2012-09-25T10:01:29-05:00 2011-12-31 591753337 KERKERING BARBERIO & CO PO BOX 49348 SARASOTA FL 342306348 990 2011-01-01 590756643 MOTE MARINE LABORATORY INC MOTE 9413884441 1600 KEN THOMPSON PARKWAY SARASOTA FL 34236 KUMAR MAHADEVAN PHD 9413774441 2012-09-10 1 REBECCA U STONER P00585910 9413654617 2011 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z KUMAR MAHADEVAN PHD 1600 KEN THOMPSON PARKWAY SARASOTA FL 34236 19190902 0 X WWW.MOTE.ORG X 1955 FL ADVANCING THE SCIENCE OF THE SEA THROUGH RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH. 24 23 219 1666 0 0 2613531 2729063 14220086 14913711 34984 42502 532870 514051 17401471 18199327 217956 256317 0 0 9303745 9605651 0 0 889379 8806755 9808790 18328456 19670758 -926985 -1471431 46005743 48051305 13411095 14590172 32594648 33461133 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 9874734 76582 9234651 SEE SCHEDULE O:RESEARCHSINCE ITS CREATION IN 1955, MOTE MARINE LABORATORY HAS BEEN A LEADER IN MARINE RESEARCH. TODAY, IT STANDS AS ONE OF THE FEW INDEPENDENT LABORATORIES IN THE WORLD TO INCORPORATE PUBLIC EDUCATION AS PART OF ITS CORE MISSION.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.MOTE NOW HAS SEVEN CENTERS FOR MARINE RESEARCH THAT FOCUS ON THE FOLLOWING AREAS: SHARKS, FISHERIES, AQUACULTURE, CORAL REEFS, MARINE MAMMALS AND SEA TURTLES, COASTAL ECOLOGY AND ECOTOXICOLOGY. A TOTAL OF 101 MEMBERS OF OUR RESEARCH TEAM - INCLUDING 33 WITH PH.D.S IN THEIR AREAS OF SPECIALTY - WORKED ON HUNDREDS OF RESEARCH PROJECTS IN 2011.MOTE MARINE LABORATORY RESEARCHERS ARE LEADERS IN MARINE AND OCEANOGRAPHIC SCIENCE AND HAVE HOSTED MANY SCIENTIFIC WORKSHOPS/SEMINARS AND SYMPOSIA.SHARKSMOTE IS THE ONLY CONGRESSIONALLY DESIGNATED CENTER FOR SHARK RESEARCH IN THE U.S. EFFORTS HAVE MOVED BEYOND UNDERSTANDING THE BASIC BIOLOGY OF THESE FISH, TO UNDERSTANDING THE CONSERVATION NEEDS OF THESE ANIMALS THAT PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN OCEANIC ECOSYSTEMS. MOTE RESEARCH ALSO INCLUDES STUDIES THAT MAY ONE DAY LEAD TO NOVEL CANCER THERAPIES FOR HUMANS THROUGH THE IDENTIFICATION OF THE MECHANISMS THAT ALLOW SHARKS TO RESIST CANCEROUS TUMORS AND OTHER ILLNESSES.MARINE MAMMALS AND SEA TURTLESMOTE HOSTS THE WORLD'S LONGEST-RUNNING STUDY OF A WILD DOLPHIN POPULATION. CONDUCTED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CHICAGO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY, THIS PROGRAM HAS UNDERTAKEN WIDE-RANGING STUDIES THAT HAVE HELPED US UNDERSTAND DOLPHIN "SOCIETIES" AND THEIR CONSERVATION NEEDS. MANATEE STUDIES AT MOTE ARE ALSO UNRAVELING THE HABITAT REQUIREMENTS NECESSARY FOR THE SURVIVAL OF THIS ENDANGERED SPECIES AND POSSIBLE WAYS TO DEAL WITH ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES THAT MAY AFFECT THEM IN THE FUTURE. MANATEE RESEARCH INCLUDES GATHERING GENETIC SAMPLES FROM THESE MAMMALS AND MONITORING MANATEE POPULATION SIZES.STUDIES OF ENDANGERED AND THREATENED SEA TURTLE SPECIES ARE PROVIDING NEW INSIGHTS ABOUT NESTING BEHAVIOR, AS WELL AS THE BEHAVIOR OF THESE ANIMALS AT SEA. BY USING CUTTING EDGE SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY, MOTE SCIENTISTS ARE ABLE TO FOLLOW TURTLES AT SEA AND ARE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND - FOR THE FIRST TIME - THE OCEANIC AND NEAR-COASTAL HABITATS FREQUENTED BY