2013-11-13T09:31:04-06:00 2012-12-31 591753337 KERKERING BARBERIO & CO PO BOX 49348 SARASOTA FL 342306348 990 2012-01-01 590756643 MOTE MARINE LABORATORY INC MOTE 9413884441 1600 KEN THOMPSON PARKWAY SARASOTA FL 34236 MICHAEL P CROSBY PHD 9413884441 2013-11-07 1 REBECCA U STONER P00585910 9413654617 2012 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z MICHAEL P CROSBY PHD 1600 KEN THOMPSON PARKWAY SARASOTA FL 34236 19079802 0 X WWW.MOTE.ORG X 1955 FL ADVANCING THE SCIENCE OF THE SEA THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH. 25 24 220 1600 0 0 2729063 3007908 14913711 14223590 42502 -140652 514051 444408 18199327 17535254 256317 283544 0 0 9605651 10021356 0 0 1276565 9808790 9195211 19670758 19500111 -1471431 -1964857 48051305 46987486 14590172 15367280 33461133 31620206 X DEDICATED TO ADVANCING THE SCIENCE OF THE SEA THROUGH THE STUDY OF MARINE AND ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEMS, THROUGH THE PUBLIC MOTE AQUARIUM AND THROUGH AN EDUCATION DIVISION THAT PROVIDES UNIQUE PROGRAMS FOR ALL AGES. 0 0 8892435 69000 8084044 SEE SCHEDULE O:RESEARCHMOTE MARINE LABORATORY IS AN INDEPENDENT, NONPROFIT 501(C)3 RESEARCH ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED IN 1955. MOTE'S MISSION IS TO ADVANCE MARINE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND PUBLIC OUTREACH LEADING TO NEW DISCOVERIES, REVITALIZATION AND SUSTAINABILITY OF EARTH'S OCEAN RESOURCES AND TO A GREATER PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF OUR MARINE ECOSYSTEMS.MOTE IS FIRST AND FOREMOST A GLOBAL LEADER IN DIVERSE FIELDS OF MARINE RESEARCH RELEVANT TO CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE OF MARINE BIODIVERSITY, HEALTHY HABITATS AND NATURAL RESOURCES.MOTE IS ALSO UNIQUE AS ONE OF THE FEW INDEPENDENT SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATIONS IN THE WORLD THAT COMBINES MARINE RESEARCH WITH PUBLIC OUTREACH FEATURING A MAJOR AQUARIUM. OUR VISION INCLUDES POSITIVELY IMPACTING PUBLIC POLICY BY BUILDING AN OCEAN-LITERATE PUBLIC. (VIEW MOTE'S 2020 VISION & STRATEGIC PLAN AT WWW.MOTE.ORG/ABOUTUS.)IN THE BEGINNING, MOTE'S EARLY STUDIES FOCUSED MAINLY ON SHARKS AND UNDERSTANDING THEIR BASIC BIOLOGY. THOSE EARLY RESEARCH FINDINGS LED THE WAY FOR THOUSANDS OF STUDIES THAT TODAY PROVIDE VITAL INFORMATION FOR RESOURCE MANAGERS AND THE PUBLIC.OVER MORE THAN FIVE DECADES, MOTE HAS GROWN FROM A TINY SHED IN PLACIDA WHERE THE LEGENDARY SCIENTIST DR. EUGENIE CLARK BEGAN THE OPERATION, TO A 10.5-ACRE CAMPUS ON SARASOTA BAY IN SARASOTA, FL, WITH FIELD STATIONS IN SUMMERLAND KEY IN THE FLORIDA KEYS AND PINE ISLAND IN CHARLOTTE HARBOR, A 200-ACRE STATE-OF-THE-ART MOTE AQUACULTURE PARK IN EASTERN SARASOTA COUNTY, PUBLIC OUTREACH EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN PUNTA GORDA AND BOCA GRANDE AND A PUBLIC CORAL REEF EXHIBIT IN KEY WEST. TODAY, MOTE HAS A STAFF OF MORE THAN 190 WITH MORE THAN 30 DOCTORAL-LEVEL SCIENTISTS AND 1,600 VOLUNTEERS.MOTE STUDIES INCLUDE A WIDE RANGE OF SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES. RESEARCH PROGRAMS INCLUDE STUDIES OF HUMAN CANCER USING MARINE MODELS AND THE EFFECTS OF MAN-MADE AND NATURAL TOXINS ON HUMANS AND ON THE ENVIRONMENT. MOTE STUDIES THE HEALTH OF WILD FISHERIES, DEVELOPS SUSTAINABLE AND SUCCESSFUL FISH RESTOCKING TECHNIQUES AND FOOD PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES AND ENGINEERS NEW TOOLS TO HELP US BETTER UNDERSTAND THE HEALTH OF THE ENVIRONMENT. MOTE RESEARCH PROGRAMS ALSO FOCUS ON UNDERSTANDING THE POPULATION DYNAMICS OF MANATEES, DOLPHINS, SEA TURTLES, SHARKS AND CORAL REEFS AND ON CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION EFFORTS RELATED TO THESE SPECIES AND ECOSYSTEMS. (FOR A FULL AND CURRENT LISTING OF MOTE MARINE LABORATORY'S RESEARCH PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES, PLEASE VISIT WWW.MOTE.ORG/SCIENCE.)IN 2012, MOTE'S RESEARCHERS BROUGHT IN MORE THAN $9 MILLION IN GRANTS, CONTRACTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS ON A WIDE RANGE OF STUDIES CRITICAL TO THE REGION'S ENVIRONMENT AND ALSO SUPPORTING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA'S ECONOMY. OUR EFFORTS RESULTED IN 85 PUBLICATIONS IN PEER-REVIEWED SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL ARTICLES AND IN POPULAR MEDIA, AS WELL AS NEW BOOKS AND BOOK CHAPTERS. MOTE SCIENTISTS ALSO EXPANDED THEIR INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH RESEARCHERS IN JAPAN, ISRAEL AND OTHER NATIONS AND DEVELOPED NEW VITAL PARTNERSHIPS IN OUR OWN COMMUNITY.HERE ARE SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2012:MOTE FEATURED IN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ON THE GULF OF MEXICOMOTE'S 57-YEAR HISTORY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND EDUCATION WAS FEATURED DURING JANUARY IN A SPECIAL ISSUE OF AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ABOUT GULF OF MEXICO RESEARCH. MOTE'S UNIQUE STORY - FROM ITS FOUNDING BY FAMOUS "SHARK LADY" DR. EUGENIE CLARK IN 1955 TO ITS WORLD-CLASS MARINE RESEARCH TODAY - IS NOW PUBLISHED IN GULF OF MEXICO SCIENCE, A PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL DEDICATED TO DISSEMINATING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE GULF AND SURROUNDING AREAS. THE JOURNAL IS DISTRIBUTED ACROSS THE U.S. AND AS FAR AWAY AS AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND.MOTE HOSTS U.S.