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.
Tag: red snapper
Coverage of red snapper from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
Baldwin County
Byrne Opposes Gas Tax Hike as Mobile Bay Bridge Funding Looms
Rep. Bradley Byrne opposed a federal gas tax hike even as funding questions loom over the proposed new I-10 bridge crossing Mobile Bay near Mobile.
Baldwin County
Byrne Presses NOAA Official Over Red Snapper Count in Congressional Hearing
U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne pressed a NOAA official over red snapper stock counts, arguing Gulf states should take over management of the fishery.
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.
Dauphin Island
Mobile Rotarians Hear a Firsthand Report From China and Honor Two Young Athletes
The Sunrise Rotary Club of Mobile devoted its first June 2009 meeting to a report on China by two local portfolio managers, days after honoring high school athletes from McGill-Toolen and Baker.
Baldwin County
A Senate Subcommittee Steered Millions Toward South Alabama Science and Coasts
A $30 million engineering center at South Alabama, a NOAA disaster response center on the Gulf, oyster bed reseeding and hurricane monitoring were among the projects approved in the 2008 spending bill.
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.