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Restore Fort Myers Beach Arches will be hosting a "Rock the Shrimpers Relief Benefit" Sunday, Nov. 20, at Torched Bar & Grill in Cape Coral.
The concert will benefit the Fort Myers Beach shrimping industry, with the proceeds going delivered to Trico Shrimp Company, Erickson & Jenson Shrimp Company "and independent shrimpers on Fort Myers Beach equally depending on the number of boats they own," Restore Fort Myers Beach Arches President Steven Ray McDonald said.
The lineup is as follows:
• 1:00 – 1:30 PM – Smokin Aces
• 1:50 – 2:50 PM – Affinity
• 3:10 – 4:10 PM – Riverside
• 4:30 – 5:30 PM – Rock Candy
• 5:50 – 6:50 PM – Soapy Tuna
"Donations are tax deductible through ‘Restore Fort Myers Beach Arches’ FEI/EIN 82-2099463," McDonald said.
The shrimping industry has taken a beating since Hurricane Ian with many of the boats rendered inoperable and awaiting assistance to be pulled off land after getting pushed onto the property of Erickson & Jenson and Trico.
On Oct. 19, the Florida Depart-ment of Emergency Management released a Request for Quotations for the removal of debris associated with Hurricane Ian. On Oct. 27, the work was awarded to three large debris companies. The shrimp trawlers will be funded through this contract but will not be treated as debris. The direction from the state is to recover, refloat, and deliver back to its owner each of the stranded shrimp trawlers.
The companies have begun working to get the boats back onto water but it has been a slow process with cranes required to complete the work.
The Torched Bar & Grill is at 2408 Surfside Blvd., in the same plaza as the Shops at Surfside, at the intersection with Veterans Memorial Parkway.