-ISRAELI SCIENTIFIC LEADERS SCIENTIFIC LEADERS FROM ISRAEL AND THE U.S. - MEMBERS OF THE UNITED STATES-ISRAEL BINATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION'S BOARD OF GOVERNORS - MET TO ADVANCE RESEARCH BETWEEN THE TWO NATIONS IN FEBRUARY AT MOTE. BSF IS AN INDEPENDENT ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 1972 THAT SUPPORTS LEADING RESEARCH PROJECTS BETWEEN THE U.S. AND ISRAEL. MOTE, WHICH HAS A LONG HISTORY OF RESEARCH IN ISRAEL BEGINNING WITH DR. EUGENIE CLARK, REINVIGORATED ITS EFFORTS IN THE REGION IN 2011 WITH THE CREATION OF ITS OWN MOTE-ISRAEL COOPERATIVE MARINE RESEARCH PROGRAM. THIS PROGRAM (WHICH IS INDEPENDENT FROM BSF) IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT RESEARCH INITIATIVES THAT BENEFIT THE ENVIRONMENTS OF BOTH NATIONS, FUND TRAVEL BETWEEN U.S. AND ISRAEL FOR RESEARCHERS AND SUPPORT POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH SCIENTISTS.STUDY FINDS MANATEE HEARING GOOD DESPITE BACKGROUND NOISEA NEW STUDY ON MANATEE HEARING BY MOTE AND COLLABORATORS SHOWED THAT THESE MARINE MAMMALS CAN SENSE A WIDE RANGE OF PITCHES DESPITE LOUD BACKGROUND NOISE. THE STUDY, PUBLISHED IN THE PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY, DEMONSTRATES THAT MANATEES CAN HEAR FREQUENCIES PRODUCED BY BOAT ENGINES, POINTING TO NEW QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW MANATEE HEARING OPERATES IN THE WILD AND WHY THESE MAMMALS REMAIN VULNERABLE TO WATERCRAFT.LARGEST REEF RESTORATION PROJECT PROGRESSES IN FLORIDA AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDSSCIENTISTS TRANSPLANTED NURSERY-GROWN STAGHORN AND ELKHORN CORALS TO DEGRADED REEFS IN FLORIDA AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS WITH THE GOAL OF TRANSPLANTING UP TO 10,000 OF THE CORALS AS PART OF THE LARGEST MARINE RESTORATION PROJECT OF ITS KIND IN THE WORLD IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR PARTNERS AT NUMEROUS ORGANIZATIONS. EXPERTS HOPE THAT THE TRANSPLANTED YOUNG CORALS WILL THRIVE AND REPRODUCE, HELPING TO RECOVER POPULATIONS OF THESE TWO THREATENED SPECIES. MOTE IS A KEY PARTNER IN THE NATURE CONSERVANCY-LED PROJECT CONDUCTED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FLORIDA KEYS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY AND OTHERS AND HAS BEEN GROWING CORALS IN AN UNDERWATER NURSERY IN THE LOWER KEYS FOR SEVERAL YEARS. IN THIS PROJECT, THEY PLANTED 600 CORAL FRAGMENTS REPRESENTING 10 DIFFERENT GENOTYPES AT FOUR DIFFERENT REEF SITES DURING APRIL AND MAY 2012. STUDIES SIX MONTHS LATER SHOWED THAT 91 PERCENT OF THE FRAGMENTS SURVIVED AND, ON AVERAGE, GREW FROM ABOUT 6 INCHES AT TIME OF PLANTING TO 14 INCHES. MOTE SCIENTISTS FOUND NO SIGNS OF SIGNIFICANT DISEASE OR BLEACHING AND ONLY MINIMAL BREAKAGE AND DAMAGE FROM MARINE PREDATORS."LAZY" SHARK MIGHT REALLY TRAVEL FARA NOTORIOUSLY "LAZY" SHARK MIGHT SECRETLY BE A GREAT OCEAN VOYAGER, ACCORDING TO A STUDY RELEASED IN JUNE BY SCIENTISTS FROM MOTE, THE HAWAI'I INSTITUTE OF MARINE BIOLOGY AND JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY IN AUSTRALIA. THE STUDY, FEATURED ON THE COVER OF THE PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY, ENDED NEARLY A DECADE OF RESEARCH USING DNA TO STUDY THE DISTRIBUTION OF WHITETIP REEF SHARKS (TRIAENODON OBESUS). THIS SPECIES HAS PUZZLED SCIENTISTS BECAUSE IT SPENDS A LOT OF TIME RESTING ON THE BOTTOM AND SEEMS TO TRAVEL VERY LITTLE, BUT IT IS FOUND THROUGHOUT THE TROPICAL PACIFIC AND INDIAN OCEAN A WIDER RANGE THAN MANY SHARKS THAT SWIM LONG DISTANCES. WHITETIP REEF SHARKS ARE CONSIDERED "NEAR THREATENED" BY THE INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE AND ARE CAUGHT AS BYCATCH BY LINE AND TRAWL IN SEVERAL FISHERIES, BUT NO MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THEM EXISTS THROUGHOUT MOST OF THEIR RANGE. LEARNING HOW POPULATIONS MIX AND SPREAD COULD HELP REVEAL WHAT THREATS THEY FACE AND PROVIDE KNOWLEDGE TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION.NEW REPORT CALLS FOR NEW PROTECTIONS IN THE GULF OF MEXICO"BEYOND THE HORIZON", A TWO-DAY WORKSHOP OF SCIENTISTS AND STAKEHOLDERS CONVENED AT MOTE IN 2011, RESULTED IN A NEW VISION STATEMENT FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO THAT STAKEHOLDERS HOPE WILL HELP BUILD CONSENSUS FOR NEW PROTECTED AREAS IN ONE OF THE NATION'S MOST IMPORTANT BODIES OF WATER. THE REPORT - CALLED BEYOND THE HORIZON: A VISION FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO ON THE SECOND ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL, ALONG WITH THE PROCEEDINGS FROM THE TWO-DAY WORKSHOP - WERE RELEASED BY ORGANIZERS DURING CAPITOL HILL OCEAN WEEK, WHICH EXAMINES THE ROLE OF THE OCEAN IN THE SHAPING OF OUR NATION. GENETIC GIFT FROM BACTERIA MIGHT BE HELPING CORAL REEFSCORAL REEFS MIGHT BE GETTING A MAJOR BOOST FROM BACTERIA THAT SHARE GOOD GENES, REPORTED RESEARCHERS WHO FOUND THE FIRST EVIDENCE THAT GENETIC PACKETS FROM THESE BACTERIA HELP PAVE THE WAY FOR "BABY" CORALS TO GROW. THE STUDY, PRESENTED DURING THE "12TH INTERNATIONAL CORAL REEF SYMPOSIUM" IN CAIRNS, AUSTRALIA, IS A KEY ADVANCE IN UNDERSTANDING THE PROCESSES UNDERLYING CORAL REEF GROWTH AND HEALTH. REEFS DEPEND ON INTRICATE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CORALS AND MANY MARINE MICROSCOPIC LIFE FORMS, INCLUDING THE SYMBIOTIC ALGAE WITHIN CORAL TISSUES AND BENEFICIAL BACTERIA LIVING ON AND NEAR THE REEF. MOST OF THESE RELATIONSHIPS ARE STILL BEING DESCRIBED BY RESEARCHERS. 