We at Mote join the nation in mourning the loss of innocent lives on September 11, 2001. Never in our history have we been so directly impacted by international terrorism. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families.
9.11.01
mote leadership Board of Trustees Frederick M. Derr Chairman
Myra Monfort Vice-Chairman
J. Robert Long Secretary
Robert R. Nelson Treasurer
Vernon G. Buchanan Ron Ciaravella Howard C. Cobin Joann P. DiGennaro Jerome Dupree Jefferson Flanders William S. Galvano Susan C. Gilmore Alfred Goldstein Chairman Emeritus
Judy Graham Elaine M. Keating Melville R. Levi Michael T. Martin Chairman Emeritus
Raymond E. Mason, Jr. Mike B. McKee Michael Saunders Howard Seider, Jr. J. Ronald Skipper Sylvia J. Taylor Trustees Emeriti Donald G.C. Clark Eugenie Clark Hon. F. Daniel Miller Honorary Members David S. Allen, Sr. Richard H. Angelotti Chairman Emeritus
Charles R. Baumann Larry Coffey Hon. Andy Ireland Hon. Bob Johnson Chairman Emeritus
To quote the English poet, John Dryden. “I’m a little wounded but I am not slain; I will lay me down for to bleed a while, Then I’ll rise and fight with you again.” - and so we have . . .
G. Lowe Morrison John E. Pether Dean Rollings Beth G. Waskom William R. Mote 1906-2000
Perry W. Gilbert 1912-2000
Mote Marine Laboratory is an independent, nonprofit marine laboratory. The main facility is located on 10.5 acres on City Island in Sarasota, Florida; field stations are maintained in Pineland, Florida, on Charlotte Harbor, on Summerland Key in the Florida Keys; and at Mote Aquaculture Park on Fruitville Road in Sarasota.
Dear Friends, For many reasons, 2001 was an unusual year. At Mote, it was a year of unprecedented growth and expansion in all areas. Extramurally funded research projects increased by 25 percent; membership revenues increased by 21 percent, and Aquarium revenues increased by 18 percent. Despite government budget constraints, our research continued to receive increased state and federal support. Our Foundation assets now stand at $9.4M, with an additional endowment of $360,000 for Aquarium operations. The Laboratory has continued to do well in meeting its financial targets and budget expectations although challenges remain in raising matching funds for various grants. Our cash flow was also affected by a severe tropical storm which caused some damage to buildings and docks. The tremendous pressure on fisheries worldwide is of special concern to Mote Marine Laboratory. We hope that this report will illustrate the importance of the research being conducted at the Laboratory in support of these valuable resources. In order to improve the efficiency and depth of our research, two new divisions and research centers were created in 2001. The Center for Tropical Research provides access to the Florida Keys and the Center for Aquaculture Research and Development advances innovative aquaculture technologies. The Facilities Division is responsible for maintenance of the physical plant including research vessels and vehicles, and the Marine Operations Division oversees the staff of the R/V Eugenie Clark, supports Aquarium collections, and will provide research and eco-charters.
Frederick M. Derr
Kumar Mahadevan
Several major capital projects, started in 2001, are in various stages of completion. The Laboratory has obtained a lease on a 200-acre inland site in northeastern Sarasota County for a large-scale commercial sturgeon program. This project will not only benefit Florida’s aquaculture industry, but will provide funding for expansion to include other marine species. Construction of the Keating Marine Education Center will begin in 2002. This two-story structure will house the Distance Learning Program and studios, classrooms, and offices. Preliminary design is underway for a substantial expansion of the Ann and Alfred Goldstein Marine Mammal Center. Additionally, the Mote Scientific Foundation purchased a waterfront home on Pine Island with easy water access to Charlotte Harbor to provide housing and limited field station facilities for Mote scientists during extended sampling projects for the Charlotte Harbor Study. A major event in 2001 was the opening of the Mysterious Mollusks exhibit which spotlights Mote’s preserved giant squid specimen, the largest of only two such exhibits in the world. The 4,000 sq. ft. pavilion also presents several live exhibits, including cuttlefish, scallops, and various seashells. The year was not without personal sadness for MML. A revered Trustee and true friend of the Laboratory, Wesley H. Loomis, III, passed away in April. He is greatly missed. The staff and volunteers of MML donated to a special fund to help the children of the Boys and Girls Clubs of New York and Washington, D.C. Our country is forever changed by the tragic events of September 11, and we realize that we have much for which to be thankful. Cordially, Kumar Mahadevan, Ph.D. Executive Director
Frederick M. Derr Chairman, Board of Trustees
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2001
of note at mote january
Ami, a pygmy sperm whale calf, Kogia, arrived at Mote’s Dolphin and Whale Hospital from North Miami Beach, where she had stranded with her mother, Mia, who died shortly thereafter. The calf was less than one month old, and was tube-fed formula every three hours around the clock.
february
The 2nd Annual Valentine’s Day Dinner with the Stars was held on February 10 with proceeds benefitting the Dolphin and Whale Hospital. This highly successful fund-raiser included stars from ABC-TV’s soap operas “All My Children” and “One Life to Live”, and was attended by 300 enthusiastic fans.
march
The Kresge Foundation of Troy, Michigan, issued a dual purpose challenge grant for Mote’s Endowment and the proposed Keating Marine Education Center. To receive the $500,000 grant, Mote must raise $2.5 million for the endowment by April 2002.
april
The Sea Turtle Research and Conservation Program was the beneficiary of the 15th Annual Run for the Turtles, a sanctioned 3K run and 1K fun run/walk on Siesta Beach. Nearly 700 participated in the event, which included a boat raffle.
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may
A joint Annual Meeting of the Board of Trustees, Sarasota Advisory Council, and the Keys Advisory Board was held in Key West, Florida. The Board members enjoyed a tour of the new Summerland Key Field Station.
june
Two new exhibits were introduced at a gala party attended by more than 500 people. Mysterious Mollusks features a preserved giant squid specimen, a 25' female. The Mobile Exhibit consists of an 18-ton trailer truck with a 1,200 gallon tropical fish tank and touch pool. Ami surpassed the record for an orphaned Kogia surviving in rehab. When full-grown, she is expected to reach 12-14 feet. Ami’s progress at the Dolphin and Whale Hospital captured national media attention.
july
Of 72 statewide applications, Mote’s proposal to the Florida Department of Education for its SeaTrek Distance Learning Program received the highest rating. The award will provide marine science distance learning to 22 school districts across the state and 15 schools in Sarasota County.
august
With assistance from the Mote Scientific Foundation, Mote Marine Laboratory leased 200 acres of land in eastern Sarasota County. The site, known as Mote Aquaculture Park, will be used for a large-scale commercial sturgeon-raising demonstration project and provide research and development facilities for a variety of marine fishes.
september
A prestigious grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services was awarded to Mote Aquarium to assist with operations expenses for fiscal years 2002 and 2003.
october
Mote’s Sarasota Advisory Council organized the annual Oceanic Evening, “Rapture on the Reef”, a black-tie gala which is the Laboratory’s largest fund-raiser. Proceeds benefitted the Summerland Key Center for Tropical Research.
increasing, in a cost-effective manner, the number of redfish in Tampa Bay.
november
The Florida Arts Council ranked MML’s project number one out of fifty applicants. The grant for the expansion of Mote’s Goldstein Marine Mammal Center is dependent on legislative appropriation of funds to the Cultural Facilities Program, and subsequent Governor’s approval.
december
MML hosted the 30th Annual Meeting of the United States-Japan Cooperative Program in Natural Resources Aquaculture Panel. The purpose of the Panel is to build scientific and technical cooperation in aquaculture and to provide an opportunity for the exchange of ideas between Japan and the U.S.
Governor Jeb Bush released the one millionth hatchery-reared redfish into Tampa Bay as part of Project Tampa Bay, a partnership of MML and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s Florida Marine Research Institute. The Project began in October 1999 with the goal of
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center for A Q U A C U LT U R E R E S E A R C H & D E V E L O P M E N T
Kevan Main, Ph.D., Director
new advances in culturing marine fish Mote’s Center for Aquaculture Research and Development is developing new and innovative technologies to advance aquaculture industry development and support and expand stock enhancement research. By the year 2025, the world population is projected to reach 8.5 billion people, and the demand for seafood is estimated to be 120 million metric tons (MMT). Capture fisheries reached the maximum sustainable yield of 100 MMT more than ten years ago and has not increased since then. Meanwhile, the demand for seafood continues to increase. These statistics make clear the need to develop hatchery, nursery, and growout technologies for high-value marine fishes and shellfish. This new research center was established in May 2001 and Dr. Kevan Main was appointed Director. Four new aquaculture scientists were hired in June and July, increasing the aquaculture staff to a total of ten. Construction began on the Mote Aquaculture Park. This state-ofthe-art recirculating aquaculture facility is located on 200 acres in eastern Sarasota County. The Park will provide the facilities to house Mote’s salt and freshwater aquaculture research and demonstration projects. Improvements in live food culture systems resulted in the consistent production of large numbers of rotifers (tiny planktonic crustaceans) for larval snook production trials. More than 5,000 snook are being raised for stock enhancement trials that will be carried
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out by Mote’s Center for Fisheries Enhancement in the spring of 2002. Intensive recirculating methods are being developed for several species of Russian sturgeon that will be farmed for caviar and meat production. We are evaluating Siberian (Acipenser baeri), osetra (Acipenser gueldenstati) and bester (a hybrid of the beluga and sterlet species) sturgeon for commercial culture. More than 25,000 sturgeon, ranging from one to four years of age, are being farmed at the Mote campus. Collaborative projects involving red snapper and queen conch have been initiated. The Center is working with the University of Southern Mississippi Institute of Marine Sciences in Mississippi and the Oceanic Institute in Hawaii to develop the techniques to produce juvenile red snapper for stock enhancement experiments in the Gulf of Mexico. We will soon begin a project to culture juvenile conch, as part of the Conch Heritage Network. The queen conch will be used for stock enhancement trials in the Florida Keys. The need has never been greater for new technologies that will produce seafood for a hungry world. Mote’s aquaculture center is ready for the challenge and will do its part.
