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The Village of Cortez in Bradenton, Florida, represents issues of industrial self-regulation and the price to be put on

The Village of Cortez is united by a common heritage and a common occupation - fishing. It has been described as a place where --- "ordinary people wishing for ordinary things have worked and prayed together in perhaps ordinary ways to create a way of life which now seems extraordinary.". Net Camp Built in 1935 Cortez Harbor.

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The Village of Cortez in Bradenton, Florida, represents issues of industrial self-regulation and the price to be put on

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    1. The Village of Cortez in Bradenton, Florida, represents issues of industrial self-regulation and the price to be put on goods and services provided by the World's ecosystems?

    3. The Village of Cortez is united by a common heritage and a common occupation - fishing. It has been described as a place where --- "ordinary people wishing for ordinary things have worked and prayed together in perhaps ordinary ways to create a way of life which now seems extraordinary."

    5. Location, Location, Location

    7. The People of Cortez

    8. A Historic Neighborhood

    12. Political Revolution

    13. Opposition

    14. Plea for Fairness from the Newspapers in Florida.

    16. Fishing Technology and Marketing Revolution

    19. Threats to Commercial Fishing Environmental damage = Dredge and fill + Sewage & industrial waste pollution + Seawalls + Violent Destruction of Coastal Wetlands

    20. Environmental Degradation

    22. Kicker Boats and Part-time Fishermen Inexpensive to operate with cheap outboard engines – require no knowledge of tides or bay bottom With monofilament nets (which last forever), fishing is no longer as labor intensive Part-time fishermen numbers out number commercial fishermen. Overfishing occurs.

    23. Volunteers come together for the future of commercial fishing and the Village of Cortez F.I.S.H. Florida Institute of Saltwater Heritage A non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of Florida’s maritime folkways

    25. F.I.S.H Preserve Efforts to preserve the commercial fishing hub of Cortez

    26. We have adapted before, and will continue to adapt.” Most important to the survival of Cortez will once again be the people of Cortez, a community banding together to help each other.

    28. A community of people

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