SEA TURTLES. THIS INFORMATION PROVIDES CRITICAL DATA NEEDED TO ENSURE THE SURVIVAL OF THESE THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES.CORAL REEFSMOTE'S CORAL REEF RESEARCH IS LEADING THE WAY IN UNDERSTANDING THE MECHANISMS OF CORAL HEALTH AND FINDING NEW WAYS TO REPLENISH REEFS IN THE WILD. CORAL REEFS ARE VITAL TO COASTAL PROTECTION FROM HURRICANES AND WILL BE ONE OF THE EARLIEST SPECIES AFFECTED BY GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE. UNDERSTANDING THE EFFECTS OF OCEAN ACIDIFICATION ON CORAL REEF COMMUNICATIONS, ALONG WITH STUDIES OF CORAL MICROBIOLOGY WERE TWO KEY AREAS OF RESEARCH IN 2011. OTHER EFFORTS INCLUDED THE CREATION OF A LARGE-SCALE CORAL REEF NURSERY USED TO GROW CORALS THAT COULD LATER BE USED TO HELP REPOPULATE NATURAL REEF HABITATS. THE STATE OF FLORIDA PROTECT OUR REEFS LICENSE PLATE IS ALSO ADMINISTERED BY MOTE AND THE FUNDS RAISED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM SUPPORT RESEARCH, CONSERVATION, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH RELATED TO CORAL REEFS.ECOTOXICOLOGYMANY AREAS OF THE WORLD ARE EXPERIENCING AN INCREASE IN HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS, WHICH HAVE A RANGE OF DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS ON COASTAL AREAS. MOTE STUDIES INCLUDE HOW SUCH BLOOMS AFFECT HUMAN HEALTH, BETTER ALGAE BLOOM DETECTION METHODS UTILIZING AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLES - ALSO KNOWN AS REMOTELY OPERATED UNDERWATER ROBOTS - AND WAYS TO MITIGATE THE EFFECTS OF BLOOMS THROUGH BETTER PUBLIC EDUCATION AND BLOOM SIZE REDUCTION. ONGOING RESEARCH INCLUDES STUDIES OF THE BASIC BIOLOGY OF THE HARMFUL ALGAE THAT AFFECTS FLORIDA (KARENIA BREVIS) AND THE CHARACTERISTICS THAT DISTINGUISH IT FROM BLOOMS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE U.S. AND THE GLOBE. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY STUDIES ARE ALSO CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE THE SUB-LETHAL AFFECTS OF TOXINS ON MARINE ANIMALS INCLUDING WHALES, MANATEES AND DOLPHINS USING BIOMARKERS TO SEEK GENETIC CHANGES.DESPITE A STAGNANT ECONOMY IN 2011, MOTE'S RESEARCHERS ATTRACTED NEARLY $8 MILLION IN NEW GRANTS, CONTRACTS AND SPONSORED PROJECTS ON A WIDE RANGE OF CRITICAL STUDIES TO THE REGION, SUPPORTING THE AREA'S ECONOMY. OUR EFFORTS RESULTED IN DOZENS OF JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS, ARTICLES FOR POPULAR MEDIA, BOOK CHAPTERS AND TEXTBOOKS IN REVIEW OR PRESS.IN 2011, MOTE ALSO HOSTED TWO NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES - ONE FOCUSED ON THE NEED FOR GREATER PROTECTIONS OF IMPORTANT MARINE RESOURCES IN THE GULF OF MEXICO FOLLOWING THE DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL RIG EXPLOSION ("BEYOND THE HORIZON") AND THE SECOND FOCUSED ON SEA LEVEL RISE.FISHERIES ENHANCEMENTTHIS CENTER STRIVES TO CREATE NEW METHODS OF RE-STOCKING MARINE SPECIES IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND FASHION. AS CERTAIN SPECIES BECOME MORE AND MORE OVERFISHED, IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO RE-INTRODUCE ANIMALS TO THE WILD. MOTE'S RESEARCH ALSO FOCUSES ON UNDERSTANDING WHICH HABITATS ARE VITAL TO SUSTAIN FISH POPULATIONS - FROM JUVENILE THROUGH ADULT - AND TO PROVIDE RESOURCE MANAGERS WITH THAT INFORMATION SO