center for FISHERIES ENHANCEMENT
Kenneth M. Leber, Ph.D., Director
working to rebuild ocean fisheries The National Marine Fisheries Service estimates that 60 percent of the world’s food fishes are overfished. Yet the demand for seafood is rising along with a still growing world population. What to do? One answer is to implement more effective fishing regulations in cooperation with the major fishing nations around the globe. Another is aquaculture or farming of high value fish for market. And still another is to enhance depleted wild stocks with domestically cultured juveniles. This is the work of the Center for Fisheries Enhancement (CFE).
stock enhancement program
Red Snapper: The first ever release of hatcheryraised red snapper in Florida (December 2000) could be the first step in reestablishing the American red snapper populations off the west coast of Central Florida. Of 900 tagged fish seeded onto artificial reefs 15 miles west of Sarasota, the CFE, working with other institutions in the Gulf of Mexico Stock Enhancement Program, found more than one hundred survivors which had grown 8 to 10 inches long. Snapper survival was good at all artificial reef types stocked (oyster shell, cinder block, and cinder-block pyramids) over the next 200 days. Encouraged, Mote stock enhancement researchers deployed 45 newly designed artificial reefs in the same general area and tagged the summer’s progeny of juvenile snapper for the next release in Sarasota. Stocking of these fish was postponed to 2002 due to the persistence of a red tide bloom. Snook: Since 1997, approximately 40,000 juvenile hatchery-raised snook were tagged and released into Sarasota waters. To assess their current status, Mote researchers scanned more than 2,800 adult snook for micro-tags and identified hatchery snook from the 1997, 1998, and 1999 release groups which represented about 2 percent of the total catch. Some of these fish were even found in the adult spawning aggregations – a clear sign that hatchery snook are thriving
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in the wild. Other studies have shown that juvenile hatchery snook released in micro-habitats within the creeks have a higher survival rate than those released around bay islands, and that juvenile “naive” snook enjoy double the survival rate if allowed to acclimate at the release sites in predator-free enclosures. Red Drum: Our stock enhancement partnership with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is thriving. Mote researchers are partners with FWC and are integrally involved in the planning, stocking, and assessment of Project Tampa Bay. Governor Jeb Bush released the one millionth hatchery-reared redfish into Tampa Bay as part of Project Tampa Bay.
fisheries biology program
This program is opening the door to a better understanding of how individual species live and the conditions under which they prosper as key to successful fisheries management. The staff joined a collaborative effort to determine the survival rates of undersized reef fish by catch of red grouper, gag, red snapper, vermilion and mangrove snappers in the Gulf of Mexico and the South Atlantic – and to teach the fishing public how to increase the survival rates of these small fish.
fisheries habitat program
Continued testing of ecophysiology models developed at the Center aims to determine the ideal release conditions for future stocking efforts. Construction began on a new wet lab facility at Mote’s main complex. It will contain more than ten separate recirculating systems with approximately 34 fish-holding tanks of 180 to 900 gallons each to house lab-cultured red snapper and snook.
center for C O A S TA L E C O L O G Y
Ernest D. Estevez, Ph.D., Director
measuring the human effect on marine life The Center for Coastal Ecology deals with globally significant long-term ecological issues. The goal of the Center is to provide the scientific basis for the management of unique natural resources, from the sea bottom up to rivers and estuaries. Changes that occur among the animals that live on the bottom of the sea are the first signs of a deteriorating marine environment. A major project for the Coastal Ecology Program staff has been coordinating the Charlotte Harbor Study, a multi-disciplinary project to understand and, ultimately, to predict the effects of environmental change, both natural and manmade, on the delicately balanced ecosystem of the coastal estuary. Climate change, which affects sea levels and salinity, is one of the most challenging problems facing natural science. The program addresses this problem through detailed studies of nutrients and light, seagrasses, and the animals most affected by salinity changes. The Center, through its Chemical Ecology Program, continued its study of the Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge, gaining new insights into the effects of excess nutrients on shallow waters. Concentrated water quality analyses have resulted in very precise nutrient measurements, invaluable for key environmental research. New work will focus on the location and analysis of submarine springs in the Gulf of Mexico.
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The Landscape Ecology Program studied habitat use by fish and invertebrates in regard to submerged freshwater and marine grasses. Using Geographical Information Systems (GIS), the program has been developing maps showing such environmental variables as flora, fauna, water depths, and sediment type. These maps also show the relationship between water quality and land use, i.e., hardened shore lines (seawalls), desalination plants, and effluent from power plants and other sources. Other Center projects characterized the growth rate of seagrasses, and continued the monitoring of the population and growth of the invasive green mussel, Florida’s newest exotic marine species. Several new projects include red tide related studies; one project will analyze Sarasota Bay data for clues to red tide initiation and another will evaluate the effectiveness and practicability of the use of clay to remove red tide from the water. Interestingly, it has been observed that the red tide outbreak in 2001 was fatal to the green mussel, an observation that may have implications for control.
CHARLOTTE HARBOR
the charlotte harbor project
The Charlotte Harbor Study honors the memory of William Russell Mote, 1906-2000, a major benefactor of Mote Marine Laboratory. Charlotte Harbor, on Florida’s southwestern coast, is one of the state’s last large and relatively healthy estuaries vulnerable to projected population growth and land development. This five-year project will assess the ecological health of Charlotte Harbor and its watershed. The Harbor Program is just starting but has already attracted many partners. Scientists from colleges and universities, government laboratories, and conservation organizations, are also helping or conducting companion studies.
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center for TROPICAL RESEARCH
Erich Mueller, Ph.D., Director
a new larger facility for coral research In 2001, the Center for Tropical Research (CTR) was formally established. Located at Mote’s Summerland Key Field Station, in the lower Florida Keys, the Center focuses heavily on coral biology which includes physiology, diseases, ecology, and the development of innovative methods to repair reefs damaged by human activities. Reef-building corals found in the tropics and subtropics, demonstrate a symbiotic relationship between tiny coral animals and microscopic plants, called zooxanthellae. The stony animals secrete a skeleton that is the foundation of a reef, and the plants provide food and oxygen for their hosts. Reefs provide habitat for countless species — more than one quarter of all marine species, and up to 40 percent of all fishes. These fragile reefs are threatened by numerous problems; among them damage from ships and boats, pollution, erosion from incorrect land management, overfishing, disease, and especially, global climate changes. The Mote scientists are trying to determine the effect of these various impacts on reefs so that attention can be paid to those causing the most damage. Coral disease is a major concern in the Florida Keys as well as throughout the world. In 2001, the completion of the Center’s laboratory facilities enabled the initiation of an integrated coral health research program which involved fieldwork throughout the Keys and the Bahamas, and laboratory studies of coral disease.
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As part of this work, three new study sites were established in the Tortugas Ecological Reserve, the largest fully-protected marine reserve in the United States. Samples from these sites were analyzed for an annual assessment of coral disease. This study also examined the cellular changes associated with the potentially devastating “white plague” disease, and the environmental conditions that may contribute to its spread. To aid in further coral health studies, microcolonies of a gorgonian coral were developed as a model research system to be used to examine the effects of certain chemicals, such as pesticides, on corals. Other work involved experiments on the role of thermal stress (heat) in producing white plague on the mountainous star coral. During the summer of 2001, the Center was fully booked with visiting scientists and students. For the fourth time since 1997, another in the popular series “Advanced Courses in Tropical Marine Sciences” was taught. The topic was “Diseases of Corals and Other Reef Organisms”. The course was filled to capacity and included students from around the world including Hong Kong, Saipan and Belize.
center for ECO-TOXICOLOGY
Richard H. Pierce, Ph.D., Director
expanded studies of red tide & other toxins Scientists in the Center have made significant progress in studies of toxic impacts on marine ecosystems from harmful algal blooms as well as contaminants from pesticides and oil. They were leaders in preparation for and response to the massive red tide that hit the Florida Gulf coast in early August and continued into December. Studies of this toxic phenomenon were greatly expanded from previous years and include factors that control red tide bloom initiation and transport, behavior and physiology of the red tide organism (Karenia breve), remote sensing to identify and monitor the blooms, and data acquisition for enhancing satellite imagery and predicting the fate of red tide organisms in water, air and the tissues of other marine creatures. In addition, new attention was given to the adverse effects of these biotoxins on public health, and methods to mitigate and control red tides. The research vessel Eugenie Clark was used extensively by visiting scientists from many institutions, working collaboratively with Mote scientists, to study the red tide bloom under natural field conditions. A monitor capable of identifying the red tide organisms from other phytoplankton, using color spectrometry, was developed by a Mote scientist and made assessing the bloom more precise than ever before possible. This sophisticated technology will be further developed and find application
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in studies of harmful algal blooms in Mote’s Charlotte Harbor Project and elsewhere. Intensive biochemical studies were initiated to measure the accumulation of red tide toxins in shellfish and the mechanisms for toxin removal. Mote’s Environmental Health Program assessed the effects of aerosolized red tide toxins on dolphins, manatees, sea turtles and humans. The Center’s research efforts were expanded under the Aquatic Toxicology Program to include biomarkers in marine animals for food chain relationships, identification of stress from exposure to toxic substances, and studies of the long-term fate of oil contamination in the marine environment. It must be understood that harmful algal blooms are natural phenomena known to man for centuries, and that they also play beneficial roles in the marine environment. As for mitigation and control of red tides, however, Mote’s microbiology research showed that certain bacteria appear to have the ability to degrade red tide toxins. This may ultimately be more effective than the use of flocculating clay that can clear water of particulate matter but may not be practical in a large area.
center for SHARK RESEARCH
Robert E. Hueter, Ph.D., Director
the impact of fishing on shark populations Sharks are an important indicator of the worldwide loss of biodiversity and depletion of marine animals, many being important food fishes that help sustain human life. Scientists are working to address this loss of diversity with respect to species and populations of sharks, skates, and rays. CSR (Center for Shark Research) scientists conduct research on the biology of these animals that directly contributes to the understanding of their population status, habitat needs, and ecological roles in the ocean, information that improves the understanding of their resource value, including the potential for curing human diseases. Significant scientific accomplishments in 2001 include: • Solving the mysteries of shark migration: High-tech acoustic telemetry of young blacktip sharks revealed their movement patterns within a coastal nursery area and demonstrated that they return to their natal nursery on annual cycles. Also, this past year, staff started satellite telemetry of large sharks to follow their long-term migrations in the Gulf of Mexico. • Saving depleted populations of sharks and rays: Research on the relative abundance of pelagic, i.e., open-water, sharks demonstrated unequivocally that these open-ocean populations can be depleted by overfishing. Also, field data collected on the smalltooth sawfish contributed to the proposed listing of this large, once abundant ray as an endangered species, the first fully marine fish to be so protected by the U.S.
