EDUCATION

Mote Marine Laboratory began to offer marine education programs at Pigeon Key in 1994 with a JASON Project downlink site on the island for Monroe County students. Since that time, TRL's Education Department offers marine science field programs at TRL for middle and high school groups during the academic year, summer camp programs, Marine Educators workshops, and Advanced Courses in Tropical Marine Sciences.  In addition, TRL hosts and helps provide logistical support for numerous visiting college classes or groups each year.

Visiting Student Groups
Learning marine science outdoors is much more fun than reading about it indoors. TRL provides residential education programs for small groups (15-20) .......more>

Summer Camp Programs
Participants will take various snorkel, SCUBA diving (if certified), and kayaking excursions to local coral reef and shallow, marine inshore communities .......more>

Advanced Courses
Courses are offered on specialized topics, such as "Diseases of Corals and Other Reef Organisms" ,and are designed for groups of up to 14 advanced undergraduates, graduate students, or professionals .......more>

Mote's Living Reef Exhibit
Mote's Living Reef Exhibit educates visitors about the public/private collaborations necessary to address the complex issues of preserving and enhancing the complex marine environment and introduces visitors to critical areas of study and research undertaken by Mote scientists. The exhibit is made up of interactive and hands on displays as well as live animals that highlight the reef environment and the work of Mote scientists. Located at NOAA's Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center in Key West, Florida, the Living Reef Exhibit provides the public with important information about how people can be involved in the protection and conservation of the coral reef ecosystem......more>

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Mote Marine Laboratory - Tropical Research Laboratory
24244 Overseas Highway, Summerland Key, Florida 33042
(305)745-2729 - (305) 745-2730(FAX) - TRL-info@mote.org

TRL is a fully equipped marine research and education facility, with housing, vessels, dry labs, raceways and tanks, SCUBA support, and more.

On-site Housing

Access to a Variety of Habitats

"Hands-On" Advanced Courses