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Mascot race at Siesta Key Beach promoting Mote Marine’s Run for the Turtles

Community event builds buzz ahead of annual 5K.
Sarasota Magazine

Mote Releases Lil' Dougie, a Rehabilitated Loggerhead Sea Turtle, on Siesta Key Beach

This morning, Mote Marine Laboratory staff released a 154-pound, about 3-foot-long, subadult, female loggerhead sea turtle nicknamed "Lil' Dougie" off Siesta Key Beach. Lil' Dougie's journey began on ...
Sarasota Magazine

Mote Reports First Local Sea Turtle Nests of 2025 Season

Mote Marine Laboratory's Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program (STCRP) documented the first local turtle activity of the 2025 season on Saturday, April 26. The STCRP team reported one ...