Fishermen in Cortez

Creator

Sally Watt

Files

Publisher

s.n.

Publication Date

1-1-2000

Time Period

200-?

Abstract

Sally Watt reports from Cortez, in Manatee County on the Florida Gulf Coast. Cortez was once a thrving community with 200 fishermen and five fish houses making a livng off fishing. A statewide ban on the use of gill nets, enacted in 1995, severly cut the ranks of commercial fishermen. Now only six fishermen and one fish house are still in business in Cortez. Thomas "Blue" Fulford, a Cortez resident who was a local leader in the efforts to stop the net ban from being enacted, talks about the old days in Cortez and the hardships the net ban has imposed. Date is a guesstimate.

Keywords

Fisheries, Fishers

Extent

00:03:11

Geographic Location

Cortez (Fla.)

Language

English

Media Type

Sound recordings

Format

Digital Only

Identifier

W02-002

Recommended Citation

Watt, Sally, "Fishermen in Cortez" (2000). Sally Watt Radio Programs. 2.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/watt_radio/2