Siesta Key, and Longboat Key
Mote Marine Pictorial
Photos copyright Michael W. Penn - Our Town 50
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our Dining Reviews:
1Mote Aquarium's tribute to William R. Mote, the lab's benefactor, who
passed away in 2000.
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Sea Nettle Jellyfish, these creatures are more than just floating
blobs. They swim freely, can tell light from dark, and are deadly predators.
3
Molly Mollusk, a 23 foot giant squid from Southern New Zealand.
Until
just last year the giant squid had never been documented alive.
4
A Kemps Ridley sea turtle in Mote's Sea Turtle Rehabilitation
Hospital
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Construction is underway for an extension of the Ann and Alfred
Goldstein Marine Mammal Center
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A Green Moray emerges from his reef environment to greet aquarium
visitors.
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A young visitor watches in awe of the Sea Nettle Jellyfish
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Moon Jellyfish
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Visit Hugh and Buffett, Mote's resident manatees.
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Harley, a juvenile spinner dolphin.
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A visitor, Larry, and a Mote Volunteer.