Researchers with the University of South Alabama and Dauphin Island Sea Lab say the common snook, once a rarity this far north, is increasingly turning up in Alabama’s coastal rivers and bays.
Tag: Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Coverage of Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
Baldwin County
Gulf Shores Trades 53 Acres for 30 — and Buys Itself a Way Out of the Neighborhood Detour
The Gulf Shores City Council has unanimously approved a land exchange with Gulf State Park, clearing the right-of-way for a bypass road that will finally connect the new Intracoastal Waterway bridge to Highway 59.
Baldwin County
This Week on the Alabama Gulf Coast: Paint and Sip at the Library, Hands-On Habitat at Tacky Jacks, and Oysters Out of Season
A week of coastal events in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, from a landscape paint-and-sip at the Orange Beach Public Library to the Tacky Jacks Summer of Fun series with live native animals.
Baldwin County
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.
Baldwin County
Alabama Releases $26.1 Million in GOMESA Funds for 16 Mobile and Baldwin County Coastal Projects
Sixteen environmental and recreational projects across Mobile and Baldwin counties are set to receive a combined $26.1 million after Gov. Kay Ivey approved the latest round of funding from the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act Program, known as GOMESA. GOMESA channels a share of federal oil and gas revenue…
Baldwin County
A Decade After Deepwater Horizon, Alabama’s Gulf Coast Recovery Is Still a Work in Progress
Ten years after the Deepwater Horizon disaster, Alabama has received more than $790 million in BP-funded restoration and expects over $1.4 billion more — but officials and environmentalists say the Gulf Coast’s recovery is far from finished.
Baldwin County
$28 Million RESTORE Act Grant Could Fund 11,000-Acre Wildlife Corridor in Southeast Baldwin County
A Baldwin County land conservation project is in line to receive $28 million after being placed on the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council’s “Funded Priorities List,” money that state officials say would be used to acquire between 10,000 and 12,000 acres in southeast Baldwin County for a new wildlife and…
Bayou La Batre
Bayou La Batre to Host Fourth Annual Alabama Seafood Cook-Off, Taste of the Bayou
Four chefs will compete in the fourth annual Alabama Seafood Cook-Off in Bayou La Batre on June 13, with a spot at the Great American Seafood Cook-Off on the line.