Working waterfront
Rooted in Cortez and built around the working waterfront.
Retail seafood, wholesale seafood, bait, and fish buying from one local waterfront business.
About Cortez Bait & Seafood
Retail seafood, wholesale seafood, bait, and fish buying in Cortez.
Cortez Bait & Seafood is part of the working waterfront in Cortez, Florida, one of the state's oldest active fishing villages. The business serves local seafood shoppers, wholesale buyers, bait customers, and fishermen bringing in product.
The retail market welcomes seafood shoppers at 12110 Cortez Rd. The commercial office and fish house support wholesale seafood, bait, pickup and delivery coordination, accounts, and fishermen selling catch.
Whether you are shopping for dinner, buying for a business, sourcing bait, or bringing fish to the fish house, the team can point you to the right counter or office.
Local story
The Cortez market has been part of the local seafood community for years.
The Sarasota Post profiled Cortez Bait & Seafood as the market expanded, highlighting the retail seafood counter, bait and seafood roots, and the business's place in the Cortez working waterfront.
How the business works
Retail seafood, wholesale seafood and bait, and fish-house service.
Cortez has always been tied to boats, bait, seafood, and local markets. Cortez Bait & Seafood keeps those pieces close together, with separate contacts for retail shoppers, commercial buyers, and fishermen.
Retail market
Fresh seafood, shellfish, shrimp, gift cards, and seasonal favorites for customers shopping in Cortez.
Wholesale office
Seafood, bait, pickup, delivery, accounts, market pricing, and availability for commercial buyers.
Fish house
Fish buying information for commercial fishermen, including licensing, handling, timing, and what the fish house is taking.