Emily Cochrane reported from Horseshoe Beach, Fla., and Patricia Mazzei from Cedar Key, Steinhatchee and Keaton Beach, Fla. Jacey Fortin reported from New York.
Dan Ellison started shrimping when he was 12, bringing a change of clothes on the boat so he could make it to school after early-morning outings. He would sketch shrimp boats in class, before quitting school in eighth grad to pursue his passion.“I couldn’t do what a doctor or lawyer does,” Mr. Ellison, 61, said. “But they couldn’t do what I do."
