At 80, Bayou La Batre Oysterman Bobby Morrison Still Works the Reef by Hand
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…
Mississippi oystermen move oysters to cleaner waters to rebuild population
Oystermen in Mississippi are working to rebuild the state’s oyster population by relocating the mollusks to cleaner waters, a cooperative effort between commercial fishermen and the Mississippi Department of Marine…
Mobile Volunteers Built Oyster Reef for Coastal Restoration in 2011
A 2011 WKRG report covered volunteers building an oyster reef in Mobile as part of a coastal restoration effort.
Dauphin Island Sea Lab Director Says Media Overstated Health Risks of Oil Spill Dispersants
The director of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab told a local audience that concerns about the health effects of oil and chemical dispersants used during the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill…