Run for the Turtles

03/06/2020

Looking for Run for the Turtles updates?

Visit our main Mote page Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium for all of the deets! 🐢👟🌊🤩

02/17/2020

Spots are filling up fast!!! Reserve your spot for this year's Run for the Turtles! 🏃‍♀️💨

Half of the Run for the Turtles spots have already been taken! Are you signed up for the run on Siesta Beach that benefits Mote's Sea Turtle Conservation & Research Program? Reserve your spot before they're gone! 🏃‍♀️💨

mote.org/run

12/20/2019

HAPPY HOLIDAYS FELLOW RUNNERS! ❄️🎄👟

Reminder that registration for the 34th Run for the Turtles on Siesta Key Beach AND the virtual run is now OPEN! Link below :)

https://runsignup.com/Race/FL/Sarasota/RunfortheTurtles

The 34th Annual Run for the Turtles is on Saturday April 4, 2020. It includes the following events: 1-Mile Fun Run/Walk, 5K Manasota Track Club - Sanctioned Run, and 1-Mile Virtual Fun Run.

08/08/2019

Turtle runners! Don't forget to make a gift for a chance to name a sea turtle! 🐢🌊🤩

LAST CHANCE TO NAME A SEA TURTLE! 🐢🐢

Deadline to enter for a chance to name a tagged green turtle is tomorrow!

To participate, make a gift! Click on the “Donate” button below. Make a donation on Facebook and *check the include your email box* to be automatically entered for a chance to name a turtle.

Visit mote.org/seaturtletracking and look for the turtle marked as “Name Me” on the green sea turtle tracking map! You'll be able to track the turtle that will be named!
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If you are unable to make a gift today, but would still like the chance to name the tagged turtle, please send your name, address and phone by email to [email protected] and include “Turtle Tag” as the subject line.

07/01/2019

Check out the new look of our Run page! Where are you training this summer?

https://runsignup.com/Race/FL/Sarasota/RunfortheTurtles

06/27/2019

Howdy runners! Looking for something to do on your Friday night? Hang out with us at the Sarasota Modern tomorrow after work as we Sip for the Seas! Register here!

A party, spirit tasting, market and fundraiser - all in one!

06/20/2019

Have you seen the latest nesting numbers for the Gulf Coast? Check them out here!

Credit photo above: Conor Goulding 2019 Sea Turtle Nesting Here are preliminary counts of sea turtle nests per week on Longboat Key through Venice, Florida. A final count will be posted after nesting season is complete on Oct. 31 and data have been reviewed thoroughly. Data sheets show counts by wee...

05/29/2019

Sea turtle nesting season is booming! Come celebrate World Oceans Day with us at Mote on Saturday, June 8th!

Our oceans are begging to be explored & discovered. Join us in celebrating our oceans during the World Oceans Day Family Festival on Saturday, June 8 at Mote Aquarium! Mote’s World Oceans Day event will spotlight the ocean's deep connection to the human spirit and the boundless inspirational power of our natural world's greatest resource 🌊💦🐠

mote.org/worldoceansday


Photo: Conor Goulding

Sponsors: Community Foundation of Sarasota County, Sage SRQ

05/28/2019

Did you know that World Oceans Day is June 8th? create awareness by joining in on this fun social media challenge! Take a photo with your hands in the air, crop it so your hands are in the top corners of the frame, and use the hashtag and join the wave! Celebrate World Oceans Day at Mote Marine Laboratory Family Festival (included with admission or membership). We hope to see you there!

World Oceans Day is a global day of ocean celebration and collaboration for a better future. This site serves as a central coordinating platform for World Oceans Day, with free resources and ideas for everyone – no matter where you live – to help expand the reach and impact of World Oceans Day ...

05/02/2019

This is awesome!

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine has banned single-use food and drink containers made from polystyrene foam, commonly known as Styrofoam, becoming the first state to do so. Democratic Gov. Janet...