FISH POPULATIONS CAN CONTINUE TO REPLENISH THEMSELVES.AQUACULTUREMOTE'S AQUACULTURE RESEARCH IS FOCUSED ON FINDING COST-EFFECTIVE WAYS TO GROW FISH FOR FOOD AND FOR RE-STOCKING EFFORTS IN THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE MANNER POSSIBLE. OUR RESEARCH TAKES PLACE FAR FROM ANY BODY OF SALT OR FRESHWATER AND PROVES THAT AQUACULTURE CAN BE CONDUCTED IN WAYS THAT DO NOT HARM THE ENVIRONMENT DUE TO INNOVATIVE WATER RECIRCULATION TECHNOLOGY. OUR RESEARCH INTO AQUACULTURE METHODS IS CREATING NEW MODELS THAT WILL AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND SYSTEMS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW INDUSTRY IN FLORIDA. MOTE WORKS ON BOTH MARINE AND FRESHWATER SPECIES.COASTAL ECOLOGYONE OF THE MOST VITAL ASPECTS OF OCEAN CONSERVATION IS THE INTERACTION BETWEEN WHAT HAPPENS ON LAND AND HOW IT AFFECTS WHAT HAPPENS AT SEA. MOTE'S CENTER FOR COASTAL ECOLOGY HAS CREATED NEW MODELS THAT MEASURE THE EFFECTS OF THESE LAND-SEA INTERACTIONS AND - QUITE POSSIBLY - THE ROLE HUMANS PLAY IN IT. THESE STUDIES HELP PROVIDE MANAGERS WITH THE INFORMATION THEY NEED TO BECOME BETTER STEWARDS OF OUR OCEANIC ENVIRONMENTS AND THEIR INHABITANTS. 3256696 2964403 SEE SCHEDULE O:AQUARIUMMOTE AQUARIUM 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.NEARLY 400,000 GUESTS VISITED MOTE AQUARIUM IN 2011, WITH OUR TRAVELING EXHIBIT (MOTE MOBILE) REACHING ANOTHER 300,000 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. NEW ATTRACTIONS INCLUDE NARRATED TRAINING SESSIONS WITH MOTE'S LARGE SHARKS 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, MOTE 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, AN ORPHANED BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN CALF SPENT THREE MONTHS AT MOTE'S DOLPHIN AND WHALE HOSPITAL. THE DOLPHIN, NICKNAMED "TAZ," WAS FOUND IN JANUARY AT THE J.N. DING DARLING NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE ON SANIBEL ISLAND. BECAUSE THE 6-MONTH-OLD DOLPHIN WAS FOUND MOTHERLESS, THE NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE (NMFS) - WHICH OVERSEES THE CARE AND PROTECTION OF WILD MARINE MAMMALS - DETERMINED THAT HE COULD NOT SURVIVE ON HIS OWN IF RETURNED TO THE WILD. TAZ RECEIVED 'ROUND THE CLOCK CARE FOR NEARLY 1,000 HOURS AT MOTE. IN FEBRUARY, NMFS FOUND TAZ A PERMANENT HOME AT THE INDIANAPOLIS ZOO, WHERE HE IS THRIVING TODAY.MOTE STAFF ALSO TREATED AND RELEASED A WORLD-TRAVELING SEA TURTLE NICKNAMED "JOHNNY VASCO DA GAMA." THIS ENDANGERED KEMP'S RIDLEY WAS FOUND STRANDED IN 2008 IN THE NETHERLANDS AND REHABILITATED IN PORTUGAL. THE TURTLE WAS BROUGHT TO MOTE IN NOVEMBER TO COMPLETE ITS RECOVERY AND TO BE OUTFITTED WITH A STATE-OF-THE-ART SATELLITE TRACKING SYSTEM. THE TURTLE RETURNED TO THE WILD IN DECEMBER. 688355 23150 457522 SEE SCHEDULE O:EDUCATIONMOTE MARINE LABORATORY'S EDUCATION DIVISION PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR LIFE-LONG LEARNING AND PRESENTS ON-SITE EXPERIENCES FOR STUDENTS THROUGH SCHOOL AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS, SUMMER CAMPS AND SPECIAL ADULT-ORIENTED LECTURES. MOTE ALSO PROVIDES DISTANCE-LEARNING PROGRAMS THAT REACH STUDENTS THOUSANDS OF MILES AWAY FROM OUR CAMPUS IN SARASOTA, FLA. IN 2011, MOTE'S EDUCATORS CONTINUED TO FOSTER SCIENCE AND OCEAN LITERACY, HELPING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES MAKE RESPONSIBLE CONSERVATION CHOICES. WE REACHED 22,500 STUDENTS AND FAMILIES THROUGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS, SUMMER CAMPS AND OTHER ON-SITE PROGRAMMING. MOTE ALSO FOSTERED THE EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS BY SUPPORTING INTERNSHIPS FOR 158 COLLEGE STUDENTS AND 29 HIGH SCHOOLERS.MOTE'S INTERNSHIP PROGRAM INCLUDES THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION-FUNDED PROGRAM, RESEARCH EXPERIENCES FOR UNDERGRADUATES, OR REU. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM, A DOZEN UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGE STUDENTS MAJORING IN THE SCIENCES ARE PAIRED WITH A MOTE MENTOR DURING A SUMMER INTERNSHIP. THE INTERNSHIPS ARE DESIGNED TO GIVE STUDENTS A HANDS-ON OPPORTUNITY TO PERFORM THEIR OWN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PROJECT IN A REAL-LIFE LABORATORY SETTING. 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. DURING 2011, ANOTHER 1,665 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 203,692 SERVICE HOURS, FOR A VALUE OF $4.48 MILLION. FOUR VOLUNTEERS WERE ALSO RECOGNIZED FOR PERFORMING 30 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE ORGANIZATION - AMAZING DEDICATION THAT IS SURPASSED ONLY BY MOTE'S OWN COMMITMENT TO PERFORMING MARINE AND COASTAL RESEARCH TODAY THAT WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR OCEANS FOR DECADES TO COME.ADDITIONAL OUTREACH VENTURES INCLUDED THE MOTE SCIENCE CAFE SERIES, A PUBLIC OUTREACH PROGRAM THAT TAKES SCIENTISTS OUT OF THE LAB AND PUTS THEM IN INFORMAL, SOCIAL SETTINGS TO ENGAGE THE PUBLIC IN A CONVERSATION ABOUT SCIENCE AND MARINE CONSERVATION. 3226299 156585 2257135 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.FLORIDA DRIVERS WHO PURCHASE THE STATE'S PROTECT OUR REEFS SPECIALTY LICENSE PLATE ARE SUPPORTING NEW PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO ATTACK CORAL REEF PROBLEMS ON A NUMBER OF FRONTS. IN 2011, THE PROTECT OUR REEFS GRANTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE ANNOUNCED 11 AWARDS TOTALING $274,000 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 FOR MOTE'S CENTER FOR AQUACULTURE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, INCLUDING THE MARINE AQUACULTURE RESEARCH PROGRAM AND THE STURGEON COMMERCIAL DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. EFFORTS CURRENTLY TAKING PLACE AT THE FACILITY INCLUDE THE STUDY OF THE GROWTH OF SALTWATER SPECIES FOR RESTOCKING PROGRAMS - PARTICULARLY COMMON SNOOK, REDFISH AND POMPANO - 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.MEMBERSHIPIN 2011 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 GO THROUGH $1,000. MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS INCLUDE UNRESTRICTED VISITS TO THE AQUARIUM 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 OVER 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 3226299 156585 2257135 17046084 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 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 0 1 92 0 1 219 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 X 24 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 FL X DENA SMITH MOTE MARINE LABORATORY 9413774441 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 JAMES SCHELL 