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Tag: Marine Resources Division
Coverage of Marine Resources Division from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
Baldwin County
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.
Choctaw County
Alabama’s Red Snapper Season Set to Open May 27 for Private Anglers
Alabama’s 2022 red snapper season for private anglers opens May 27 and runs extended weekends through the summer, as a charity fishing tournament benefiting United Way chapters in Choctaw, Clarke, Mobile and Washington counties wraps up and a Black Belt turkey photo contest gets underway.
Baldwin County
Alabama Plans to Sink $22.5 Million Into Gulf Habitat, With a New Big Ship Still Undecided
Alabama officials are preparing to pour $22.5 million into new fish habitat across inshore, nearshore and offshore waters, though one of the most eye-catching pieces of the plan — adding another large ship to the state’s artificial reef system — remains up in the air. Craig Newton, a biologist with…
Baldwin County
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, but it’s down,” said Craig Newton, a biologist with the Alabama Marine Resources Division, when asked whether the sinking went…
Baldwin County
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 proud of,” said Craig Newton, Alabama’s artificial reef coordinator. Sometime in the fall or early winter, the former Fairfield New…
Baldwin County
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.