Guests party amongst the fish at Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium

Danny Angel, Assistant VP of Education Aly Busse, Chairwoman and Assistant VP of Communication and Community Relations Stacy Alexander and Jason Levy

President & CEO Dr. Michael P. Crosby with Lori and Mike Moran

Guests were able to visit parts of the aquarium as they headed into the party.

A clownfish joins in on the party fun.

Tea candles in sand decorated the tables.

Many silent auction items centered around the sea and marine life.

Some of the items had a buy-now option to skip the silent bidding process.

These shark tooth cufflinks were available for bids.

Hot Club of SRQ played gypsy jazz music throughout the night.

Kevin and Linda Hicks

Tom Stuhley and Melissa Caldwell

Marge Maisto, Jim Culter, Jan Miller, Dena Smith and Neal Hughes

Gretchen Bauer and Jacquelyn Letchert

Madison Skaw and Will Lucas

Lynne and Greg Byrd

Gretchen and Chad Lovewell

Mattison's served pork belly skewers over rice and cucumber kimchee.

Oasis cafe and Sandbar Restaurant served desserts.

The food tables were neatly decorated.

Jubilee Orchard Blueberry Cheesecake from Sandbar Restaurant.

Lea Buchanan and Nicole Plummer

Hammerhead sharks swam around by where the food was set up.

Cameron and Jilian Kolesa

Bob Scholl and Rebeccah Hazelkorn

Sarah Firstenberger and Rob Vanderberg with Zack and Debbie Kaplan

Richard and Colleen Greenwell with Lynn Kukanza

Mackenzie Jones and Susan Rigopulos

Diane Lott, Lucie Lott and Misdee Miller

Lisa Jayne Wallace and Jodi Caldarea

A photobooth was set up for guests to use.

Jennifer and David Otterness

Amanda and Dan Tullidge

President & CEO Michael P. Crosby tells guests about Mote.