Red Cross Opens Storm Evacuation Shelter at Theodore High School
The American Red Cross opened an evacuation shelter at Theodore High School as a Gulf storm system threatened the Alabama coast, giving residents in low-lying areas a place to ride…
Alabama Cuts 2018 Red Snapper Season Six Weeks Short as New State Quota Plan Kicks In
Alabama's 2018 red snapper season will end six weeks earlier than planned after anglers landed bigger fish in bigger numbers, pushing the state past its self-imposed harvest quota ahead of…
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,…
Gulf State Park Pier to Expand Overnight Shark Fishing Sessions This Summer
Gulf State Park is adding eight new overnight shark fishing dates in July and boosting the number of anglers allowed on the Gulf Shores pier after a successful testing phase.
Coast Guard Crews Tow Disabled Vessel to Dauphin Island After Offshore Breakdown
A boater whose vessel became disabled far offshore got a hand from the Coast Guard over the weekend, with crews towing the boat safely back to Dauphin Island. The rescue…
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…
Three-Day Red Snapper Season Draws Fury From Baldwin and Mobile County Leaders
A federal cap limiting recreational red snapper fishing to just three days this year has triggered resolutions from Orange Beach, the Baldwin County Commission and Dauphin Island, with local officials,…
Alabama Gulf Coast to See $63 Million in New Restoration Projects
Six new coastal restoration projects worth $63 million, funded through fines paid by BP and Transocean, will fund land conservation and habitat work from Dauphin Island and Bayou La Batre…
Alabama Anglers Face Another Nine-Day Federal Red Snapper Season in 2016
NOAA has set another nine-day federal recreational red snapper season for 2016, drawing criticism from U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne, even as Alabama's own state waters will stay open to anglers…
Alabama vs. Georgia: The 21st Century Water War Over the Chattahoochee
For roughly a quarter century, Alabama, Florida and Georgia have been locked in a legal and political fight over the water flowing down the Chattahoochee River — a dispute with…