Aquarium

Mote Marine Laboratory

Q: Where is Mote Marine Laboratory?

United States. Mote Marine Laboratory is an aquarium in the United States, at 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway, Sarasota, FL 34236. Its coordinates are 27.333° N, 82.577° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Big Cypress National Preserve, about 206 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Mote Marine Laboratory?

101 species. Citizen-science photos record 101 species at Mote Marine Laboratory, including Roseate Spoonbill, Crested Caracara, Northern River Otter, Bonnethead and Great Horned Owl. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Q: Where can you see the animals of Mote Marine Laboratory in the wild?

Roseate Spoonbill: Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge. Some of the animals photographed at Mote Marine Laboratory also live in the parks and cities we cover: Roseate Spoonbill (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge), Crested Caracara (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas) and Northern River Otter (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Isle Royale National Park).

Q: When did Mote Marine Laboratory open and how big is it?

Opened 1955, 0.7 ha. Mote Marine Laboratory, an aquarium in the United States, opened in 1955 and covers about 0.7 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 101 species are photographed there.

🇺🇸 United States

🐠 Aquarium, United States 101 spp. present

Mote Marine Laboratory is an independent, nonprofit, marine research organization based on City Island in Sarasota, Florida, with additional campuses in eastern Sarasota County, Boca Grande, Florida, and the Florida Keys. Founded in 1955 by Eugenie Clark in Placida, Florida, it was known as the Cape Haze Marine Laboratory until 1967. The laboratory aims to advance marine science and education, supporting conservation and sustainable use of marine resources. The laboratory also runs the Mote Science Education Aquarium (Mote SEA) located at 225 University Town Center, a public aquarium which also showcases its research for the public. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

27.333° N 82.577° W

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Essentials

Entrance

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Tourism

High

Species present

101

species

Opened

1955

Size

Small

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Getting there

Address: 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway, Sarasota, FL 34236

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What visitors say

🐠 Animals in captivity

Platalea ajaja

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge+ 35 more parks

Caracara plancus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas+ 77 more parks

Lontra canadensis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Isle Royale National Park+ 19 more parks

Sphyrna tiburo

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Padre Island National Seashore

Bubo virginianus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

in El Impenetrable National Park+ 43 more parks

Pelecanus occidentalis

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in Padre Island National Seashore+ 48 more parks

Buteo jamaicensis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

in Irazú Volcano National Park+ 67 more parks

Strix varia

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

in Congaree National Park+ 16 more parks

Before you go

Where is Mote Marine Laboratory?

United States

Mote Marine Laboratory is an aquarium in the United States, at 1600 Ken Thompson Parkway, Sarasota, FL 34236. Its coordinates are 27.333° N, 82.577° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Big Cypress National Preserve, about 206 km away.

What animals can you see at Mote Marine Laboratory?

101 species

Citizen-science photos record 101 species at Mote Marine Laboratory, including Roseate Spoonbill, Crested Caracara, Northern River Otter, Bonnethead and Great Horned Owl. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Where can you see the animals of Mote Marine Laboratory in the wild?

Roseate Spoonbill: Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge

Some of the animals photographed at Mote Marine Laboratory also live in the parks and cities we cover: Roseate Spoonbill (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge), Crested Caracara (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas) and Northern River Otter (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Isle Royale National Park).

When did Mote Marine Laboratory open and how big is it?

Opened 1955, 0.7 ha

Mote Marine Laboratory, an aquarium in the United States, opened in 1955 and covers about 0.7 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 101 species are photographed there.