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PHOTO GALLERY: Mote Night of Fish, Fun and Fright


  • By Amanda Morales
  • | 4:00 a.m. October 18, 2014
  • Longboat Key
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PHOTO GALLERY: Mote Night of Fish, Fun and Fright
Divers carved pumpkins underwater in the shark tank at the Mote Night of Fish, Fun and Fright.
Divers carved pumpkins underwater in the shark tank at the Mote Night of Fish, Fun and Fright.
Mote volunteer Christy Deonanan made her costume in 30 minutes with some tips from Pinterest.
Mote volunteer Christy Deonanan made her costume in 30 minutes with some tips from Pinterest.
Madison Fleahman shows off her homemade pirate costume.
Madison Fleahman shows off her homemade pirate costume.
Lani May, Shauna and Will Froelich enjoy their time at the Mote Night of Fish, Fun and Fright.
Lani May, Shauna and Will Froelich enjoy their time at the Mote Night of Fish, Fun and Fright.
Dressed as Anna from Disney’s Frozen, Rissa Glaser trick or treats at the Mote Night of Fish, Fun and Fright.
Dressed as Anna from Disney’s Frozen, Rissa Glaser trick or treats at the Mote Night of Fish, Fun and Fright.
Tyler Hill and his sister Taylor reach out to touch the stingrays.
Tyler Hill and his sister Taylor reach out to touch the stingrays.
Erika and her son Eliberto dressed as Slimer and a Ghostbuster
Erika and her son Eliberto dressed as Slimer and a Ghostbuster
Mote volunteer Trudy Nelson poses with Gilly the Shark.
Mote volunteer Trudy Nelson poses with Gilly the Shark.
Mote High School interns Rachel O’Grady and Mallori Johnson help out at the Mote Night of Fish, Fun and Fright.
Mote High School interns Rachel O’Grady and Mallori Johnson help out at the Mote Night of Fish, Fun and Fright.
The activities for the night included trick-or-treating, a haunted house and underwater pumpkin carving in the shark tanks.
The activities for the night included trick-or-treating, a haunted house and underwater pumpkin carving in the shark tanks.
A diver carves the shape of a shark into a pumpkin while submerged underwater.
A diver carves the shape of a shark into a pumpkin while submerged underwater.
Sergio, Valentina and Luca Sanseverino enjoy an evening at the Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium.
Sergio, Valentina and Luca Sanseverino enjoy an evening at the Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium.
The exhibit tanks had an extra spooky touch with props.
The exhibit tanks had an extra spooky touch with props.
The exhibit tanks had an extra spooky touch with props.
The exhibit tanks had an extra spooky touch with props.
Mandy Wrobel reads to children in the Mommy & Me section of the Night of Fish, Fun and Fright.
Mandy Wrobel reads to children in the Mommy & Me section of the Night of Fish, Fun and Fright.

 

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