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advances in biomedical research
The Biomedical Research Program team, investigating the remarkable resistance of sharks, skates, and rays to disease including cancer, reported progress in several ongoing research projects. A highlight of 2001 was the initiation of a collaboration with the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute in Tampa, Florida. This joint effort is working to identify and characterize protein factors secreted from shark and skate immune cells that inhibit the growth of mammalian tumor cell lines. Other active projects (with their collaborators) included: • Identification of genes important in the development and regulation of the shark and skate immune system (with University of South Florida Children’s Research Institute). • Functional characterization of immune cells and immune cell forming tissues in sharks and skates (with Clemson University). • Isolation of molecules from shark cells and tissues with the potential to inhibit the formation of blood vessels feeding developing tumors (with Massachusetts Institute of Technology). • Evaluation of manatee immune cell responses in order to assess the effects of environmental stress on the health of this endangered marine mammal in Southwest Florida (with Mote’s Manatee Research Program).
center for MARINE MAMMAL & SEA TURTLE RESEARCH
Randall S. Wells, Ph.D., Director
comprehensive studies bring results The Center for Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Research, dedicated to the care and conservation of manatees, sea turtles, dolphins, and whales, is composed of seven research programs. These programs study many aspects of marine mammal and sea turtle biology and ecology. The Center’s newest program is the Sensory Biology and Behavior Program, which studies various processes and capabilities in a variety of marine fishes as well as mammals. A significant discovery was the finding that menhaden, a type of herring, was capable of responding to ultrasound, the very high frequencies of sound used in dolphin echolocation, for example. This will lead to several research approaches to determine the how and why of this ability for this commercially important fish. The Dolphin Research Program completed one of its most productive years. The program published its findings regarding the adverse effects of boats on dolphin behavior, especially in shallow waters. Studies of bottlenose dolphin reproductive success focused on the level of care provided by first-time mothers toward their calves; also paternity testing was accomplished for the first time for a wild bottlenose dolphin community. This testing demonstrated that approximately half of the calves may be sired by nonresident males, indicating a high level of genetic exchange between communities. In conjunction with the National Marine Fisheries Service and the International Whaling Commission, health assessment studies continued to explore the relationships between dolphin health and environmental contaminant loads, which could also be a factor in the high mortality of young calves. The Manatee Research Program was involved in intensive field research and conducted regular aerial surveys to monitor manatee distribution and abundance. Findings indicate that manatees respond behaviorally to boats and possibly may react to approaching boats at distances in excess of 800 meters; immune function
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in manatees may be affected by such factors as red tide toxins, cold stress, some viruses, and certain types of physical trauma. “Capture stress� associated with shorebased captures appears to have little physiological effect. These results may assist manatee management and protection. The Waterways Management Program studied the effects of law enforcement presence on boater compliance in manatee speed zones and was involved in manatee watch activities in conjunction with high speed boat races and marine construction activities in Southwest Florida. The Marine Mammal Stranding Investigations Program continued to study dolphin strandings and to investigate reports of sick, injured, and entangled manatees. The program worked with 18 stranded dolphins or small whales, and responded to 56 reports of sick, injured, or dead manatees. In light of red tide events and associated fish kill locally, particular attention was paid to dolphins and manatees for signs of exposure. The Offshore Cetacean Ecology Program continued its collaboration with the University of South Florida (USF) red tide program in conducting monthly surveys of dolphins on the continental shelf out to 100 miles offshore. In collaboration with other researchers from USF, the program studied dolphin ecology and marine biodiversity in the eastern Gulf of Mexico from an oceanographic perspective. The Sea Turtle Conservation and Research Program documented 1,381 nests. July storms resulted in the loss of 52 percent of the nests, but staff and volunteers were able to rescue many nests and new nests that followed did well. Reconnaissance surveys were begun to determine the location of adult and juvenile turtles in Charlotte Harbor.
the AQUARIUM
Daniel Bebak, Director
fishes, mollusks, marine mammals & more Every year, attendance increases at the Mote Aquarium, a satisfying accomplishment not only because the Aquarium supports our research, but because visitors’ experiences teach them about the importance of marine life, and engenders public support for effective management of ocean fisheries that are now under tremendous pressure worldwide. Many new exhibits were added to the Aquarium this past year. The largest event took place in June with the formal opening of Mysterious Mollusks, part of the new 4,000 sq. ft. pavilion containing live exhibits of cuttlefish, octopus, scallop and clam aquaculture, a shell collection, and the centerpiece, Mote’s preserved 25’ giant squid. A new three-tank exhibit of bay invertebrates houses upside down jellyfish, fire worms, and sea anemones. A new above/below Florida freshwater exhibit displays killifish, crayfish, and an Atlantic stingray adapted to life in freshwater. At the close of the year, construction began on the Aquarium’s new, larger and more accessible touch pool. Aquarium outreach programs also got a big lift in 2001. The new truck-and-trailer Mobile Exhibit was inaugurated at midyear and visited schools as far away as Cape Canaveral and the Florida Keys. SeaTrek, Mote’s Distance Learning Program, thanks to major new funding, purchased and installed videoconferencing systems to bring marine science to
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twelve underserved elementary schools in ten school districts across Florida. SeaTrek also supported Dr. Eugenie Clark’s distance learning course which was delivered to three University of South Florida campuses. The Animal Care Program, under the aegis of the Aquarium, reported that Hugh and Buffett, the resident manatees on exhibit at the Marine Mammal Center, had completed the final phases of a two-year visual acuity study. Preliminary results were presented in December at the Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals, held in Vancouver, Canada. Early in the year, the Dolphin and Whale Hospital received two stranded pygmy sperm whales, a mother and newborn calf, Ami. Although the mother soon died, by year’s end, Ami had grown to almost 7 feet and 340 pounds, becoming the world’s longest living pygmy sperm whale in a rehab environment. Much has been learned about the biology, behavior and needs of this species from observing Ami, including a first time ever in captivity introduction of two pygmy sperm whales in the same enclosure, when a stranded juvenile male was also brought to Mote. Unfortunately, the young male did not survive, but the body of knowledge continues to grow as Ami teaches the staff more each day.
E D U C AT I O N
Ray L. Thacker, Ed.D., Director
marine science reaches more people The Monday Night at Mote lecture series has become ever more popular, so much so that every seat in the house was taken for every lecture and in some cases, would-be attendees were turned away. The 2001 series ran 14 weeks from January to April and featured worldrenowned scientists, conservationists, and marine artists. For the twelfth year, the Laboratory participated in the JASON Project, this time exploring the Hawaiian Islands, a “Living Laboratory”. Dr. Robert Ballard led the team of student and teacher argonauts and researchers in a truly enlightening experience to Hawaii’s awe-inspiring volcanoes, unique terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, and rich cultural history. Here in Sarasota, more than 8,000 students from area secondary schools participated in the exploration via satellite in real time. Mote’s Distance Learning Program, SeaTrek, was the recipient of a Florida Department of Education award which will provide marine science distance learning to 22 school districts and 15 schools in Sarasota County. A number of other Mote Education projects also enjoyed success in 2001, most notably the following: • Elementary and middle school students attended 29 separate summer marine science programs, including a pilot program
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at Abaco, Bahamas. Nineteen of these students received full scholarships from Mote. • Forty-five students participated in Mote’s High School Intern Program, earning a half credit toward graduation. The program requires each student to complete 75 hours of intense academic training, and 60 hours of community service in support of Mote’s Aquarium and education programs. • For the second year, Mote Marine Laboratory was a “Partner in Education” with the Booker High School Environmental Science Academy, and for the fifth year Mote educators worked with the Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences, an innovative charter school noted for its academic excellence and social responsibility. • Through a grant, local children and adults with disabilities who participate in Easter Seals Programs attended marine science programs. • Mote scientists, educators, volunteers, and interns provided popular community outreach programs targeted to adults with an interest in learning more about marine life in southwestern Florida. • A new overnight program, Twilight with the Turtles, was created for ages 7-9 and 10-12. It joined the earlier-established Sleep with the Sharks and Moonlight with the Manatees overnight programs that have proven so popular.
M O T E E N V I R O N M E N TA L SERVICES INC.
Steve LeGore, Ph.D., President
mesi goes to armenia Mote Environmental Services, Inc. (MESI), is a whollyowned for-profit subsidiary of Mote Marine Laboratory. MESI offers consulting services in resource management, focusing on the protection and restoration of marine ecosystems and their proper maintenance. MESI had three major projects in 2001:
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Assisted with water quality monitoring associated with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ restoration of previous dredging damage in Tampa Bay.
2 Continuing three-year program in the
Republic of Armenia to strengthen national water management capacity. A water quality and quantity monitoring strategy was developed and finalized. Future work will involve procurement of equipment, training, and development of technical tools. This project is under contract to the United States Agency for International Development.
