Investigate and develop concentration techniques for selected organics in seawater. Summary progress report.

Pierce, Richard H. (Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL., 1982-06-17)

This investigation was undertaken to establish the most efficient sorbent or sorbent mixture for use in an in situ sampler to recover organic components entering seawater from oil and gas drilling operations. Phase I ...
Risk to northern Alaskan Inupiat: assessing potential effects of oil contamination on subsistence lifestyles, health, and nutrition.

Wetzel, Dana L.; Hepa, Taqulik; O'Hara, Todd M.; Reynolds, John E.; Willetto, Carla E. (Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL., 2008-03-20)

This report describes a project with the following objectives: to conduct chemical analyses to develop baseline data regarding concentrations of petroleum hydrocarbons in marine mammals consumed for subsistence by the ...
Investigation of bioaccumulation and metabolism of polyether brevetoxins in fish, shellfish and mammalian tissue. Final report.

Pierce, Richard H. (Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL., 1994-09-30)

The primary goal of this study was to determine the fate and effects of polyether neurotoxins (brevetoxins) when taken into the body of fish and shellfish that may be utilized for human consumption. Analytical methods, ...
Tampa Bay oil spill assessment of oil contamination in John's Pass. Submitted January 31, 1995, revised February 24, 1995.

Van Vleet, Edward S.; Wetzel, Dana L.; Pierce, Richard H.; Sherblom, Paul M.; Henry, Michael S. (Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL., 1995-02-24)

In the early morning on August 10, 1993, approximately 1.2 million liters of Bunker C fuel oil spilled from the fuel tanker Bouchard 155 after it collided with the phosphate freighter Balsa 37 in a shipping channel at the ...
Habitat characterization of preferred manatee sites in the Sarasota area. Final report.

Gorzelany, Jay F. (Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL., 1994-07-08)

Based on manatee aerial survey data collected by Mote Marine Laboratory over the last eight years, a suite of preferred manatee sites in the Sarasota area was identified. This report describes the results of preliminary ...
Identification and preliminary analysis of beach restoration maintenance alternatives.

Truitt, Clifford L. (Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, FL., 1994-06-13)

The Town of Longboat Key, Florida's recently restored beach has changed dramatically from the condition immediately following construction. The changes to the beach take two principal forms: the decrease in the width of ...

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