The fourth annual Charter Boat Billfish Tournament returns to Zeke’s Landing Marina in Orange Beach Aug. 26-28, bringing together licensed charter boats and benefiting a fund for the local fishing community.
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Alabama Opens Red Snapper Season to Private Anglers for July 4th Weekend
Alabama’s Marine Resources Division will open state and federal waters to red snapper harvest for private and charter anglers on July 4th, with a two-fish daily limit and a 16-inch minimum size.
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Alabama Plans to Sink $22.5 Million Into Gulf Habitat, With a New Big Ship Still Undecided
Alabama officials are preparing to pour $22.5 million into new fish habitat across inshore, nearshore and offshore waters, though one of the most eye-catching pieces of the plan — adding another large ship to the state’s artificial reef system — remains up in the air. Craig Newton, a biologist with…
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New Venture Finally Rests on the Gulf Floor After a Rocky Sinking Off Orange Beach
It took two tries, a broken-down pump and a runaway anchor, but Alabama’s newest artificial reef is finally where it belongs: on the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. “No, but it’s down,” said Craig Newton, a biologist with the Alabama Marine Resources Division, when asked whether the sinking went…
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Alabama Preparing to Sink Another Big Ship as Reef Zone’s Dive Scene Keeps Growing
Alabama’s artificial reef zone, already the largest in the country according to the state’s conservation department, is about to get another boost from a big boat. “It’s something that we’re proud of,” said Craig Newton, Alabama’s artificial reef coordinator. Sometime in the fall or early winter, the former Fairfield New…