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3 Ongoing Florida Keys Carrying Capacity Study for the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: The study, mandated by the Florida State Legislature, analyzes the impacts of population and development on the Florida Keys. MESI provides input for the marine resources area of the project. Additionally, MESI submitted three proposals now pending, one for a task order contract to the U.S. Agency for International Development, and two project proposals to the Ministry of Environment in the Republic of Georgia. Dr. Steve LeGore, MESI’s President, was elected to the post of Executive Director of the Association of Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean (AMLC). The AMLC is an association of 25 institutional and several hundred individual members involved in marine research and education in the Greater Caribbean Basin.
scientists ADJUNCT & POSTDOCTORAL
thanks for the help 2001 adjunct scientists Howard Anderson, D.V.M. Spring Hill, Florida
Gordon Bruce Bauer, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology, Division of Social Sciences, New College of Florida, Sarasota, Florida Lee Blankenship Research Scientist, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Olympia, Washington A.B. “Budd” Bodine, Ph.D. Department of Animal, Dairy & Veterinary Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina Jeffrey C. Carrier, Ph.D. Albion College, Albion, Michigan Ruth DeLynn Longboat Key, Florida Leo Demski, Ph.D. Division of Natural Sciences, New College of Florida, Sarasota, Florida Tom Fraser, Ph.D. W. Dexter Bender & Associates, Ft. Myers, Florida Donald Fridshal, Ph.D. Sarasota, Florida Scott M. Glenn, Ph.D. Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey Heidi E. Harley, Ph.D. Division of Social Sciences, New College of Florida, Sarasota, Florida Sasha Koulish, Ph.D. Longboat Key, Florida Gary Litman, Ph.D. Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Children's Research Institute, St. Petersburg, Florida
Paula M. Mikkelsen, Ph.D. Curator of Malacology, Department of Invertebrates, American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York David F. Millie, Ph.D. USDA Southern Regional Research Center, Agricultural Research Service, New Orleans, Louisiana Jeanne Mortimer, Ph.D. Department of Zoology, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida Philip J. Motta, Ph.D. Department of Biology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida R. Glenn Northcutt, Ph.D. Department of Neurosciences, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California D. Ann Pabst, Ph.D. Biological Sciences and Center for Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina Esther Caroline Peters, Ph.D. Annandale, Virginia James A. “Buddy” Powell, Ph.D. Wildlife Trust, Sarasota, Florida Harold “Wes” Pratt NOAA/NMFS Northeast Fisheries Service Center, Narragansett, Rhode Island Butch Rommel, Ph.D. St. Petersburg, Florida Clyde Roper, Ph.D. Department of Invertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
David A. Mann, Ph.D. Tucker-Davis Technologies, Inc., Gainesville, Florida
Michael Salmon, Ph.D. Florida Atlantic University, Department of Biological Sciences, Boca Raton, Florida
William McLellan Biological Sciences and Center for Marine Sciences, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina
Laela S. Sayigh, Ph.D. Biological Sciences and Center for Marine Science, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina
Oscar Max Eric Schofield, Ph.D. Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey Clayton A. Smith, Ph.D. Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, Florida Stephen Spotte, Ph.D. Groton, Connecticut Robert Thommes, Ph.D. Sarasota, Florida Peter Lloyd Tyack, Ph.D. Senior Scientist, Biology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts Edward Van Vleet, Ph.D. School of Marine Sciences, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, Florida James Woods, Ph.D. Sarasota, Florida Graham Anthony James Worthy, Ph.D. Texas A&M University at Galveston, Department of Marine Biology, Galveston, Texas Jeanette Wyneken, Ph.D. Department of Biological Services, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida Seymour Zigman, Ph.D. Boston University Eye Research Lab, Marine Biology Lab, Woods Hole, Massachusetts
postdoctoral scientists Aaron Adams, Ph.D. Center for Fisheries Enhancement
Robert Griffin, Ph.D. Center for Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Research Jane Hawkridge, Ph.D. Center for Tropical Ecology Michael Heithaus, Ph.D. Center for Shark Biology Douglas Nowacek, Ph.D. Center for Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Research
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ADVISORS & PA R T N E R S H I P S
proud of our partners our advisors advisory council - sarasota Richard S. Appell, Jr. Charles Baumann Daniel A. Bechtold Steve Belack, Vice Chairman Veronica B. Brady Sandra J.C. Buchanan Thomas Casey G. James Creighton L. Stephens Doster Ted Ewing Donald O. Featherman Arnold Fein Brad Goddard Judy Graham John R. Hager Edward Hamilton James Henry Trammell Hudson C. Eugene Jones Richard Kermode Bryan D. Langton Barbara Levin
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Christopher A. Likens Margaret S. Loomis R. Jackson McGill Steven Meier Michael P. Melnick Robert E. Messick Craig Morrison G. Lowe Morrison, Chairman Mollie B. Nelson David Nicholas John E. Pether J. Terry Petrella Alexandra Quarles Gary K. Rogers William A. Rottman Theodore Simon Ronald Soto Norman Vaughan-Birch Beth Waskom Douglas E. Williamson Robert E. Windom
keys advisory board William Barry Lynne Bentley-Kemp George Craig Cloann Watkins Garrison Wilhelmina Harvey David P. Horan George Neugent George Nyman Dean Rollings, Chairman Alfred Scotti Phil Shannon S. Goran Stackig Hermann Stein Mary Lee Stroh Ed Swift, Sr. Robert Tracy Bob Walma B.J. Witt Tony Zirilli
partnerships & associations Mote Marine Laboratory continued to develop successful partnerships and associations. These affiliations connected the staff to the larger world of marine science and strengthened their ability to conduct far-reaching programs. American Museum of Natural History (New York, New York) Chicago Zoological Society [Brookfield Zoo] (Chicago, Illinois) Clemson University (Clemson, South Carolina) Florida Gulf Coast University (Ft. Myers, Florida) Florida Institute of Oceanography (St. Petersburg, Florida) Florida Institute of Technology (Melbourne, Florida) Florida International University (Miami, Florida) Florida State University (Tallahassee, Florida) Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution (Ft. Pierce, Florida) Harvard University (Cambridge, Massachusetts) Instituto Nacional de la Pesca (Mexico City, Mexico) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
Moffitt Cancer Center (Tampa, Florida) Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (Moss Landing, California) Mystic Aquarium’s Institute for Exploration (Mystic, Connecticut) North Carolina State University (Wilmington, North Carolina) Perry Institute of Marine Science (Lee Stocking Island, Bahamas) Southern Illinois University (Carbondale, Illinois) Texas A&M University (College Station, Texas) Universidad Autonoma de Baja California Sur (La Paz, Mexico) University of Florida (Gainesville, Florida) University of South Florida, College of Medicine, Children's Research Institute, Department of Biology and the School of Marine Sciences (Tampa and St. Petersburg, Florida)
memberships Mote Marine Laboratory is a member of the following associations: American Association of Museums American Coastal Coalition American Zoological Association Association of Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean Chambers of Commerce Anna Maria Key West Longboat Key Lower Keys Manatee Siesta Key Sarasota Venice Estuarine Research Federation
Florida Academy of Sciences Florida Association of Museums Florida Association of Non Profit Organizations Florida Ocean Alliance Florida Sea Grant National Association of Marine Laboratories National Marine Educators Association St. Armands Circle Association Science and Environmental Council of Sarasota County Southern Association of Marine Laboratories The Ocean Project The Oceanography Society World Aquaculture Society
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VOLUNTEERS & INTERNS
Andrea S. Davis, Coordinator
a most valuable resource Knowledgeable, committed and enthusiastic volunteers are immediately evident whenever a visitor explores Mote's campus and programs. Volunteers serve in all areas of Mote Marine Laboratory including research, animal care, facilities and ground maintenance, sea turtle conservation, and support programs such as communications, library service and information systems. The Aquarium's guides, cashiers, gift shop assistants and lobby personnel are Mote's ambassadors to the public. In 2001, 1,571 volunteers donated an estimated 204,590 hours, or the equivalent of nearly 100 full-time employees. The program is administered with the help of the Board of Directors of the Volunteers of Mote Marine Laboratory. The Volunteer Board comprises four officers and nineteen committees, assists with recruiting, training, and scheduling of volunteers and serves as a liaison between the volunteer corps and staff.
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In April, Mote Volunteers were honored with the “Heart of the Community Award” in recognition of exemplary service to Sarasota County. Each year, this award is presented to an agency by Volunteer Connections, which is a countywide organization dedicated to one of the area’s most valuable resources: our volunteers.
college interns
One hundred two college interns gained valuable hands-on experience and provided research assistance at Mote in 2001. Of these, eighteen received scholarships from the scholarship funds in memory of Einar T. Anderson and volunteer Louis S. Gilbert. The 2001 interns represented 80 colleges and universities and hailed from 31 states and the countries of Austria, Brazil, Chile, England, France, Scotland, Sweden and Wales.