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 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 267281 0 14800 DENA J SMITH 40.00 X 102520 0 19052 DAVID VAUGHAN 40.00 X 145655 0 3800 JOHN REYNOLDS III 40.00 X 143991 0 10790 KENNETH LEBER 40.00 X 137975 0 10370 MICHAEL CROSBY 40.00 X 209102 0 14255 ROBERT HUETER 40.00 X 134650 0 10366 1141174 0 83433 11 0 1 0 SARASOTA BAY EXPLORERS 1923 LINCOLN DRIVE SARASOTA FL 34236 ECO-TOURISM BOAT TOURS 603004 MANCINI DINERS 4411 BEAUCHAMP COURT SARASOTA FL 34243 DINER AT MOTE AQUARIUM 376370 HUBBS-SEA WORLD RESEARCH INSTITUTE 2595 INGRAHAM ST SAN DIEGO CA 92109 SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SUBAGREEMENT 278291 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPI 118 COLLEGE DR HATTIESBURG MS 39406 SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SUBAGREEMENT 268964 UNH OFFICE OF SPONSORED RESEARCH UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE DURHAM NC 03824 SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SUBAGREEMENT 223297 8 219372 456998 2052693 665875 2729063 RESEARCH 541700 9234651 9234651 AQUARIUM 713990 2964403 2964403 PROTECT OUR REEFS - LI 900099 970655 970655 MEMBERSHIPS 900099 704851 704851 EDUCATION AND DISTANCE 611710 457522 457522 581629 581629 14913711 24641 24641 1902 155455 2051 137445 -149 18010 17861 17861 251885 219372 278754 -26869 -26869 1114245 573325 540920 540920 18199327 14913711 0 556553 150835 150835 105482 105482 398653 116467 232619 49567 7628847 6162636 1082017 384194 383604 311180 50896 21528 561404 452771 87973 20660 633143 494250 102203 36690 4762 4576 186 44000 44000 78000 78000 2149551 2054628 48084 46839 247416 218515 782 28119 756652 506512 104676 145464 786720 517877 267434 1409 371910 346652 6629 18629 40354 36243 800 3311 226695 173314 53381 2537734 872671 1665063 449271 206272 236296 6703 EQUIPMENT RENTAL & MAIN 1138941 777408 355110 6423 SUPPLIES 560335 556627 3430 278 INTERNAL RENTALS 0 134448 -139750 5302 OVERHEAD ALLOCATION 0 2467165 -2467165 416449 379555 631 36263 19670758 17046084 1735295 889379 176231 464857 2038642 1680878 1579287 2000452 34067 199041 268881 88321 106815 56196624 29065653 28568776 27130971 2829404 1939989 10491974 14458462 46005743 48051305 1216466 1364868 2806160 3325935 9388469 9899369 13411095 14590172 X 21211406 19033804 2683740 5725344 8699502 8701985 32594648 33461133 46005743 48051305 X -1471431 2337916 X X 0 1 1 X 1 1 X 3054776 2986750 2362824 2613531 2729063 13746944 3054776 2986750 2362824 2613531 2729063 13746944 1962708 11784236 97986 59993 24647 19662 24641 226929 13973873 83183889 0.84330 0.92630 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 109422 109422 19561336 19670758 1000000 250000 0 0 1000000 1000000 1000000 1000000 4000000 6000000 101143 91621 105447 109422 407633 250000 250000 250000 250000 1000000 1500000 614696 5879 6248 614327 613070 10630 9004 614696 610362 5794 3086 613070 613755 550 11852 15795 610362 0.99630 0.00370 0 0 7498190 7498190 34130314 16617485 17512829 12132140 10728309 1403831 2435980 1719859 716121 27130971 BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN MOTE MARINE FOUNDATION, INC. 13406501 DUE FROM MOTE MARINE FOUNDATION 21086 DONATED ASSETS HELD FOR SALE 79250 DUE FROM MESI 902710 PATENTS 48915 14458462 18199327 19670758 -1471431 -770 2338686 