3434561 3359428 SEE SCHEDULE O:AQUARIUMTHE AQUARIUM AT MOTE MARINE LABORATORY IS THE MAIN VENUE THROUGH WHICH MOTE MARINE LABORATORY COMMUNICATES ITS CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH FINDINGS. LOCATED ON MOTE MARINE LABORATORY'S MAIN CAMPUS IN SARASOTA, FLORIDA, THE AQUARIUM HAS PLAYED A KEY ROLE IN MOTE'S OUTREACH EFFORTS SINCE 1980 BY PRESENTING EXHIBITS AND PROGRAMS THAT REFLECT ONGOING RESEARCH IN THE LABORATORY AND THAT STIMULATE CURIOSITY, DISCOVERY, EXPLORATION AND STEWARDSHIP OF AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS.IN 2012, 352,270 GUESTS VISITED THE AQUARIUM, WITH OUR TRAVELING EXHIBIT (MOTE MOBILE) REACHING MORE THAN 260,000 PEOPLE THROUGHOUT FLORIDA.MOTE AQUARIUM DISPLAYS MORE THAN 100 MARINE SPECIES, INCLUDING SHARKS, FISH OF ALL SHAPES AND SIZES, MOLLUSKS, CRUSTACEANS AND MORE. AQUARIUM EXHIBITS RANGE FROM SMALL DISPLAYS TO LARGE EXHIBITS SUCH AS OUR 135,000-GALLON SHARK HABITAT. TOUCH POOLS ALLOW VISITORS TO SAFELY TOUCH SEA URCHINS, HORSESHOE CRABS, HERMIT CRABS, STINGRAYS AND OTHER SPECIES. GUESTS CAN ENJOY EDUCATIONAL AND INTERACTIVE EXHIBITS ENRICHED BY TRAINED VOLUNTEER DOCENTS THROUGHOUT THE AQUARIUM WHO ASSIST VISITORS AND ANSWER QUESTIONS. SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS INCLUDE NARRATED TRAINING SESSIONS WITH MOTE'S LARGE SHARKS, SEA TURTLES AND MANATEES AND A SEAHORSE CONSERVATION LABORATORY THAT BREEDS AND RAISES SEAHORSES THAT ARE DISPLAYED AT MOTE AND TOP ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS NATIONWIDE. MOTE'S ANN AND ALFRED GOLDSTEIN MARINE MAMMAL RESEARCH AND REHABILITATION CENTER ALLOWS VISITORS TO SEE RESIDENT MANATEES, SEA TURTLES AND DOLPHINS THAT CANNOT BE RETURNED TO THE WILD. THESE NON-RELEASABLE ANIMALS ACT AS AMBASSADORS FOR THEIR SPECIES AND HELP US TEACH THE PUBLIC ABOUT OUR ONGOING RESEARCH PROGRAMS WITH DOLPHINS, SEA TURTLES AND MANATEES IN THE WILD. THESE RESIDENT ANIMALS ALSO PARTICIPATE IN RESEARCH PROGRAMS HERE AT THE AQUARIUM THAT ALLOW US TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THESE SPECIES IN WAYS THAT ARE NOT POSSIBLE IN THE WILD. IN THIS FASHION, THE AQUARIUM STAFF ARE CREATING A GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF THE LEARNING ABILITIES AND BIOLOGY OF THESE SPECIES, INCLUDING HOW WELL THEY HEAR AND SEE, AND HOW THEY USE VARIOUS SENSES - INCLUDING TOUCH - TO NAVIGATE THEIR ENVIRONMENT. BEHIND THE SCENES, MOTE ALSO CARES FOR STRANDED, SICK OR INJURED DOLPHINS, WHALES AND SEA TURTLES WITH THE GOAL OF RETURNING THEM TO THE WILD. MOTE'S ANIMAL CARE STAFF SEEKS TO EXPAND KNOWLEDGE OF THE BASIC BIOLOGY, VETERINARY CARE AND DISEASE PROCESSES OF THESE ANIMALS. WHEN ANIMALS ARE SUCCESSFULLY RELEASED, EVERY EFFORT IS MADE TO DO FOLLOW-UP MONITORING OF THE SHORT- AND LONG-TERM MOVEMENTS OF THESE ANIMALS. THE DOLPHIN AND WHALE HOSPITAL AT MOTE HAS BEEN REHABILITATING DOLPHINS AND WHALES AT OUR SARASOTA, FLA.-BASED FACILITIES SINCE 1984. AT MOTE, OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE THE MOST HUMANE TREATMENT POSSIBLE FOR LIVE-STRANDED DOLPHINS AND WHALES, WHILE ALSO CREATING A BETTER SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING OF THESE ANIMALS AND THEIR NEEDS IN ORDER TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION OF THESE SPECIES IN THE WILD. IN 2011, "M*A*S*H" STAR AND ANIMAL ADVOCATE LORETTA SWIT, FAMED FOR HER ROLE AS MAJOR MARGARET HOULIHAN OF "M*A*S*H", WAS DRAWN TO MOTE AFTER LEARNING THAT WE WERE TREATING A STRANDED DOLPHIN NAMED EDNA.THE DOLPHIN, WHICH HAD STRANDED ON A LONGBOAT KEY BEACH, WAS TREATED FOR TWO MONTHS IN MOTE'S DOLPHIN AND WHALE HOSPITAL AND RELEASED JUST OFFSHORE.MOTE ALSO TREATED A TINY SEA TURTLE PATIENT NICKNAMED "STANLEY." THE TURTLE, WEIGHING IN AT JUST UNDER 5 OUNCES WHEN IT ARRIVED AT THE SEA TURTLE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL, CAME TO MOTE AFTER BEING RESCUED FROM A CANAL IN MARCO ISLAND. STANLEY'S CASE WAS UNUSUAL: LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLES AT THIS STAGE OF LIFE WOULD NORMALLY BE FOUND FAR OFFSHORE IN CLUMPS OF SEAWEED CALLED SARGASSUM. HOW STANLEY REMAINED BEHIND IS UNKNOWN. AFTER FIVE MONTHS OF TREATMENT, STANLEY WAS READY FOR RELEASE TO THE WILD.OVER THE YEARS, MOTE HAS TREATED 70 DOLPHINS AND SMALL WHALES AND SUCCESSFULLY RELEASED 21; WE HAVE TREATED 430 SEA TURTLES AND SUCCESSFULLY RELEASED 239. 