O R G A N I Z AT I O N
as of June 1, 2002
how we are structured ADMINISTRATION DIVISION
COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION
DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
EDUCATION DIVISION
D.J. Smith Director and Chief Financial Officer
J. Galvin Director
Lt. Gen. H. Crowell Vice-President
Dr. R.L. Thacker Director
Design Services F.B. Keller
Corporate Membership G. Masters
Marketing P.M. Clark
Facilities Rentals E. Liestman
Educational Programs J. Childers B. Willett
Public Relations T.L. Behling
Grants M.K. Hoover
Volunteers/Interns A.S. Davis
Membership P. Armstrong
Accounting D.J. Smith Business L.S. Traxler Human Resources D.L. Chapman Library S.M. Stover
Special Events V.L. Wiese
Office L.M. Franklin
Vessel Donation B. Kovzelove
AQUARIUM & SPECIAL PROJECTS DIVISION D.F. Bebak Director Animal Care Dr. C.A. Manire Aquarium R.K. Curlee Distance Learning/SeaTrek E.K. Metz Electronic Media J.L. Nickelson
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JASON Project D. Wallin
FACILITIES DIVISION D.A. Templeton Director Facilities & Ground Maintenance D.H. Paetsch Fleets Maintenance C. MacTavish Safety & Security E.G. Stockton
VOLUNTEER BOARD OF DIRECTORS R.A. Johnson President
BOARD OF TRUSTEES M.H. Monfort Chairman
FIELD STATIONS Mote Aquaculture Park P.T. Hull EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Dr. K. Mahadevan
Summerland Key P. Braisted/Dr. E.M. Mueller
Chief Executive Assistant D.M. Basso
Dr. D. Hayward Director Special Programs H. Luciano
Charlotte Harbor TBA Chairman FLORIDA KEYS ADVISORY BOARD D. Rollings Chairman
Charlotte Harbor E.D. Estevez QUALITY ASSURANCE Dr. C.J. Walsh Officer
INFORMATION SYSTEMS DIVISION
ADVISORY COUNCIL Development G. L. Morrison Chairman
MOTE AQUACULTURE PROJECT P.T. Hull President Sturgeon Aquaculture Project Vacant
MOTE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, INC. Dr. R.S. LeGore President
RESEARCH DIVISION Dr. Kumar Mahadevan Director
CENTER FOR AQUACULTURE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Dr. K.Main Director CENTER FOR COASTAL ECOLOGY Dr. E.D. Estevez Director Benthic Ecology Program: J.K. Culter Chemical Ecology Program: L.K. Dixon Coastal Resources Program: Dr. E.D. Estevez Landscape Ecology: Dr. B.D. Robbins CENTER FOR ECO-TOXICOLOGY Dr. R.H. Pierce Director Aquatic Toxicology Program: Dr. D.L. Wetzel Chemical Fate and Effects Program: M.S. Henry Environmental Health Program: Dr. B. Kirkpatrick Phytoplankton Program: Dr. G.J. Kirkpatrick CENTER FOR FISHERIES ENHANCEMENT Dr. K.M. Leber Director Fisheries Biology Program: K.M. Burns Fisheries Habitat Ecology Program: Dr. K.M. Leber Stock Enhancement Program: Dr. K.M. Leber
MARINE OPERATIONS DIVISION P.T. Hull Director Animal Collections R.M. McLeod Eco-Charters R.M. McLeod Large Animal Management D.A. Dougherty R.V. Eugenie Clark D.A. Dougherty
CENTER FOR MARINE MAMMAL AND SEA TURTLE RESEARCH Dr. R.S. Wells Director Dolphin Research Program: Dr. R.S. Wells Manatee Research Program: Dr. J.E. Reynolds III Marine Mammal Stranding Program: Dr. N.B. Barros Offshore Cetacean Ecology Program: Dr. R. Griffin Sea Turtle Conservation & Research Program: J.J. Foote Sensory Biology and Behavior Program: Dr. W.N. Tavolga CENTER FOR SHARK RESEARCH Dr. R.E. Hueter Director Biomedical Research Program: Dr. C.A. Luer Shark Biology Program: Dr. R.E. Hueter Dr. J.I. Castro, NMFS Researcher Dr. E. Clark, Eminent Scientist CENTER FOR TROPICAL RESEARCH Dr. E.M. Mueller Director Coral Biology Program: Dr. E.M. Mueller
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FINANCE
Dena J. Smith, Director
the numbers we live by MOTE MARINE LABORATORY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES STATEMENTS OF CONSOLIDATED ACTIVITIES (AUDITED) YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2001 AND 2000
REVENUES 2001 Total $14,834,969 Mote Marine Foundation Grants and Investment income (4.81%) Unrestricted Contributions (4.63%) Education, Distance Learning and Other (6.14%)
Memberships (4.04%) Aquarium (24.53%)
Restricted Contributions (6.93%) Research (48.93%)
EXPENSES & NET ASSETS 2001 Total $14,834,969 Fund-raising (5.50%) Aquarium (18.65%)
Operations/G&A (13.21%) Education & Other (7.36%)
2001
2000
$7,258,042
$4,624,727
2,052,865 1,140,185 155,611 598,894 154,595 286,639 629,968 126,459 548,229 38,206 (50,049) (1,444) (17,779) 1,644,280
1,744,299 1,054,620 142,638 463,030 154,729 281,120 385,962 123,582 540,609 86,553 25,549 (82,308) (4,100) (4,000) 2,271,461
14,564,701
11,808,471
6,888,475 532,368 2,767,389 559,072
5,302,334 427,496 2,314,965 653,320
1,960,332 815,602
1,901,291 651,632
13,523,238
11,251,038
1,041,463
557,433
660,952 134,582 290,361 334,395 244,115 165,618 (42,651) 7,365 119,811 270,268
1,014,644 143,814 264,799 250,000 569,582 168,442 (15,829) 290 117,974 242,255
(963,373)
(461,131)
Increase in Net Assets
1,311,731 11,041,078
799,688 10,241,390
Net assets at end of year
$12,352,809 __________
$11,041,078 __________
Changes in Unrestricted Net Assets
Program Revenue Research Grants Aquarium Admission fees Gift Shop Other Memberships Education Other programs Contributions Donated assets Grants from Mote Marine Foundation, Inc. Investment Income Unrealized gain (loss) on investments Realized loss on investments Realized loss on disposal of assets Realized loss on donated asset note receivable Net assets released from restrictions Total unrestricted revenues and support
**Increase in Net Assets (8.84%) Research: Direct & Indirect (46.43%)
Expenses $13,523,238 Increase in Net Assets $1,311,731 ** Includes construction, property and equipment
RESEARCH PROJECT INCOME 2001 Total $7,258,042 Federal (18.10%)
Other (47.90%)
Expenses
Program services: Research Education Aquarium Other Supporting services: Administrative and general Fund-raising Total expenses
Increase in unrestricted net assets
Changes in temporarily restricted net assets State (34.00%)
RESEARCH PROJECT INCOME 2000 Total $4,825,431* Federal (21.47%)
Other (32.20%)
Contributions for: Construction Education Aquarium Research Distance learning Research vessel Other programs Unrealized loss on investments Investment income Grant from Mote Marine Foundation Net assets released from restrictions
Increase in temporarily restricted net assets State (46.33%)
* Includes restricted grants of $200,704
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Net assets at beginning of year
MOTE MARINE FOUNDATION, INC. STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION (AUDITED) DECEMBER 31, 2001 AND 2000 2001
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents Accrued receivable Assets held in trust Investments Land held for resale Total Assets
$ 472,750 50,340 998,293 8,022,690 408,850 $9,952,923 ________
2000
$ 822,692 60,978 986,787 8,874,258 408,850 $11,153,565 _________
Liabilities and Net Assets
Liabilities Grant payable to Mote Marine Laboratory Accounts payable Charitable remainder annuity trust payable Total Liabilities Net Assets Unrestricted Temporarily restricted Permanently restricted Total net assets Total liabilities and net assets
$
101,225 795,977 897,202
706,200 1,441,888 6,907,633 9,055,721 $9,952,923 _________
$
101,307 1,350 720,285 822,942
1,294,375 2,087,354 6,948,894 10,330,623 $11,153,565 _________
HISTORICAL TRENDS TOTAL REVENUE
NET ASSETS
Selected financial information was reviewed and audited by the independent accounting firm of Kerkering, Barberio & CO, PA, Sarasota, Florida. Additional data are available upon request.
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PUBLISHING
publishing in 2001 The following papers were published or accepted for publishing in scientific peer-reviewed publications
Benetti, D.B., A.J. Leingang, R. Russo, T.M. Powell, D. Cleary, S.W. Grabe, M.W. Feeley, O.M. Stevens, and K.L. Main. 2001. Development of aquaculture methods for southern flounder, Paralichthys lethostigma: II. Nursery and grow-out. Journal of Applied Aquaculture 11(1/2):135-146.
Adams, A. 2001. Effects of a hurricane on two assemblages of coral reef fishes: multiple-year analysis reverses a false ‘snapshot’ interpretation. Bulletin of Marine Science 69(2):341-356.
Bossart, G.D., R.Y. Ewing, M. Lowe, M. Sweat, S.J. Decker, C.J. Walsh, and A.B. Jenson. In press. Viral papillomatosis in Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris). Journal of Experimental and Molecular Pathology.
Adams, A. In press. Use of back-reef and lagoon habitats by coral reef fishes. Marine Ecology Progress Series.
Bradley, W.G. and J.E. Reynolds, III. In press. Isolation, cloning, sequencing and expression of marine mammal interleukin-2. In: C.J. Pfeiffer (ed.), Cell and Molecular Biology of Marine Mammals, Krieger Publishing Company, Melbourne, Florida.
Anderson, S., R. Zepp, J. Machula, D. Santavy, L. Hansen, and E. Mueller. 2001. Indicators of UV exposure in corals and their relevance to global climate change and coral bleaching. Human and Ecological Risk Assessment 7(5):1271-1282. Barros, N.B. and M.R. Clarke. In press. Diet of marine mammals. In: W.F. Perrin, B. Wuersig and H.G.M. Thewissen (eds.), Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals, Academic Press, San Diego, California. Barros, N.B., T.A. Jefferson, and E.C.M. Parsons. In press. Food habits of finless porpoises (Neophocaena phocaenoides) in Hong Kong waters. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Singapore. Bauer, G.B. and H. Harley. 2001. The mimetic dolphin (Commentary). Behavioral and Brain Sciences 24(2):326-327. Becker, L. and E. Mueller. 2001. The culture, transplantation and storage of Montastraea faveolata, Acropora cervicornis and A. palmata: What we have learned so far. Bulletin of Marine Science 69(2):881-896. Bell, S.S., R.A. Brooks, B.D. Robbins, M.S. Fonseca, and M.O. Hall. 2001. Faunal responses to fragmentation in seagrass habitats and implications for restoration. Biological Conservation 100:115-123. Benetti, D.B., S.W. Grabe, M.W. Feeley, O.M. Stevens, T.M. Powell, A.J. Leingang, and K.L. Main. 2001. Development of aquaculture methods for southern flounder, Paralichthys lethostigma: I. Spawning and larval culture. Journal of Applied Aquaculture 11(1/2):113-133.
