"The really fun stuff is over here. We’re going to talk about stone crab sex."
Cortez’s famed fishing festival is more than a “seafood fest.” It’s a fundraiser, a concert and a celebration of everything that makes one of the last remaining fishing villages in Florida so special.
It’s also an opportunity to educate the public about the sea creatures who call the area home, according to event organizers.
The 37th Annual Cortez Commercial Fishing Festival was in full swing over the weekend, and while a sea of people lined up to eat fresh seafood at one of the nearly 20 food vendors on site, many found themselves migrating toward the educational “Dock Talks” put on by marine biologists and fisheries experts.
Read more at the Sarasota Herald Tribune.