656272 39900 547692 SEE SCHEDULE O:EDUCATIONMOTE MARINE LABORATORY'S COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING PUBLIC EDUCATION ABOUT OUR MARINE ENVIRONMENT BEGINS WITH CHILDREN - BUT IT DOESN'T STOP THERE. IN ADDITION TO THE MANY PROGRAMS WE OFFER THAT ARE GEARED TOWARD THE YOUNG, WE ALSO OFFER PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE ADULTS WITH LIFE-LONG OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IN MARINE SCIENCE.MOTE PRESENTS ON-SITE EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS THROUGH SCHOOL AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS, SUMMER CAMPS AND INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS - INCLUDING THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION-FUNDED RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERGRADUATES, WHICH ALLOWS UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGE STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERTAKE SCIENTIFIC STUDIES UNDER THE DIRECT MENTORSHIP OF A PH.D.-LEVEL RESEARCHER. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS INTERESTED IN STEM FIELDS. DURING THE 10-WEEK PROGRAM, THEIR MOTE MENTORS HELP THEM CHOOSE AND DEFINE THEIR RESEARCH PROJECTS AND GUIDE THEM AS THEY PERFORM EXPERIMENTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT. MOTE HAS BEEN A PARTNER INSTITUTION IN THE NSF REU PROGRAM SINCE 2002.IN 2012, MOTE ALSO JOINED WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA SARASOTA-MANATEE (USFSM ) TO OFFER SCIENCE CLASSES AS PART OF THEIR UNDERGRADUATE SCIENCE PROGRAM. THIS PARTNERSHIP WILL BRING COLLEGE STUDENTS TO MOTE'S CAMPUS FOR FORMAL CLASSES AND HANDS-ON RESEARCH PROGRAMS TAUGHT BY MOTE EXPERTS. IN ALL, WE HOSTED 50 HIGH SCHOOL INTERNS AND 170 COLLEGE INTERNS IN 2012 - BOTH NEW RECORDS.MOTE ALSO OFFERS SPECIAL ADULT-ORIENTED LECTURES AND SCIENCE CAFE PROGRAMS. THESE SCIENCE CAFES BRING SCIENCE INTO THE COMMUNITY AS PART OF AN INFORMAL DISCUSSION THAT ENGAGES CITIZENS. MOTE ALSO PROVIDES DISTANCE-LEARNING PROGRAMS THAT REACH STUDENTS THOUSANDS OF MILES AWAY FROM OUR CAMPUS IN SARASOTA, FLA. IN 2012, MORE THAN 17,000 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN OUR SCHOOL AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS AND WE EXPANDED OUR EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS WITH NEW OFFICES IN BOCA GRANDE AND PUNTA GORDA. ANOTHER 1,600 AREA RESIDENTS ALSO VOLUNTEERED AT MOTE, SHARING THEIR TIME AND EXPERTISE WITH THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THEIR ROLES AS DOCENTS OR BEHIND-THE-SCENES STAFF AND EVEN RESEARCH ASSISTANTS IN THE LAB. IN ALL, THEY DONATED 212,500 SERVICE HOURS, FOR A VALUE OF $4.6 MILLION. 3159116 174644 2232426 PROTECT OUR REEFSFLORIDA HAS THE ONLY BARRIER CORAL REEF SYSTEM IN THE CONTINENTAL U.S. IT'S LIKE HAVING THE GRAND CANYON UNDERWATER - A NATURAL TREASURE THAT TOOK MILLIONS OF YEARS TO CREATE AND DESERVES OUR PROTECTION. SADLY, CORALS ARE IN DECLINE WORLDWIDE. RESEARCH IS HELPING TO UNDERSTAND WHY AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT. EDUCATION AND CONSERVATION EFFORTS CAN HELP REDUCE HUMAN IMPACT ON THESE PRECIOUS RESOURCES. TO HELP SUPPORT MARINE RESEARCH, CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION EFFORTS DESIGNED AT SAVING FLORIDA'S REEF, MOTE MARINE LABORATORY SPONSORED THE CREATION OF THE PROTECT OUR REEFS SPECIALTY LICENSE PLATE IN FLORIDA. THE PLATE WAS APPROVED BY THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE IN JULY 2003.A PORTION OF THE SALES OF THIS LICENSE TAG ($25 PER PLATE) SUPPORT MYRIAD RESEARCH STUDIES AT MOTE AND OTHER FLORIDA-BASED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. 37.5% OF REVENUES ARE AWARDED IN GRANTS ANNUALLY AND AN ADDITIONAL 37.5% OF REVENUES SUPPORTS MOTE'S CENTER FOR CORAL REEF RESEARCH. THESE STUDIES HELP SCIENTISTS AND RESOURCE MANAGERS GAIN A MORE COMPREHENSIVE PICTURE OF WHY CORALS ARE IN DECLINE AND THE FACTORS THAT KEEP CORAL HEALTHY. THE OUTREACH PROGRAMS HELP FLORIDA RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS BETTER UNDERSTAND CORAL ECOSYSTEMS AND HOW HUMAN ACTIVITY AFFECTS THEM AND HOW THEY CAN PROACTIVELY ASSIST IN PROTECTING AND RESTORING CORAL REEFS.SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 2004, THE LICENSE PLATE HAS RAISED MORE THAN $6.4 MILLION, WITH A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THOSE PROCEEDS AVAILABLE TO FLORIDA-BASED NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT PERFORM RESEARCH, EDUCATION (AND OUTREACH) AND CONSERVATION EFFORTS THAT DEAL DIRECTLY WITH THE PRESERVATION OF FLORIDA'S CORAL REEFS.IN 2012, FUNDS FROM THE PROGRAM HELPED SUPPORT AN EFFORT TO TRANSPLANT NURSERY-GROWN STAGHORN AND ELKHORN CORALS TO DEGRADED REEFS IN FLORIDA. THIS WAS PART OF A WIDER RESTORATION EFFORT THAT INCLUDED PLANTINGS ON REEFS IN THE U.S.VIRGIN ISLANDS AS PART OF THE LARGEST MARINE RESTORATION PROJECT OF ITS KIND IN THE WORLD. EXPERTS HOPE THAT THE TRANSPLANTED YOUNG CORALS WILL THRIVE AND REPRODUCE, HELPING TO RECOVER POPULATIONS OF THESE TWO THREATENED SPECIES.FLORIDA DRIVERS WHO PURCHASE THE STATE'S PROTECT OUR REEFS SPECIALTY LICENSE PLATE ARE SUPPORTING PROGRAMS LIKE THIS THAT HELP US ATTACK CORAL REEF PROBLEMS ON A NUMBER OF FRONTS. IN 2012, THE PROTECT OUR REEFS GRANTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE ANNOUNCED 15 AWARDS TOTALING $276,500 FOR CORAL REEF RESEARCH, CONSERVATION