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Mote Marine Laboratory is an independent, nonprofit, marine research organization based on City Island in Sarasota, Florida, with additional campuses in eastern Sarasota County, Boca Grande, Florida, and the Florida Keys. Founded in 1955 by Eugenie Clark in Placida, Florida, it was known as the Cape Haze Marine Laboratory until 1967. The ...
At the Cape Haze Marine Laboratory, Clark worked with a local fisherman named Beryl Chadwick, who was experienced in catching sharks. Chadwick was Clark's only assistant at the time of the lab's founding. The lab's first request for shark research came from John H. Hellen, director of the New England Institute for Medical Research. [8]
After receiving her Ph.D. in 1966, Earle spent a year as a research fellow at Harvard, then returned to Florida as the resident director of the Cape Haze Marine Laboratory. [14] Earle was a research associate at the University of California, Berkeley (1969–1981).
The small communities of Port Alto, Cape Carancahua POA Community, Boca Chica POA Community, and Carancahua Community have been established on the western and eastern shores. Two other small communities, El Campo Beach Community and Schicke Point Community , are located on the south-west shore near the mouth of the Carancahua Bay.
Perry Webster Gilbert (December 1, 1912 – October 15, 2000) was a professor at Cornell University, shark scientist, and former Director of Mote Marine Laboratory.He pioneered the capture and study of live sharks and for several decades was considered one of the world's foremost experts on shark anatomy and behavior.
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Big Mound Key is just off the mainland of the southern end of Cape Haze, at the entrance to Charlotte Harbor. The archaeological site on Big Mound Key covers 13.5 acres (5.5 ha), and includes four 20-foot (6.1 m) tall mounds arranged in a rectangle, linear ridges, and possible canals. The mounds and ridges consist primarily of conch shells.
Summer is the best time of year for seeing the Milky Way, but onlookers will need to travel to a dark area away from human-made light pollution to see the dim glow of the galaxy. Experts recommend ...