The San Carlos Maritime Park was once a thriving hub for Florida’s shrimping industry, until it was shattered by Hurricane Ian.
Now, Lee County could take a big step toward bringing it back, and Fox 4’s Fort Myers Community Correspondent, Austin Schargorodski, met with the family who once ran this spot to find out what revitalizing it would mean.Watch to hear from the family about this history of this spot, and the impact the revitalization could have:
Lee County may rebuild site once home to Florida’s largest shrimping fleet
A row of pylons in Matanzas Pass is all that’s left of the Trico Shrimp Company. Dana Gala, a fifth-generation shrimper, says her family caught, processed, and sold shrimp from this location since 1978.
“Trico Shrimp Company was the largest shrimping fleet in all of Florida,” said Gala.
Now, the empty parking lot is a quiet reminder of the day Hurricane Ian changed everything…