AND EDUCATION PROJECTS. AQUACULTURE PARKMOTE AQUACULTURE PARK FACILITY OPERATIONSMOTE HAS 200 ACRES THAT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED INTO A STATE-OF-THE-ART AQUACULTURE FACILITY SUPPORTING THE CONSERVATION OF THE WORLD'S FISHERY STOCKS AND THE SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION OF SEAFOOD. THE PARK INCLUDES MORE THAN 125,000 SQUARE FEET OF FACILITIES UNDER ROOF WHERE MOTE'S COMMERCIAL STURGEON DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM AND ITS MARINE AND FRESHWATER AQUACULTURE RESEARCH PROGRAM ARE HOUSED. EFFORTS CURRENTLY TAKING PLACE AT THE FACILITY INCLUDE THE STUDY OF THE GROWTH OF SALTWATER SPECIES FOR RESTOCKING PROGRAMS - PARTICULARLY COMMON SNOOK, POMPANO, COBIA AND OTHER SPECIES - AND THE GROWTH OF FRESHWATER SIBERIAN STURGEON FOR MEAT AND CAVIAR PRODUCTION. IN 2006, MOTE BECAME THE FIRST ORGANIZATION IN FLORIDA TO PRODUCE CAVIAR - DEMONSTRATING THAT LARGE-SCALE AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION THAT RELIES ON WATER RECIRCULATING TECHNOLOGIES WAS FEASIBLE IN THE STATE.THE AQUACULTURE PARK TESTS EVERYTHING FROM WATER RE-USE TECHNOLOGIES TO VARIOUS WAYS TO INCORPORATE NEW SPECIES INTO ITS PRODUCTION PROCESS. RESEARCH IS BEING UNDERTAKEN TO USE FISH WASTE AND FRESH WATER WASTEWATER IN THE PRODUCTION OF PLANT SPECIES FOR LATER USE IN WETLAND AND COASTAL RESTORATION PROGRAMS.MEMBERSHIP IN 2012 MOTE MARINE LABORATORY AND AQUARIUM WAS FORTUNATE TO CONTINUE AND STRENGTHEN OUR 11,000 PLUS (HOUSEHOLDS) MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM. MEMBERSHIP DUES PROVIDE UNRESTRICTED FUNDS THAT ARE PUT TO WHERE THE NEED IS GREATEST ANNUALLY. INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP LEVELS BEGIN AT $50 AND RISE TO $1,000. MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS INCLUDE UNRESTRICTED VISITS TO THE AQUARIUM AT MOTE MARINE LABORATORY WITH THE NUMBER OF GUESTS ALLOWED BASED ON INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP LEVELS; DISCOUNTS IN THE AQUARIUM SHOPS; DISCOUNTS ON EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND CAMPS; FREE AND DISCOUNTED ADMISSIONS TO MORE THAN 100 ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND MUCH MORE. FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF MEMBERSHIP LEVELS, BENEFITS AND OPPORTUNITIES PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.MOTE.ORG/MEMBERSHIP. 3159116 174644 2232426 16142384 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 94 0 1 220 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 X 25 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 FL X X DENA SMITH MOTE MARINE LABORATORY 9413884441 1600 KEN THOMPSON PARKWAY SARASOTA FL 34236 ALAN ROSE 5.00 X 0 0 0 ARTHUR ARMITAGE 5.00 X 0 0 0 EDWARD H JENNINGS 5.00 X 0 0 0 EUGENIE CLARK PHD 5.00 X 0 0 0 FREDERICK M DERR PE 5.00 X 0 0 0 G LOWE MORRISON 5.00 X 0 0 0 HOWARD SEIDER JR MD 5.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES D ERICSON 5.00 X 0 0 0 DEAN EISNER 5.00 X 0 0 0 JUDY GRAHAM 5.00 X 0 0 0 MARY LOU JOHNSON 5.00 X 0 0 0 PENELOPE KINGMAN 5.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD O DONEGAN 5.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT ESSNER 5.00 X 0 0 0 RONALD A JOHNSON 5.00 X 0 0 0 RONALD CIARAVELLA 5.00 X 0 0 0 SUSAN C GILMORE 5.00 X 0 0 0 SYLVIA EARLE PHD 5.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM S GALVANO ESQ 5.00 X 0 0 0 KIRK MALCOLM 5.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT CARTER 5.00 X X 0 0 0 GENE BECKSTEIN 5.00 X X 0 0 0 LT GEN HOWARD G CROWELL JR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 MICKEY CALLANEN 5.00 X X 0 0 0 KUMAR MAHADEVAN PH D 40.00 X X 244570 0 20833 DENA J SMITH 40.00 X 95328 5000 14875 DAVID VAUGHAN 40.00 X 125249 0 13678 JOHN REYNOLDS III 40.00 X 129370 0 18571 KENNETH LEBER 40.00 X 124953 0 11918 MICHAEL CROSBY 40.00 X 190005 0 24735 ROBERT HUETER 40.00 X 127919 0 19096 1037394 5000 123706 13 0 1 0 SARASOTA BAY EXPLORERS 1923 LINCOLN DRIVE SARASOTA FL 34236 ECO-TOURISM BOAT TOURS 666445 MANCINI DINERS 4411 BEAUCHAMP COURT SARASOTA FL 34243 DINER AT MOTE AQUARIUM 358066 CHANGING OUR WORLD 220 EAST 42ND STREET NEW YORK NY 10014 CAMPAIGN CONSULTANT 184032 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPI 118 COLLEGE DR HATTIESBURG MS 39406 SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SUBAGREEMENT 141791 4 197955 569189 2240764 434345 3007908 RESEARCH 541700 8084044 8084044 AQUARIUM 713990 3359428 3359428 PROTECT OUR REEFS - LICENSE PLATE 900099 907261 907261 MEMBERSHIPS 900099 838570 838570 EDUCATION AND DISTANCE LEARNING 611710 547692 547692 486595 486595 14223590 38376 38376 155410 221578 154612 401404 798 -179826 -179028 -179028 220974 197955 336124 -115150 -115150 1211966 652408 559558 559558 17535254 14223590 0 303756 165744 165744 117800 117800 408752 121437 247918 39397 7974247 6383275 1076887 514085 419614 344377 44331 30906 557599 452004 77929 27666 661144 515692 99172 46280 20829 12650 8179 38600 38600 110967 110967 1672311 1269000 146270 257041 328875 305247 6071 17557 774977 488540 121232 165205 741764 503986 234594 3184 304938 282106 12846 9986 36928 34980 