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Brown-Peterson, N.J., R.M. Overstreet, J.M. Lotz, J.S. Franks, and K.M. Burns. 2001. Reproductive biology of cobia, Rachycentron canadum, from coastal waters of the southern United States. Fishery Bulletin 99:15-28. Burns, K.M. and V. Restrepo. In press. Survival of reef fish after rapid decompression: field and laboratory studies. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. Colbert, D., W. Fellner, G.B. Bauer, C.A. Manire, and H.L. Rhinehart. 2001. Husbandry and research training of two Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris). Aquatic Mammals 27:16-23. Cook, C.B., E.M. Mueller, M.D. Ferrier, and E. Annis. 2001. The influence of nearshore waters on corals of the Florida Reef Tract. p. 771-788. In: J.W. Porter and K.G. Porter (eds.), The Everglades, Florida Bay, and Coral Reefs of the Florida Keys: An Ecosystem Sourcebook. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida. Dill, L.M., M.R. Heithaus, and C.J. Walters. In press. Behaviorally-mediated indirect species interactions in marine communities and their importance to conservation and management. Ecology. Dixon, L.K. In press. Seagrass light requirements and relative importance of light-attenuating factors in Tampa and Sarasota Bays and Charlotte Harbor, Florida. In: S.F. Treat
and H. Greening (eds.), Seagrass Management: It's Not Just Nutrients! Symposium proceedings, St. Petersburg, Florida, August 22-24, 2000. Joint publication of Tampa Bay Estuary Program and the Gulf of Mexico Program.
Fraser, T.H., J.E. Randall, and G.R. Allen. In press. Two new species of Apogon (Perciformes: Apogonidae) from the west Pacific, with comments on Apogon moluccensis Valenciennes, 1832. Bulletin of the Raffles Museum, Singapore.
Dixon, L.K., K.L. Carder, and Z. Lee. In press. Evaluation of Charlotte Harbor, Florida, as a site for airborne hyperspectral surveys and inverse modeling of water column and benthic properties. Proceedings, Seventh International Conference on Remote Sensing for Marine and Coastal Environments.
Hamilton, I.M. and M.R. Heithaus. In press. The effect of temporal variation in predation risk on anti-predator behaviour: an empirical test with marine snails. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B.
Duffield, D.A. and R.S. Wells. In press. The molecular profile of a resident community of bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus. In: C.J. Pfeiffer (ed.) Molecular and Cell Biology of Marine Mammals. Krieger Publishing Company, Melbourne, Florida. Dunn, J.L., J.D. Buck, and T.R. Robeck. 2001. Bacterial diseases of cetaceans and pinnepeds. Chapter 16. p. 309335. In: L.A. Dierauf and F.M.D. Guillard (eds.), CRC Handbook of Marine Mammal Medicine, 2nd Ed. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida. Estevez, E.D., J. Sprinkel, and R.A. Mattson. In press. Responses of Suwannee River tidal SAV to ENSO-controlled climate variability. In: S.F. Treat and H. Greening (eds.), Seagrass Management: It's Not Just Nutrients! Symposium proceedings, St. Petersburg, Florida, August 22-24, 2000. Joint publication of Tampa Bay Estuary Program and the Gulf of Mexico Program. Evens, T.J., G.J. Kirkpatrick, D.F. Millie, and D. Chapman. 2001. Xanthophyll-cycling and photophysiological regulation of Gymnodinium breve in response to fluctuating natural irradiance. Journal of Plankton Research 23(11):1177-1193.
Hamlin, H.J. and L.J. Kling. 2001. The culture and early weaning of larval haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus) using a microparticulate diet. Aquaculture 201:61-72. Heithaus, M.R. and L.M. Dill. In press. Feeding tactics and strategies. p. 412-422. In: W.F. Perrin, B. Wursig, and H.G.M. Thewissen (eds.), The Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals. Academic Press. Heithaus, M.R. and L.M. Dill. In press. Food availability and tiger shark predation risk influence bottlenose dolphin habitat use. Ecology. Heithaus, M.R. and A. Frid. In press. Species and sex-class differences in shark-inflicted injury frequencies, escape ability, and habitat use of green and loggerhead turtles. Marine Biology. Heithaus, M.R., L.M. Dill, G.J. Marshall, and B. Buhleier. In press. Habitat use and foraging behavior of tiger sharks (Galeocerdo cuvier) in a seagrass ecosystem. Marine Biology. Hendee, J.C., E. Mueller, C. Humphrey, and T. Moore. 2001. A data-driven expert system for producing coral bleaching reports. Bulletin of Marine Science 69(2):673-684.
Foote, J.J. and T.L. Mueller. In press. Two Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempi) nests on the central Gulf Coast of Sarasota County, Florida. Proceedings of the Twentieth Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation.
Heupel, M.R. and R.E. Hueter. In press. The importance of prey density in relation to the movement patterns of juvenile sharks within a coastal nursery area. Marine and Freshwater Research.
Foote, J.J., S. Fox, and T.L. Mueller. In press. An unfortunate encounter with a concrete and rock composite groin. Proceedings of the Twentieth Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation.
Heupel, M.R. and R.E Hueter. In press. Use of an automated acoustic telemetry system to passively track juvenile blacktip shark movements. p. 217-236. In: J.R. Sibert and J.L. Nielsen (eds.), Electronic Tagging and Tracking in Marine Fisheries. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Netherlands.
Foote, J., C. Manire, T. Mueller, H. Rhinehart, and R. Meisner. In press. Evidence of gastrointestinal tract inflammation in wild loggerhead sea turtles. Proceedings of the 21st Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. Fraser, T.H. and G.R. Allen. 2001. A new species of cardinalfish in Neamia (Apogonidae, Perciformes) from Mauritius, Indian Ocean, with a review of Neamia octospina. Records of the Western Australian Museum 20:159-165. Fraser, T.H. and J.E. Randall. In press. Apogon dianthus, a new species of cardinalfish (Perciformes: Apogonidae) from Palau, western Pacific Ocean with comments on other species of the subgenus Apogon. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 115(1):25-31, fig. 1, tab. 1.
Hueter, R.E. 2001. Historical perspectives: Perry W. Gilbert. Copeia 2001(1):279-284. Hueter, R.E. and C.A. Simpfendorfer. In press. Trends in blue shark abundance in the western North Atlantic as determined by a fishery-independent survey. Sharks of the Open Ocean. Hueter, R.E., C.J. Murphy, M. Howland, J.G. Sivak, J.R. PaulMurphy, and H.C. Howland. 2001. Dynamic refractive state and accommodation in the eyes of free-swimming vs. restrained juvenile lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris). Vision Research 41:1885-1889. Ingrao, D.A., P.M. Mikkelsen, and D.W. Hicks. 2001. Another introduced marine mollusk in the Gulf of Mexico: The IndoPacific green mussel, Perna viridis, in Tampa Bay, Florida. Journal of Shellfish Research 20(1):13-19.
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more publishing in 2001 Kirkpatrick, B., R. Hautamaki, T. Kane, and M. Henry. 2001. A pilot study to explore the occupational exposure to Gymnodinium brevetoxin and pulmonary function. p. 447-450. In: G.M. Hallegraeff, C.J. Bolch, S.I. Blackburn, and R.J. Lewis (eds.), Harmful Algal Blooms 2000. Proceedings 9th International Conference Harmful Algal Blooms. IOC of UNESCO, Paris 2001. Koelsch, J.K. 2001. Reproductive histories of female manatees observed in Sarasota Bay, Florida. Marine Mammal Science 17(2):331-342. Krutzen, M., L.M. Barre, L.M. Moller, C. Simms, M.R. Heithaus, and W.B. Sherwin. In press. A biopsy system for small cetaceans: darting success in four different populations of Tursiops sp. and extensive data on wound healing. Marine Mammal Science. Leber, K.M. In press. Advances in marine stock enhancement: shifting emphasis to theory and accountability. p. 79-90. In: R.R. Stickney and J.P. McVey (eds.), Responsible Marine Aquaculture. CAB International. Lohrenz, S.E., D.G. Redalje, and G.J. Kirkpatrick. 2001. Optical variability associated with a Gymnodinium breve red tide event off northwestern Florida. Oceanography 14(1):34. Mahoney, K.L., S.E. Lohrenz, G.J. Kirkpatrick, and G.L. Fahnenstiel. 2001. Mie approximation of light scattering by Gymnodinium breve and its relationship to in situ scattering during a red tide event. Oceanography 14(1):36. Manire, C., R. Hueter, E. Hull, and R. Spieler. 2001. Serological changes associated with gill-net capture and restraint in three species of sharks. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 130:1038-1048. Manire, C.A., L. Byrd, H. Rhinehart, P. Cunningham-Smith, and D.R. Smith. In press. Subacute atropine toxicity in a pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. Mann, D.A., D.M. Higgs, W.N. Tavolga, M.J. Souza, and A.N. Popper. 2001. Ultrasound detection by clupeiform fishes. Journal of the Acoustic Society of America 108:3048-3054. Miksis, J.L., M.D. Grund, D.P. Nowacek, A.R. Solow, R.C. Connor, and P.L. Tyack. 2001. Cardiac responses to acoustic playback experiments in the captive bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus. Journal of Comparative Psychology 115(3)227-232.
