U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne pressed a NOAA official over red snapper stock counts, arguing Gulf states should take over management of the fishery.
Tag: recreational fishing
Baldwin County
Shelby Presses NOAA: Red Snapper Rules Are Choking Alabama’s Fishing Economy
U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby wrote to NOAA in December 2009 arguing that federal red snapper limits were punishing Alabama’s charter and recreational fishermen even as the stock appeared to be rebuilding.
Bayou La Batre
Gill Nets in the Statehouse: A Bayou La Batre Lawmaker Faces Down a Conservation Campaign
The Coastal Conservation Association pressed Alabama lawmakers to ban commercial gill nets in April 2008. State Rep. Spencer Collier, the netters’ champion, wanted science and a voluntary buyout instead.
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.
Bayou La Batre
Bob Shipp Named to Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council
Dr. Robert Shipp, chairman of marine sciences at the University of South Alabama, was appointed to the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council, giving Alabama a seat at the table on Gulf catch rules.