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Moteâs 35th Annual Race for the Turtles goes virtual Last year Mote Marine Lab recorded over 5,000 turtle nests from Longboat Key to Venice. (Source: Mote Marine Lab) By ABC7 Staff | April 13, 2021 at 10:32 AM EDT - Updated April 13 at 10:32 AM
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Registration is now open for Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquariumâs 35th Annual Run for the Turtles.
The virtual race to support sea turtle conservation and research is open until June 30th. Every registration comes with a special 35th annual Run t-shirt. Registration is $35, and $25 for ages 13 & under. You can register here!
Each race participant will receive a 35th Annual Run t-shirt with their registration.
Goodbye, Connor! Sea turtle release on Longboat Key January 14, 2021
Connor crawls into the ocean
Connor, an adult male loggerhead sea turtle, returned to the Gulf of Mexico after several months of recovery at Mote s Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital, but not before he received some very special jewelry for his journey a satellite tag that will allow Mote scientists to continue to track Connor s whereabouts.
Rescue & Recovery:
On September 6, 2020, Longboat Key Police Department officer Joshua Connors responded to a floating sea turtle in a Longboat Key residential canal. Mote s Stranding Investigations Program arrived and picked up the adult male loggerhead sea turtle and brought him to Mote s Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital. The turtle was named Connor after the police officer.