Tag: marine debris

Volunteers picking up litter and debris along a sandy Alabama coastline

Alabama Coastal Cleanup Returns for 31st Year on Sept. 15, Organizers Seek Volunteers Along Gulf Coast

James Bullard, August 30, 2018

Alabama’s largest one-day volunteer event is set to return for its 31st year on Saturday, September 15, as organizers of the Alabama Coastal Cleanup call for volunteers to help clear trash and debris from more than 30 coastal sites across Mobile and Baldwin counties. The cleanup will run from 8…

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A working fishing boat on Gulf Coast waters near an oyster reef

Gulf Fishermen in Line for $28 Million to Rebuild Oyster Beds and Shrimp Grounds

James Bullard, June 28, 2006

Federal officials moved in June 2006 to release $28 million for Alabama, aimed at reseeding hurricane-wrecked oyster beds and clearing debris from shrimp grounds off the Gulf Coast.