As the sixth largest estuary in the continental United States, Mobile Bay is a perfect example of Alabama’s great biodiversity with a variety of plant and animal species so vast it’s hard to grasp. With a surface area of 413 square miles in Mobile and Baldwin counties, the health of Mobile Bay is of primary importance for a variety of entities, including the Mobile Bay National Estuary Program (MBNEP), which recently updated its “State of the Bay” publication. Mobile native Jason Kudulis was recently elevated to MBNEP Director following the recent re-tirement of Roberta Swann, who had…