Ranked #1
On the front lines of a coral disease epidemic
On the front lines of a coral disease epidemic
The world's third-largest barrier coral reef is losing its battle with an unprecedented coral disease outbreak, and Mote... Read more
1 Mar 2019
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30mins
Ranked #2
Fish and their billions of “friends”
Fish and their billions of “friends”
Helpful bacteria live on and inside fish (and us). Dr. Andrea Tarnecki, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Mote, shares ... Read more
5 Jan 2017
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19mins
Ranked #3
Losing corals? Not on our watch!
Losing corals? Not on our watch!
Coral reefs are critical to Florida’s economy, ecology and natural beauty, but reefs around the world are declining due ... Read more
11 Apr 2017
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26mins
Ranked #4
Investigating OA: The evil twin of climate change
Investigating OA: The evil twin of climate change
Dr. Emily Hall, manager of Mote's Ocean Acidification program, shares how the harmful chemistry change called ocean acid... Read more
29 Mar 2017
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23mins
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Ranked #5
Taking a manatee’s temperature: Trickier than it sounds!
Taking a manatee’s temperature: Trickier than it sounds!
Manatees can sicken or even die from cold-stress syndrome when winter temperatures plummet in Florida. Why are these big... Read more
12 Apr 2018
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21mins
Ranked #6
Tagging along with sea turtles
Tagging along with sea turtles
When we spot a female sea turtle on her nesting beach or care for patients in Mote's Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital,... Read more
4 Sep 2018
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32mins
Ranked #7
Manatee science by air, land and sea
Manatee science by air, land and sea
Florida manatees are iconic for the Sunshine State. They're on license plates, they're the focus of major conservation a... Read more
17 Sep 2019
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30mins
Ranked #8
Toolbox for addressing red tide
Toolbox for addressing red tide
Dr. Cindy Heil studies microscopic living things with huge impacts: phytoplankton. These ocean-dwelling, plant-like orga... Read more
4 Jun 2019
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28mins
Ranked #9
Delicious, declining stone crabs
Delicious, declining stone crabs
Stone crabs are famous for their delicious claws, but Florida’s multi-million-dollar stone crab fishery has shown declin... Read more
8 Jun 2017
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24mins
Ranked #10
White shark scientists strike gold
White shark scientists strike gold
Mote Senior Scientist Dr. Bob Hueter returns to discuss a highly successful research expedition focused on great white s... Read more
14 Dec 2018
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29mins
Ranked #11
Discoveries from 350 feet deep
Discoveries from 350 feet deep
In May and September 2019, Mote scientists and partners undertook their deepest explorations to-date into the Gulf of Me... Read more
5 Nov 2019
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31mins
Ranked #12
After red tide, are snook showing up?
After red tide, are snook showing up?
Dr. Jim Locascio is studying common snook along beaches that experienced major fish kills due to Florida red tide in 201... Read more
11 Mar 2020
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31mins
Ranked #13
Blue hole explorer
Blue hole explorer
Jim Culter, Manager of the Benthic Ecology Program at Mote, is a technical cave diver who ventures where few dare to go:... Read more
14 Feb 2017
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Ranked #14
Taking stock of fisheries enhancement
Taking stock of fisheries enhancement
When a fishery declines, can you release fish to aid its recovery – without unintended consequences? Mote Senior Scienti... Read more
7 Nov 2018
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32mins
Ranked #15
Fishes in your backyard
Fishes in your backyard
Waterside residents: You probably have fishes in your backyard, whether you know it or not! Dr. Ryan Schloesser knows al... Read more
25 May 2018
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27mins
Ranked #16
‘Croc School’ graduate
‘Croc School’ graduate
From crocodilians to cuttlefish, Brian Siegel takes care of several species that capture our imaginations. Hosts Joe and... Read more
11 Jun 2018
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26mins
Ranked #17
Marine wildlife rescue mission never stops
Marine wildlife rescue mission never stops
Our Medical Care & Rehabilitation Coordinator Lynne Byrd returns to the podcast to share stories of the sea turtles ... Read more
2 Apr 2020
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26mins
Ranked #18
Coral reefs of the Middle East
Coral reefs of the Middle East
Some coral reefs in the Middle East are strikingly beautiful and seemingly well-preserved, but will they stay that way a... Read more
12 Jul 2018
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25mins
Ranked #19
You wouldn’t feed a bear? Don’t feed wild dolphins!
You wouldn’t feed a bear? Don’t feed wild dolphins!
A great way to help wild dolphins is to leave them alone - and we've got the research to back that up! Dr. Katie McHugh... Read more
25 Apr 2017
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24mins
Ranked #20
Helping snook rebound after red tide
Helping snook rebound after red tide
After red tide caused serious fish kills along the Gulf of Mexico in 2018, three fish-friendly organizations joined forc... Read more
15 Jul 2019
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23mins
