Improved Delta Port Boat Launch in Coden Set to Reopen Friday
The Delta Port boat launch in southern Mobile County reopens Friday after upgrades funded by fishing license revenue and federal Sport Fish Restoration Program dollars.
Alabama’s Oyster Restoration Gets $7.1 Million Boost to Link Brood and Sink Reefs
The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has been awarded $7.1 million in oil spill restoration funds for a new project linking brood and sink oyster reefs, adding to…
State Scientists Probe Mass Catfish Die-Off in Waters Near Fairhope
State marine biologists are investigating hundreds of hardhead catfish that have washed ashore near Fairhope's Weeks Bay, with officials warning residents not to eat diseased fish while they search for…
Once a Florida Fish, Snook Are Now Showing Up All Over Coastal Alabama
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…
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…
At 80, Bayou La Batre Oysterman Bobby Morrison Still Works the Reef by Hand
Bobby Morrison, 80, has spent 64 years tonging oysters by hand out of Bayou La Batre, and he's still working the reefs at Cedar Point alongside his son as Alabama's…
Alabama Tagging Program Tracks Surprising Journeys of Trout and Redfish Through Mobile Bay
A tagging program run by CCA Alabama and University of South Alabama researchers is revealing new details about how speckled trout and redfish move through Mobile Bay, including one redfish…
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…
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,…
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…