Protect Our Reefs With a Specialty License Plate Online

Support Florida’s stewards of the ocean! Help protect our reefs by ordering a specialty license plate when you renew your registration or anytime in between.

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Upgrade To Protect Our Reefs Specialty Tag

You can support Florida’s Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium when renewing your license plate or replacing your standard tag online with eTags.

Step 2

Personalize Your License Plate Online

When you order a Protect Our Reefs tag, you can choose to personalize it your way. Select five letters and/or numbers to express yourself as you best can!

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Let eTags Do The Rest

eTags' title + registration online app gets your order processed in no time! Plus, you’ll have access to a digital e-tag you can download for temporary use.

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Help support coral reef research and restoration with funding from the Protect Our Reefs license plate

When you order a Protect Our Reefs license plate, you support the Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium along with their dedicated scientists, explorers and protectors of “the only barrier coral reef system in the continental U.S.”

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Who is Mote?

The Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium is a research and educational institute comprised of marine enthusiasts, conservationists, and accredited scientists who are looking to create a better environment for everyone.

Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium, they rely on generous individuals and organizations to continue their important work. Support comes in many forms including donations, membership, volunteering, and more! Visit Mote.org for more information and get your Protect Our Reefs license plate today!

Join Floridians from every corner of the Sunshine State to help restore Florida’s vulnerable coral reefs ecosystems. By ordering a Protect Our Reefs tag, you donate to the Mote Marine Laboratory aiding to fund trans-discipline coral reef research plus conservation.

Climate change is one of the main drivers behind Florida’s declining coral reefs population. Warming temperatures, ocean acidification, rising sea levels, and an ever-growing number of tropical storms are altering the ocean’s natural makeup. This sobering reality is a major threat to Florida’s coral reefs ecosystem, troubling its health and diversity.

Supporting Mote’s coral reef restoration and research efforts is easy. Simply upgrade to the Protect Our Reefs license plate online with eTags when you renew or anytime in between. The funds from this grant program support scientific research on coral reef declines, developing new methods for coral reef restoration, and public education and outreach efforts. Visit Mote.org to learn more.