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Tag: marine habitat

Coverage of marine habitat from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.

Local News Artificial reef structure underwater

Mobile Bay’s 3D-Printed Reef Project Expands After Successful Pilot

James Bullard, July 20, 2026

The Mobile Bay National Estuary Program has deployed six new 3D-printed reef structures made from dredged sediment, building on a successful six-month pilot project.

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Bayou La Batre Oysters clustered on a restored coastal reef

Limestone Barges Head South to Rebuild the Oyster Reefs of Lower Mobile Bay

James Bullard, July 5, 2026July 14, 2026

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.

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Baldwin County A small recreational fishing boat on the calm water of a coastal bay

1,600 Tons of Rubble Became a New Fishing Reef in Mobile Bay

James Bullard, May 23, 2007

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.

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