1385 563 231926 166811 65115 2432862 785254 1647608 465286 213347 243772 8167 EQUIPMENT RENTAL & MAIN 1250775 831080 414158 5537 SUPPLIES 560882 556937 3945 0 INTERNAL RENTALS 0 136660 -145150 8490 OVERHEAD ALLOCATION 0 2325004 -2325004 223291 130453 61304 31534 19500111 16142384 2081162 1276565 464857 509664 1680878 2084095 2000452 1479198 268881 220415 106815 103854 56786337 31285181 27130971 25501156 1939989 1708794 14458462 15380310 48051305 46987486 1364868 1542496 3325935 3898634 9899369 9926150 14590172 15367280 X 19033804 16908947 5725344 5970841 8701985 8740418 33461133 31620206 48051305 46987486 X -1964857 1264 122666 X X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 2986750 2362824 2613531 2729063 3007908 13700076 2986750 2362824 2613531 2729063 3007908 13700076 2633888 11066188 59993 24647 19662 24641 38376 167319 13867395 80615768 0.79800 0.84330 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 110967 110967 19389144 19500111 1000000 250000 0 0 1000000 1000000 1000000 1000000 4000000 6000000 91621 105447 109422 110967 417457 250000 250000 250000 250000 1000000 1500000 614327 6395 4789 615933 614696 5879 6248 614327 613070 10630 9004 614696 610362 5794 3086 613070 613755 550 11852 15795 610362 0.99370 0.00630 0 0 7498190 7498190 34322383 18257768 16064615 12719654 11291937 1427717 2246110 1735476 510634 25501156 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN MOTE MARINE FOUNDATION, INC. 13760360 DUE FROM MOTE MARINE FOUNDATION 12217 DONATED ASSETS HELD FOR SALE 107200 DUE FROM MESI 1377931 PATENTS 65902 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN LIFE ESTATE 56700 15380310 X 18667507 1264 19793 122664 143721 18523786 -988532 -988532 17535254 20508434 19793 988530 1008323 19500111 0 19500111 DESCRIPTION OF INTENDED USE OF ENDOWMENT FUNDS: PART V, LINE 4: ALL ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE HELD IN PERPETUITY WITH THE INCOME USED AS FOLLOWS 1-THE CULTURAL ENDOWMENT FUND INCOME IS USED TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS FOR THE AQUARIUM 2- THE KEYS ADVISORY BOARD ENDOWMENT FUND INCOME IS USED TO SUPPORT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AT THE KEYS FACILITY. DESCRIPTION OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS UNDER FIN 48: PART X, LINE 2: UNDER THE INCOME TAXES TOPIC OF THE FASB ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION, THE LABORATORY HAS REVIEWED AND EVALUATED THE RELEVANT TECHNICAL MERITS OF EACH OF ITS TAX POSITIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, AND DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD HAVE A MATERIAL IMPACT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE LABORATORY. PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: EQUITY EARNINGS IN SUBSIDIARY INCOME -231,195. CHANGE IN NET ASSETS OF MOTE MARINE FOUNDATION, INC. 353,859. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD NETTED WITH SALES INCLUDED IN PART VIII FORM 990 -652,408. SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES INCLUDED IN PART VIII FORM 990 -336,124. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD NETTED WITH SALES INCLUDED IN PART VIII FORM 990 652,408. SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES INCLUDED IN PART VIII FORM 990 336,122. 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THE FINAL DECISION AS TO WHICH PROPOSALS WILL BE FUNDED AND UNDER WHAT CONDITIONS WILL BE MADE BY KUMAR MAHADEVAN, PH.D., THE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF MOTE. TO ASSIST HIM, DR. MAHADEVAN HAS ASSEMBLED A GRANTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF EIGHT INDIVIDUALS WITH BROAD AND DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS IN CORAL REEF RESEARCH, EDUCATION, CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT. THE COMMITTEE EVALUATES AND RANKS EACH OF THE PROPOSALS SUBMITTED. OUTSIDE EXPERTS ARE ALSO CONSULTED TO PEER REVIEW THE PROPOSALS AS NECESSARY. THE COMMITTEE MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS TO DR. MAHADEVAN AS TO WHICH PROPOSALS SHOULD BE SELECTED AND IN WHAT AMOUNTS. A LIMITED NUMBER OF SCHOLARSHIP GRANTS ARE AWARDED TO INDIVIDUALS EACH YEAR. THE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD RANGES FROM $500 TO $2,000 FOR A TWO TO THREE MONTH INTERNSHIP. A SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS BASED ON PROGRAM NEED AND STUDENT'S FINANCIAL NEED, ACADEMIC MERIT AND RECOMMENDATIONS. X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 KUMAR MAHADEVAN PH D 233321 0 0 0 11249 0 11249 0 9584 0 265403 0 0 0 MICHAEL CROSBY 190005 0 0 0 0 0 11111 0 13624 0 214740 0 0 0 X 3 14425 FAIR MARKET VALUE X 21 123100 FAIR MARKET VALUE X 4 154612 FAIR MARKET VALUE X EQUIPMENT 3 85508 FAIR MARKET VALUE X BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN LIFE ESTATE 1 56700 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 1 0 VOLUNTEERS FORM 990, PART I, LINE 6 VOLUNTEERS WORKED IN MANY PROGRAM AREAS INCLUDING IN THE AQUARIUM, ANIMAL CARE, THE SEA TURTLE PROGRAM, HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE INTERNS, ADVISORY BOARD, BOARD OF TRUSTEES, COMMUNITY SERVICE AND RESEARCH. PROGRAM