Barges loaded with limestone are traveling hundreds of miles down Alabama’s rivers to Cedar Point in southern Mobile County, where the rock will be spread across the bay bottom to give young oysters a place to grow.
Tag: habitat restoration
Coverage of habitat restoration from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
Baldwin County
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408-Foot Riverboat Casino Sunk Off Orange Beach Completes Alabama’s Big-Ship Reef Trio
The 408-foot Argosy VI, prepped in Bayou La Batre, was sunk 23 miles south of Orange Beach in 120 feet of water, completing a trio of large ship reefs alongside the LuLu and the New Venture.
Mobile
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Alabama Coastal Foundation Set to Host Seafood Craze at BayBears Game
The Alabama Coastal Foundation’s fourth annual Coastal Seafood Craze pairs Gulf Coast food tastings with a Mobile BayBears night at Hank Aaron Stadium.
Baldwin County
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1,600 Tons of Rubble Became a New Fishing Reef in Mobile Bay
The Alabama Wildlife Federation built the Upper Wreck Reef between Mullet Point and the mouth of Weeks Bay, a 1.25-acre underwater structure of recycled rubble finished in time for Memorial Day weekend.
Local News
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Emmy-Winning Filmmaker Mike DeGruy Brought the Deep Sea Home to the Saenger
Mobile native and Emmy-winning underwater cinematographer Mike DeGruy was set to appear at the Saenger Theatre in March 2007 with footage from Antarctica, the Titanic and hydrothermal vents.