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Florida Maritime Museum Shares Gulf and Atlantic Fishing and Maritime Heritage

Florida Maritime Museum Shares Gulf and Atlantic Fishing and Maritime Heritage

Founded by settlers from North Carolina in the 1880’s, Cortez is one of the last historic Gulf waterfronts with a working commercial fishing village. A short walk from the Florida fishing fleet waiting to unload Gulf seafood is the Florida Maritime Museum, home to interpretive exhibits as well as an educational program studying the Florida waters.

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Healthy Earth Team Wins First Gulf Coast Innovation Challenge

Healthy Earth Team Wins First Gulf Coast Innovation Challenge

An ambitious project to build a sustainable seafood industry with international distribution in the Sarasota-Manatee region while reviving a heritage fishing community and adding new jobs through a value-added processing plant has landed the top award in the first Gulf Coast Innovation Challenge.

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