SERVICE STATEMENT FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A MOTE SCIENTIST TO CO-CHAIR NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON HARMFUL ALGAE THE NATIONAL HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM COMMITTEE (NHC) ELECTED DR. BARBARA KIRKPATRICK - A LEADER IN RESEARCH ON FLORIDA RED TIDE AND HUMAN HEALTH AT MOTE MARINE LABORATORY - AS CO-CHAIR. THE NHC BRINGS TOGETHER THOSE FROM RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, COMMUNITIES AND OTHER GROUPS TO FOCUS ON HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS WHILE RAISING NATIONAL-LEVEL AWARENESS OF BLOOM-RELATED ISSUES. NHC COORDINATES THE U.S. NATIONAL PROGRAM ON HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS, HARMFUL ALGAL RESEARCH AND RESPONSE: A NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE STRATEGY. MOTE STUDY SHEDS NEW LIGHT ON SEA TURTLE HEARING LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLES HAVE LOW-FREQUENCY HEARING THAT MIGHT DETECT UNDERWATER NOISE FROM HUMAN ACTIVITIES, REPORTED MOTE SCIENTISTS IN THE FIRST PUBLISHED STUDY OF A BEHAVIORAL HEARING TEST FOR SEA TURTLES. THE STUDY WAS PUBLISHED IN AUGUST AND AWARDED "EDITORS CHOICE" BY THE JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY. UNTIL THIS STUDY, THE FEW HEARING STUDIES WITH SEA TURTLES RELIED UPON A TEST CALLED "AUDITORY-EVOKED POTENTIAL" OR AEP, WHICH USES SENSORS TO MEASURE THE BRAIN'S RESPONSE TO SOUNDS - A PROCESS SIMILAR TO HEARING TESTS FOR HUMAN INFANTS. PUBLISHED RESEARCH USING AEP HAS SUGGESTED THAT THREE SPECIES OF SEA TURTLES HEAR A LIMITED RANGE OF LOW FREQUENCIES, BUT MORE RESEARCH WAS NEEDED TO VERIFY THAT AEP RESULTS - AN INDIRECT MEASURE OF HEARING ABILITY - WERE ACCURATE. SEA TURTLE TAGGING IN 2012 MOTE'S SEA TURTLE CONSERVATION AND RESEARCH PROGRAM TAGGED 321 LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLES NESTING ON LOCAL BEACHES WITH FLIPPER TAGS AND MICROCHIPS FOR IDENTIFICATION. OF THESE, 57 HAD BEEN TAGGED AT LEAST ONCE BEFORE AND SEVEN TURTLES FROM CASEY KEY WERE FITTED WITH SATELLITE TAGS TO TRACK THEIR MIGRATIONS AT SEA. NEW SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM, NEW SUSTAINABLE ENERGY INITIATIVE NEW SOLAR-ENERGY SYSTEMS WERE INSTALLED AT MOTE TO HELP LAUNCH OUR NEW SUSTAINABLE ENERGY INITIATIVE. ONE NEW SYSTEM OF 126 PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS, VALUED AT ABOUT $115,000, WAS DONATED BY WILLIS A. SMITH CONSTRUCTION, INC. AND WAS INSTALLED BY REGIONSOLAR. THE SYSTEM SUPPLEMENTS ELECTRICAL POWER AT MOTE'S NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED HOSPITALS FOR DOLPHINS, SMALL WHALES AND SEA TURTLES. A SECOND 30.2-KILOWATT SYSTEM PROVIDED BY LOCAL DONOR AND SOLAR-ENERGY SUPPORTER JIM LAMPL WAS INSTALLED MOTE AQUACULTURE PARK - THE LAB'S ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE FISH FARM AND RESEARCH FACILITY IN EASTERN SARASOTA COUNTY. THE SOLAR INSTALLATIONS KICKED OFF MOTE'S SUSTAINABLE ENERGY INITIATIVE, WHICH IS DESIGNED TO ALLOW FOR MORE SOLAR POWER AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE PRACTICES AT OUR LAB, HOSPITAL FACILITIES AND THE AQUARIUM. MOTE SCIENTIST TAGS GREAT WHITE WITH ACCELEROMETER A GREAT WHITE SHARK WAS TAGGED FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH A FINE-SCALE MOTION SENSOR ON SEPT. 13 BY A MOTE SCIENTIST DURING A JOINT RESEARCH EXPEDITION WITH OCEARCH OFF MASSACHUSETTS. THE SHARK WAS NICKNAMED "GENIE" AFTER MOTE'S FOUNDING DIRECTOR, FAMOUS "SHARK LADY" DR. EUGENIE CLARK. THE FEMALE GREAT WHITE, WHICH WEIGHED MORE THAN 2,500 POUNDS AND MEASURED NEARLY 15 FEET LONG, WAS TAGGED AND RELEASED DURING THE EXPEDITION. MOTE'S ACCELEROMETER REVEALED THAT GENIE SWAM VERY LEVEL AFTER RELEASE. SHE STARTED WITH FREQUENT TAIL BEATS OF LOWER POWER, AND THEN SHE RESUMED A STRONGER, MORE TYPICAL SWIMMING PATTERN WITH MORE FORCE BEHIND EACH TAIL BEAT. DURING THE LAST FEW MINUTES BEFORE THE TAG CAME OFF (AS IT WAS DESIGNED TO DO, SO MOTE SCIENTISTS COULD RETRIEVE ITS DATA), GENIE WAS VERY ACTIVE - SHE MIGHT HAVE BEEN SWIMMING IN STRONG CURRENTS OR CHASING PREY. MANATEE MATING HERD DOCUMENTED BY MOTE SCIENTISTS AT SIESTA KEY MOTE SCIENTISTS WERE ABLE TO DOCUMENT A GROUP OF MATING MANATEES SPOTTED IN SEPTEMBER OFF SIESTA KEY FOR GENETIC STUDIES. MATING HERDS OCCUR WHEN MALES TRY TO MATE WITH FEMALES THAT ARE READY TO CONCEIVE. OFTEN, AS THE FEMALE TRIES TO EVADE HER MALE SUITORS, LARGE GROUPS OF UP TO 20 MANATEES WILL END UP IN SHALLOW WATERS ALONG BEACHES. SCIENTISTS IN MOTE'S MANATEE RESEARCH PROGRAM TOOK PHOTOS OF THE HERD TO IDENTIFY THE INDIVIDUAL MANATEES AND COLLECTED DNA SAMPLES. USING THESE TECHNIQUES, MOTE SCIENTISTS HOPE TO UNLOCK THE MYSTERIES OF MANATEE MATING - FOR INSTANCE, WHICH MALES ARE THE MOST SUCCESSFUL SIRES? AND DO FEMALES CHOOSE INDIVIDUAL PARTNERS? DNA SAMPLES ALSO HELP REVEAL THE GENETIC DIVERSITY OF MANATEE POPULATIONS; DIVERSITY IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT HELPS POPULATIONS ADAPT AND SURVIVE CHANGING CONDITIONS. BEGGAR THE DOLPHIN FOUND DEAD ONE OF SARASOTA'S MOST WELL-KNOWN AND ILL-FED DOLPHINS WAS FOUND DEAD NEAR THE ALBEE ROAD BRIDGE IN