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Millie, D.F., O.M.E. Schofield, G.J. Kirkpatrick, G. Johnsen, and T.J. Evens. In press. Using absorbance and fluorescence spectra to discriminate microalgae. European Journal of Phycology. Miracle, A.L., M.K. Anderson, R.T. Litman, C.J. Walsh, C.A. Luer, E.V. Rothenberg, and G.W. Litman. 2001. Complex expression patterns of lymphocyte-specific genes during the development of cartilaginous fish implicate unique lymphoid tissues in generating an immune repertoire. International Immunology 13:567-580. Motta, P.J., R.E. Hueter, T.C. Tricas, and A.P. Summers. In press. A kinematic analysis of suction feeding in the nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum (Orectolobiformes, Ginglymostomidae). Copeia. Mueller, T.L., J.J. Foote, J.M. Sprinkel, M. Salmon, and A.L. Broadwell. In press. Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) hatchling reactions to coastal roadway lighting and lighting modifications on the west coast of Florida. The Proceedings of the Twentieth Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. Noren, S.R., G. Lacave, R.S. Wells, and T.M. Williams. In press. The development of blood oxygen stores in bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus): Implications for diving capacity. Journal of Zoology. Nowacek, S.M., R.S. Wells, and A.R. Solow. 2001. The effects of boat traffic on bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, in Sarasota Bay, Florida. Marine Mammal Science 17(4):673-688. Nowacek, D.P., R.S. Wells, and P.L. Tyack. 2001. A platform for continuous behavioral and acoustic observation of free-ranging marine mammals: Overhead video combined with underwater audio. Marine Mammal Science 17(1):191-199. Nowacek, D.P., M.P. Johnson, P.L. Tyack, K.A. Shorter, W.A. McLellan, and D.A. Pabst. 2001. Buoyant balaenids: the ups and downs of buoyancy in right whales. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences 268:1811-1816. Pierce, R.H. and G.J. Kirkpatrick. 2001. Innovative techniques for harmful algal toxin analysis. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 20(1):107-114.
Pierce, R.H., M.S. Henry, P. Blum, and S. Payne. 2001. Gymnodinium breve toxins without cells: Intra-cellular and extra-cellular toxins. p. 421-424. In: G.M. Hallegraeff, S.I. Blackburn, C.J. Bolch, and R.J. Lewis (eds), Harmful Algal Blooms 2000. IOC of UNESCO, Paris 2001.
Simpfendorfer, C.A., M.R. Heupel, and R.E. Hueter. In press. Estimation of short-term centers of activity from an array of omnidirectional hydrophones, and its use in studying animal movements. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.
Pretlow-Edmonds, M.A., P.J. Motta, and R.E. Hueter. 2001. Food capture kinematics of the suction feeding horn shark, Heterodontus francisci. Environmental Biology of Fishes 62:415-427.
Simpfendorfer, C.A., A.M. Kitchingman, and R.B. McAuley. In press. Distribution, biology and fishery importance of the pencil shark, Hypogaleus hyugaensis (Elasmobranchii: Triakidae), in the waters off south-western Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research.
Quintana-Rizzo, E. and R.S. Wells. 2001. Associations and habitat use of resident and non-resident bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, in the Cedar Keys, Florida: Insights into social organization. Canadian Journal of Zoology 79:447-456. Reynolds, J.E., III and J.A. Powell, Jr. In press. The manatees– Family Trichechidae (Trichechus manatus, T. senegalensis, and T. inunguis). p. 709-720. In: W.F. Perrin, B. Würsig, and H. Thewissen (eds.), Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals, Academic Press, San Diego, California. Reynolds, J.E., III, D.P. DeMaster, and G.T. Silber. In press. Endangered and threatened species. p. 373-382. In: W.F. Perrin, B. Würsig, and H. Thewissen (eds.), Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals. Academic Press, San Diego, California. Reynolds, J.E. III, S.A. Rommel, and M.E. Bolen. In press. Anatomical dissection – thorax and abdomen. p. 21-30. In: W.F. Perrin, B. Würsig, and H. Thewissen (eds.), Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals, Academic Press, San Diego, California. Robbins, B.D., M.S. Fonseca, P. Whitfield, and P. Clinton. In press. Use of a wave exposure technique for predicting distribution and ecological characteristics of seagrass ecosystems. In: Seagrass Management: It’s NotJust Nutrients! Symposium proceedings, St. Petersburg, Florida, August 22-24, 2000. Joint publication of Tampa Bay Estuary Program and the Gulf of Mexico Program. Rommel, S.A. and J.E. Reynolds, III. In press. Postcranial skeleton of marine mammals. p. 1089-1103. In: W.F. Perrin, B. Würsig, and H. Thewissen (eds.), Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals, Academic Press, San Diego, California.
Simpfendorfer, C.A., R.E. Hueter, U. Bergman and S.M.H. Connett. In press. Results of a fishery-independent survey for pelagic sharks in the western North Atlantic, 1977-1994. Fisheries Research. Simpfendorfer, C.A., R.B. McAuley, J. Chidlow, and P. Unsworth. In press. Age and growth of the dusky shark, Carcharhinus obscurus, from western Australian waters. Marine and Freshwater Research. Stolen, M.K, D.K. Odell, and N.B. Barros. In press. A growth model for bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) from the Indian River Lagoon system, east Florida. Marine Mammal Science. Walsh, C.J. and C.A. Luer. In press. Mitogen-induced proliferation of lymphocytes from the Florida manatee, Trichechus manatus latirostris. Marine Mammal Science. Walsh, C.J., C.A. Luer, J.T. Wyffels, and A.B. Bodine. In press. Dexamethasone-induced apoptosis in immune cells from peripheral circulation and lymphomyeloid tissues of juvenile clearnose skates, Raja eglanteria. Developmental and Comparative Immunology. Wells, R.S. In press. Dolphin social complexity: Lessons from long-term study and life history. In: F.B.M. de Waal and P.L. Tyack (eds.), Animal Social Complexity: Intelligence, Culture, and Individualized Societies. Harvard University Press. Wells, R.S. In press. Identification methods. In: W.F. Perrin, B. Würsig, and H.G.M. Thewissen (eds.), Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals. Academic Press, San Diego, CA.
Santavy, D.L., E. Mueller, E.C. Peters, L. MacLaughlin, J.W. Porter, and J. Campbell. 2001. Quantitative assessment of coral diseases in the Florida Keys: strategy and methodology. Hydrobiologia 460:39-52.
Wells, R.S. and M.D. Scott. In press. Bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus and T. aduncus). In: W.F. Perrin, B. Würsig, and H.G.M. Thewissen (eds.), Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals. Academic Press, San Diego, California.
Serfling, S.A. and H. Hamlin. In press. Culture of belugahybrid “bester” sturgeon (H. huso X A. ruthenus) in closedcycle culture systems in Florida. 4th International Symposium on Sturgeon. Journal of Applied Ichthyology.
Wetzel, D.L. and E.S. Van Vleet. 2001. Cooperative studies on the toxicity of dispersants and dispersed oil to marine organisms - A three year Florida study. 2001 International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings, March 26-29, 2001. Tampa, Florida.
Simpfendorfer, C.A., A.B. Goodreid, and R.B. McAuley. 2001. Size, sex and geographic variation in the diet of the tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) in Western Australian waters. Environmental Biology of Fishes 61:37-46. Simpfendorfer, C.A., A. Goodreid, and R.B. McAuley. 2001. The diet of three commercial important sharks from Western Australian waters. Marine and Freshwater Research 52:975-985.
Wilga, C.D., R.E. Hueter, P.C. Wainwright, and P.J. Motta. In press. Evolution of upper jaw protrusion mechanisms in elasmobranchs. American Zoologist. Woodley, C.M., C.A. Downs, J.E. Fauth, E. Mueller, J.C. Halas, J.A. Bemiss, Y. Ben-Haim, and E. Rosenberg. In press. A novel molecular diagnostic system to assess the physiological status of corals. Proceedings of the 9th International Coral Reef Symposium, Bali, Indonesia.
