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PHOTO GALLERY : Sea Sleuths Camp Spotlight


  • By Yaryna Klimchak
  • | 4:00 a.m. August 2, 2013
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PHOTO GALLERY : Sea Sleuths Camp Spotlight
Adam Stump, 10, and Eric Hvideberg, 11, look for critters they catch in their trolling net.
Adam Stump, 10, and Eric Hvideberg, 11, look for critters they catch in their trolling net.
Sofia Sanchez, 10, catches shrimp and a lot of sea grass.
Sofia Sanchez, 10, catches shrimp and a lot of sea grass.
Savannah Johnson, 11, wades in Sarasota Bay in search of sea critters.
Savannah Johnson, 11, wades in Sarasota Bay in search of sea critters.
Savannah Johnson, 11, Kalie Devaney, 11, and Sofia Sanchez, 10, are excited to learn about marine life with hands on projects.
Savannah Johnson, 11, Kalie Devaney, 11, and Sofia Sanchez, 10, are excited to learn about marine life with hands on projects.
Russell Kramer, 10, caught a tiny crab.
Russell Kramer, 10, caught a tiny crab.
Mattie Bryant, 12, caught a spider crab.
Mattie Bryant, 12, caught a spider crab.
Kayla Silverman, 11, examines the seahorse Kalie Deavaney, 11, caught.
Kayla Silverman, 11, examines the seahorse Kalie Deavaney, 11, caught.
Kalie Devaney, 11, is excited about the large shrimp she caught in her net.
Kalie Devaney, 11, is excited about the large shrimp she caught in her net.
Jake Barrett, 12, talks to his partner Ben Gansle, 10, about their catch.
Jake Barrett, 12, talks to his partner Ben Gansle, 10, about their catch.
Jake Barrett, 12, and Ben Gansle, 10, lift up the trolling net to examine critters they catch.
Jake Barrett, 12, and Ben Gansle, 10, lift up the trolling net to examine critters they catch.
Jack Barns, 10, and Adam Stump, 10, listen to Mote Marine Education Interns talk about marine life.
Jack Barns, 10, and Adam Stump, 10, listen to Mote Marine Education Interns talk about marine life.
Halina Santos, 11, and Faith Moore, 10, examine a seahorse the children named Fuzzy.
Halina Santos, 11, and Faith Moore, 10, examine a seahorse the children named Fuzzy.
Halina Santos, 11, and Faith Moore, 10, look to see what they caught in their net.
Halina Santos, 11, and Faith Moore, 10, look to see what they caught in their net.
Eric Hvideberg, 11, examines a pinfish.
Eric Hvideberg, 11, examines a pinfish.
Ben Gansle, 10, looks to see what he caught in the trolling net.
Ben Gansle, 10, looks to see what he caught in the trolling net.
Adam Stump, 10, examines the spotted sea trout he caught in a trolling net with his partner 11-year-old Eric Hvideberg.
Adam Stump, 10, examines the spotted sea trout he caught in a trolling net with his partner 11-year-old Eric Hvideberg.
Tyler Rodeghiero, 10, examines the creatures campers caught.
Tyler Rodeghiero, 10, examines the creatures campers caught.
Zach Barrett, 12, reaches in to feel a tiny shrimp.
Zach Barrett, 12, reaches in to feel a tiny shrimp.

 

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