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These corals will extend their tentacles during the day and retract them at night. Using its tiny polyp tentacles, these corals will catch and eat smaller marine organisms that drift by. They also ...

Meet us at Mote to explore exciting aspects of Mote Aquarium, Mote research and Sarasota Bay. Each month is a unique theme offered to three different age levels, 6-9, 10-14 and 6-14 to accommodate ...

New Eels captain Mitchell Moses.Credit: Getty Images Ryles said Moses was a natural choice.’ “Mitch has shown strong leadership qualities both on and off the field, and I believe he is ready ...

Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium’s rehabilitation center opened a couple of days early to house a group of cold-stunned sea turtles. The 22 juvenile green sea turtles are receiving care at ...

Two of three technologies featured at Sarasota event rely on plant-based chemicals; the third uses water cavitation, ozone ...

FOX 13's Kimberly Kuizon shows off some of the newest breakthroughs. Former Sen. Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years in prison, no fine in federal bribery case Lizzo celebrates hitting weight goal ...

A man has been sentenced after smuggling hundreds of endangered European eels into Wales from Dublin. Kevin Forbes, from Rossa Court in Dungannon, County Tyrone, was stopped by Border Control ...

European eels can grow up to a metre in length A man has been sentenced after smuggling hundreds of endangered European eels into Wales from Dublin. Kevin Forbes, from Rossa Court in Dungannon ...

A lorry driver smuggled 666 critically-endangered eels into Holyhead. A judge called it one of the most unusual cases he has ever dealt with. Kevin Peter Forbes, 33, had travelled from Dublin to ...

A pioneering study led by Mote Marine Laboratory, in collaboration with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission-Fish and Wildlife Research Institute (FWC-FWRI) and the U.S. Geological ...

Federal Fisheries Minister Diane Lebouthillier has shelved a controversial proposal that would have shifted baby eel quota away from longtime licence holders to their employees. In December ...