New Alabama Law Cuts Taxes for Gulf Coast Commercial Fishermen
A new Alabama law signed by Gov. Kay Ivey will cut taxes on commercial fishing vessels, equipment and supplies starting in 2023, extending exemptions long enjoyed by farmers to Gulf…
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…
Gill Nets in the Statehouse: A Bayou La Batre Lawmaker Faces Down a Conservation Campaign
The Coastal Conservation Association pressed Alabama lawmakers to ban commercial gill nets in April 2008. State Rep. Spencer Collier, the netters' champion, wanted science and a voluntary buyout instead.