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DONORS
our donors... people who care The year 2001 will always be remembered for the challenges we face as a nation. Nonetheless, the steadfast support of our many friends has been remarkable. The increased awareness of our scientific programs, especially since we have expanded into Charlotte Harbor and the Florida Keys, has prompted a marked interest on the part of residents affected by the constant threat to our marine environment. We express sincere appreciation to our corporate sponsors, individual donors and granting institutions for their unfailing confidence in Mote’s scientists and educators. The following major donors contributed $500 or more in 2001: wAktion Club Al Purmort Insurance Inc. William F. Alexander All Truck-n-Auto Repair ALLTEL Communications AmSouth Bank Andrew Vac Realty June Apisdorf Scott B. & Annie P. Appleby Trust Armel Jewelers Tom Armstrong Arthur Andersen Avalon Flooring Bahia Beach Marina Baker & Co., Inc. Banfi Vintners Foundation Bank of America Client Foundation Barry's Trailers The Vernal W. & Florence H. Bates Foundation Batey Cardiovascular Center Eugene Beckstein Glenn Bell Mr. & Mrs. William J. Bengel Mr. & Mrs. Joe Berkely David Berkowitz Christian Bertelsen Mr. & Mrs. Nathaniel J. Bickford William G. Bird Mr. & Mrs. Cyrus G. Bispham Mr. & Mrs. David G. Black
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Mr. & Mrs. Walter C. Bladstrom Edward McCormick Blaire Blocker Transfer, Rigging Division Mr. & Mrs. Leon Bloom Brenda A. Bolay Mr. & Mrs. John A. Brady Laura L. Breyer David Brittain Joan Galvin Brown Mr. & Mrs. Abbott Buegeleisen Karen Burns Business Engineering Mary Bussard Cannons Marina Caragiulo’s Cargill Fertilizer, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Mike Carter Vera Cash Foundation, Inc. Charitable Gift Fund The Chase Manhattan Foundation Estella G. Christner Mel J. Chrostowski Cigar Aficionado Citigroup Foundation Clarke Advertising & Public Relations Clear Channel Communications Dr. & Mrs. S.P. Clement Climatic Conditioning Co., Inc. Coastal Printing
Mr. & Mrs. Howard Cobin F.J. Colby Comcast Cablevision of West Florida, Inc. Community Foundation of Sarasota Co. Inc. Continental Airlines Gregory E. Cook Jane B. Cook 1983 Charitable Trust Cortez Marine Service The Cowles Charitable Trust Robert P. Coyne CPV Gulfcoast, LTD Mr. & Mrs. George Craig Mr. & Mrs. G.J. Creighton Mr. & Mrs. Jay Crouse Crystal Springs Custom Colors Mr. & Mrs. Bernard J. Daenzer daltile Deborah M. Cooley Charitable Trust Carol L. Deever Mr. & Mrs. Frederick M. Derr Frederick Derr & Company, Inc. George Deuble Foundation Ileana Devin Disney Wildlife Conservation Fund Dive Key West Dolphin Aviation, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Richard O. Donegan Jack Doremus Mr. & Mrs. Michael L. Dow
Elizabeth Downing Dry Dock Enterprises Charles Duddingston Elizabeth Ordway Dunn Foundation, Inc. Jane C. Ebbs Andrew W. Eberstadt Mr. & Mrs. Paul F. Eckel Mr. & Mrs. John F. Egan Englewood Divers, Inc. Barbara Ernst Euro-Tile ExxonMobil Foundation Mary Ann Fair Mr. & Mrs. Louis T. Falcone O.B. & Elizabeth Falls Foundation Betsey Farrington Mr. & Mrs. D.O. Featherman Fergeson, Skipper, Shaw, Keyser, Baron & Tirabassi PA Dr. & Mrs. Arthur Finzel First Union Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Jefferson Flanders Follett Software Company Mr. & Mrs. Charles B. Fontaine Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Franeta Galston Foundation Mr. & Mrs. William S. Galvano Edith Gardner Mr. & Mrs. Byron G. George Mrs. Perry W. Gilbert Susan C. Gilmore-Clarke Mrs. James R. Glazebrook Dr. & Mrs. Alfred Goldstein Judy Graham Graham Interiors Grande Tours The Greater Miami Billfish Tournament, Inc. Dorothy Greenlee Mr. & Mrs. Christopher Grzep Gulf Coast Trailers, Inc. Gulfwind Marine James M. Haberman Don & Lee Hamilton Nicole Hammons Harley Drafting & Design, Inc. Whilhelmina Harvey Lynn Hathaway-Howe Mr. & Mrs. Allan Heffron The Helmsley Sandcastle Hotel Jean Hendry
Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth D. Henson Mr. & Mrs. William J. Hill Eula D. Hirsch Charitable Remainder Trust Historic Tours of America City of Holmes Beach David P. Horan Troy Hostetler Irrevocable Trust Josephine Huddleston Lewis Hughes Hughes Exterminators Mr. & Mrs. Peter T. Hull Mr. & Mrs. Frank Hulswit Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Hunt The Mark & Carol Hyman Fund Icard, Merrill, Cullis, Timm, Furen & Ginsburg P.A. Independent Paperboard Marketing, Inc. Inter-Bay Mooring, Inc. Isermann Family Foundation Nancy Jacobs JRL Ventures Inc. dba Marine Concepts Mr. & Mrs. Michael V. Janes The Jelks Family Foundation, Inc. Johnson & Johnson Gordon R. Jones Richard P. Kahn Morris & Nellie L. Kawaler Foundation, Inc. Keating Family Foundation, Inc. Calvin Kendig Kennedy Electric Kerkering, Barberio and Co. Kirk-Pinkerton, PA Mr. & Mrs. Fred Knapp Michael E. Knight Knox Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Bryan Kovzelove Otto Kumbar Norman Lakin Trust James R. Lambie Mr. & Mrs. John Lamoureux Mr. & Mrs. Bryan D. Langton Laser Rite Mr. & Mrs. Brock H. Leach Charles R. Lee Mr. & Mrs. Jay Leverone Mr. & Mrs. Melville R. Levi John Lewis Joyce W. Lockhart Longboat Key Club Margaret Loomis Wesley H. Loomis, III
Dr. & Mrs. Carlyle Luer Julia Lyons M3 Media Consultants Jean Maguire Dr. & Mrs. Kumar Mahadevan James D. Maloney Ruth A. Manire John Marshall Billy J. Martin Mr. & Mrs. Michael T. Martin Maj. Gen. & Mrs. Raymond E. Mason (AUS Ret) Mary K. McAllister Joe McClash Robert R. McCormick Tribune Foundation Joseph McEwen Mr. & Mrs. Cornelius McGillicuddy Mr. & Mrs. Mike B. McKee Mr. & Mrs. Dan McLeroy Patrick McManus Grace McMinn Medallion Homes Gulf Coast, Inc. Carol Meredith Merrill Lynch Merwin Memorial Free Clinic John W. Meshad Ann Messner Michael's on East Gourmet Group Glenda D. Miller Mr. & Mrs. Jo Zach Miller Virginia Miller Mary Minton Kenneth & Myra Monfort Charitable Foundation, Inc. Myra Monfort The Montei Foundation Thomas W. Moore Mr. & Mrs. Ron Morris Mote Scientific Foundation Dr. & Mrs. John H. Muehlstein The Curtis & Edith Munson Foundation Nalco Diversified Technologies National Discount Office Supplies of Florida, Inc. National Save the Turtle Foundation natural awakenings Natural Retail Group, Inc.: The Granary Patrick K. Neal & Associates, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Nelson Neubauers' Studio of Photography
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The New Amsterdam Charitable Foundation The New York Times Company Foundation, Inc. Mike Nickerson Fred Nobel Norquist Robinson Foundation Northern Trust Bank of Florida Mr. & Mrs. Randy Norton Nulman Foundation Olde Salt Marine Lars A. Olson Park Foundation, Inc. Jeff Parker The Mary E. Parker Foundation Barbara Pendrell Mr. & Mrs. Bob Peterson Pfizer Volunteer Program Mona Lisa Potier Mr. & Mrs. Lance K. Poulsen Prince Charitable Trusts proEDworkforce Publix Supermarkets Charities Kathy Quinby R. & M. Foundation Trust Mr. & Mrs. Don Randa Regatta Pointe Marina Ruth Richmond Rickert Properties Inc. W.C. Riviera Partners, L.C. Randall Rockel Gary K. Rogers Rotary District #6960 Royal Caribbean Ocean Fund Estate of Ellen M. Rybicki Mr. & Mrs. Matthew T. Rydson Mr. & Mrs. Jack Rynerson Saint Petersburg Shell Club Inc. Sam's Club Foundation Martin A. Samowitz Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Scott R. Sanford Sanibel-Captiva Shell Club Sarasota Bay Rotary Club
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Sarasota Dental Associates Sarasota Ford Sarasota Memorial Hospital Century Foundation, Inc. Sarasota Shell Club Sarasota Trophy & Awards, Inc. Michael Saunders and Company Carmen Schettino Photography Betty Schoenbaum Tom Schurr SCICOM Data Services Bill Scott Sam Scripp Scuba Quest Sea Love Charters SeaWeb Dr. & Mrs. H.A. Seider, Jr. William G. Selby & Marie Selby Foundation Serengeti Eyewear Inc. Shakespeare Company Jean Shallenberger Philip J. Shannon The Shannon Foundation, Inc. Alice M. Shaw Sheckler Produce Sholley Foundation, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. A.H. Chip Shotwell SIMM-TAC Concrete Construction Mr. & Mrs. Kris Sirchio Mr. & Mrs. Norman Siskel Edward Slater Margaret A. Smith Willis A. Smith Construction Cynthia Smyth Dr. & Mrs. Stephen Spotte Elizabeth B. Stadler State Farm Companies Foundation Elizabeth Steele Donna Wolf Steigerwaldt Foundation Amy Stern Nancy C. Stockton Rhoda Stone
Mr. & Mrs. Dameron E. Stover John M. Strickland Harry Sudakoff Foundation Sun Hydraulics Corporation Sun-N-Sea Cottages Suncoast Vacation Rentals of Sarasota, Inc. Sunshine State Broadcasting Company SunTrust Bank Superior International Industries Jon F. Swift General Contractors Symphony Electronics Corporation Tano Bobcat Service Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Tate Sylvia J. Taylor TECO Energy Dr. & Mrs. Robert C. Thommes Sylvia Thompson Mr. & Mrs. Arthur C. Thorpe Time Warner Communications Mr. & Mrs. James Toomey TOYOLOGEE Mr. & Mrs. John G. Troiano Peter Turo Patricia Tway United States Tennis Association Nancy Valentino VIP World Travel of Florida, Inc. WWSB-TV 40 Jane P. Watson William J. Wenzel David & Leah Ray Werblin Foundation Maureen D. West West Florida Supply Co. West Marine Products Ken White Paving, Inc. Mr. & Mrs. R. Elton White Sally White Susan L. Whitehouse Mr. & Mrs. I.W. Whitesell William W. Willett Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Williams Henry Campbell Wood
increasing public awareness In the Communication Division, the biggest stories of 2001 included ABC Nightly News and Today Show coverage of the rehabilitation of Ami, an orphaned pygmy sperm whale currently in rehab at Mote’s Dolphin and Whale Hospital, local coverage of the opening of the newly opened Mysterious Mollusks, and, of course, the “summer of the shark”. Increased public attention to shark incidents during the summer brought national and international media attention to Mote’s Center for Shark Research, including appearances by Mote scientists on national media outlets such as MSNBC, CNN, NBC Nightly News, Good Morning America, Fox News Channel and the Discovery Channel. Print media coverage included The New York Times, USA Today, Chicago Tribune, Miami Herald and Los Angeles Times. International media inquiries poured in from Great Britain, Germany, South America, and Spain, to name just a few. All in all, Mote shark experts were quoted in more than 80 articles and interviewed on more than twenty radio stations.
mote is grateful . . .
Mote is especially grateful to the volunteers, freelance contributors, and staff members who cooperatively designed, illustrated, wrote and edited this annual report. Volunteers Dwight F. Davis Judy Silverman Staff Kumar Mahadevan: Executive Director Joan Galvin: Director of Communications Linda M. Franklin: Office Manager Mary Ellen Wagener: Graphic Designer Illustration Fish illustrations courtesy of Kevin R. Brant from “Sport Fish of Florida” and “Sport Fish of the Atlantic” and are the exclusive property of the artist. All rights reserved by the artist. For more information on Mr. Brant’s illustrations and original paintings e-mail him at kbrantfish@aol.com. Shark illustrations from “The Sharks of North America”, by Dr. José Castro and illustrated by Diane Peebles to be published by Mote Marine Laboratory in 2003. All rights reserved.
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