Making ice in a pinch

After three generations as a family fishery, a stone crab and mullet business was put on a deep freeze by red tide. Reinvention awaits as its new venture caters to emergency deliveries.

Eddie Barnhill Jr. in the converted freezer space at Got Ice, which can store 40,000 pounds of product ready for distribution. JimJett.com photo
Eddie Barnhill Jr. in the converted freezer space at Got Ice, which can store 40,000 pounds of product ready for distribution. JimJett.com photo
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It’s a stone cold fact that family fisheries in Southwest Florida have been struggling.

 

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