2337916 866485 21464804 -770 75482 2338686 2413398 19051406 -852079 -852079 18199327 20598319 75482 852079 927561 19670758 0 19670758 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: 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 8 - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: CHANGE IN NET ASSETS OF MOTE MARINE FOUNDATION, INC. 3,228,101. EQUITY EARNINGS IN SUBSIDARY INCOME -889,415. TOTAL TO SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 8: 2,338,686. PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: EQUITY EARNINGS IN SUBSIDIARY INCOME -889,415. CHANGE IN NET ASSETS OF MOTE MARINE FOUNDATION, INC. 3,228,101. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD NETTED WITH SALES INCLUDED IN PART VIII FORM 990 -573,325. SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES INCLUDED IN PART VIII FORM 990 -278,754. PART XIII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: COST OF GOODS SOLD NETTED WITH SALES INCLUDED IN PART VIII FORM 990 573,325. SPECIAL EVENTS EXPENSES INCLUDED IN PART VIII FORM 990 278,754. SEISTA KEY CRYSTAL CLASSIC 225137 36575 188562 18000 3275 166440 OCEANIC EVENING 170712 139126 31586 50600 16197 2 75408 43671 31737 7751 16491 471257 219372 251885 18000 61626 199128 278754 -26869 1 FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY PO BOX 552432 TAMPA FL 33655 650385507 THE STATE OF FLORIDA 28672 PROTECT OUR REEFS GRANT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION PO BOX 37012 MRC 1205 WASHINGTON DC 20013 530206027 501(C)(3) 24738 PROTECT OUR REEFS GRANT UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA PO BOX 103610 GAINESVILLE FL 32610 596002052 THE STATE OF FLORIDA 39316 PROTECT OUR REEFS GRANT UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI 4600 RICKENBACKER CAUSEWAY MIAMI FL 33149 590624458 501(C)(3) 34626 PROTECT OUR REEFS GRANT UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA 140 7TH AVE SOUTH KRC 3113 ST PETERSBURG FL 33701 593102112 THE STATE OF FLORIDA 12471 PROTECT OUR REEFS GRANT MARINE RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PO BOX 787 KEY LARGO FL 33037 670258256 501(C)(3) 8742 PROTECT OUR REEFS GRANT 6 SCHOLARSHIPS 19 23150 STIPENDS 18 82332 PROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS IN THE U.S.: PART I, LINE 2: SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2: GRANTS ARE AWARDED TO ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH MOTE MARINE LABORATORY'S PROTECT OUR REEFS PROGRAM USING FUNDS COLLECTED FROM REEF LICENSE PLATE SALES. 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 267281 0 0 0 0 0 11000 0 3800 0 282081 0 0 0 JOHN REYNOLDS III 143991 0 0 0 0 0 6990 0 3800 0 154781 0 0 0 MICHAEL CROSBY 209102 0 0 0 0 0 10455 0 3800 0 223357 0 0 0 X 2 2000 FAIR MARKET VALUE X 11 630160 FAIR MARKET VALUE X 3 2051 FAIR MARKET VALUE X EQUIPMENT 2 31663 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. 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 5: NET UNREALIZED LOSSES ON INVESTMENTS: -770. CHANGE IN NET ASSETS OF MOTE MARINE FOUNDATION, INC. 3,228,101. EQUITY EARNINGS IN SUBSIDARY INCOME -889,415. TOTAL TO FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 5: 2,337,916. 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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