SARASOTA IN SEPTEMBER. KNOWN AS "BEGGAR," THE BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN WAS FED ILLEGALLY BY MANY PEOPLE - AN EXAMPLE OF HOW HUMAN BEHAVIOR CAN SOMETIMES HURT WILD ANIMALS. BEGGAR WAS ONE OF THE MOST STUDIED WILD DOLPHINS IN THE WORLD AS SCIENTISTS FROM MOTE AND FEDERAL AND STATE RESOURCE MANAGERS WORKED HARD TO LESSEN THE AMOUNT OF ATTENTION HUMANS PAID TO THIS DOLPHIN IN ORDER TO HELP THE DOLPHIN RETURN TO MORE NORMAL BEHAVIOR PATTERNS. BEGGAR WAS JUST ONE ANIMAL RECOVERED IN 2012 BY MOTE'S STRANDING INVESTIGATIONS PROGRAM - A 24-HOUR RESPONSE SERVICE FOR SICK, INJURED AND DEAD MARINE MAMMALS AND SEA TURTLES. IN ALL, STAFF RESPONDED TO: 10 DOLPHINS IN MANATEE, SARASOTA AND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES. FOUR OF THE DOLPHINS WERE ALIVE AND SIX WERE FOUND DEAD. FOUR OF THIS YEAR'S DOLPHINS HAD SIGNS OF FISHING GEAR INTERACTIONS, SUCH AS FISHING LINE ON OR INSIDE THEIR BODIES. 52 SEA TURTLES IN 12 FLORIDA COUNTIES. 28 WERE FOUND ALIVE. EIGHT HAD EVIDENCE OF FISHING INTERACTIONS, 11 WERE STRUCK BY BOATS AND TWO HAD SIGNS OF LIKELY BOAT STRIKES. MOTE SCIENTIST DECLARED PRESIDENT OF WORLD AQUACULTURE SOCIETY THE WORLD'S LARGEST AQUACULTURE ORGANIZATION INAUGURATED DR. KEVAN MAIN - A PIONEER IN SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE AT MOTE - AS PRESIDENT. THE WORLD AQUACULTURE SOCIETY, WHICH ADVANCES PROGRESSIVE AND SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE THROUGH MEMBERS IN NEARLY 100 NATIONS, INSTATED MAIN'S LEADERSHIP DURING ITS ANNUAL MEETING, CO-ORGANIZED THIS YEAR BY THE EUROPEAN AQUACULTURE SOCIETY AND HELD IN PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC. CORAL DISEASES MIGHT NOT BE CONTAGIOUS, NEW STUDY SAYS SICK CORALS MIGHT BE STRESSED BUT NOT NECESSARILY CONTAGIOUS - AN IMPORTANT FINDING FOR PREDICTING DISEASE OUTBREAKS ON THREATENED CORAL REEFS, ACCORDING TO RESEARCH BY MOTE AND PARTNER SCIENTISTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED THE LARGEST-EVER STUDY ABOUT THE SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF CORAL DISEASES. THE STUDY WAS PUBLISHED IN OCTOBER IN THE PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY. RESULTS SHOW THAT THREE COMMON DISEASES DON'T TEND TO SPREAD FROM CORAL TO CORAL, SUGGESTING INSTEAD THAT DISEASE OUTBREAKS MIGHT OWE MORE TO ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSORS SUCH AS CLIMATE CHANGE. ART OF MARINE SCIENCE: OCEAN ACIDIFICATION OCEAN ACIDIFICATION - A SERIOUS THREAT TO MARINE LIFE AND A COMPLEX PUZZLE FOR BOTH RESEARCH AND PUBLIC OUTREACH - GOT EASIER TO UNDERSTAND THIS FALL THANKS TO AN EDUCATIONAL AD CAMPAIGN, A VIDEO GAME AND CREATIVELY PACKAGED CANDY. THESE PROJECTS EARNED THE HIGHEST SCORES IN "THE ART OF MARINE SCIENCE," A SPECIAL EXHIBIT IN THE AQUARIUM AT MOTE CREATED THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN MOTE AND THE RINGLING COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1 THE PRESIDENT/CEO IS A VOTING BOARD MEMBER. WHEN ISSUES ARISE THAT MAY CAUSE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, HE RECUSES HIMSELF. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM WITH INFORMATION FROM THE ANNUAL AUDIT AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT. THE FINAL FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE CEO AND CFO. PRIOR TO FILING, FORM 990 IS SIGNED BY THE CEO AND PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C TRUSTEES, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE ANNUALLY INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND DISCLOSURE STATEMENT IS DISTRIBUTED AT THE ANNUAL BOARD MEETING OR OTHER TIMES AS NEEDED. ALL SIGNED DISCLOSURES ARE COLLECTED WITH A FOLLOW UP UNTIL RETURNED. THEY ARE REVIEWED BY THE PRESIDENT OR CFO AND BROUGHT TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE IF NEEDED FOR DETERMINATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO IS DETERMINED BY THE CEO EVALUATION/COMPENSATION COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE BASES THEIR DECISION ON COMPENSATION DATA FROM COMPARABLE INSTITUTIONS AND A COMPREHENSIVE WRITTEN SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES BY THE CEO. THE COMPENSATION FOR THE CFO IS DETERMINED BY THE CEO AFTER A BOARD APPROVED BUDGET RATE OF INCREASE. ALL DELIBERATION AND DECISIONS ARE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY SUBSTANTIATED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS INCLUDING THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, THE FORM 990 AND THE ANNUAL AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE ANNUAL AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENT IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON WWW.MOTE.ORG CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES: FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: CHANGE IN NET ASSETS OF MOTE MARINE FOUNDATION, INC. 353,861. EQUITY EARNINGS IN SUBSIDARY INCOME -231,195. AUDIT REVIEW PROCESS FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE AUDIT REVIEW PROCESS FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. 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