Bobby Morrison, 80, has spent 64 years tonging oysters by hand out of Bayou La Batre, and he’s still working the reefs at Cedar Point alongside his son as Alabama’s oyster fishery slowly rebuilds.
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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…
Bayou La Batre
Gulf Fishermen in Line for $28 Million to Rebuild Oyster Beds and Shrimp Grounds
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.