Latest press releases from NOAA
Alabama Marine Resources Division
2020
April 30 - Alabama State Waters Close for Shrimping May 1 - June 1
2019
July 30 - Saltwater Fishing Regulation Changes Take Effect on August 1
June 27 - 2019 Private Angler Red Snapper Fishing Update
May 24 - Alabama State Waters Opening for Shrimping June 1
May 23 - Alabama Opens for Red Snapper Fishing on June 1
May 23 - Bay Watch Boat Ramp Reopens May 25
May 6 - Bay Watch Boat Ramp Temporarily Closed for Repairs Starting May 13
April 28 - Boggy Point Boat Ramp Reopens Monday, April 29
April 4 - Alabama Receives Approval to Manage Recreational Red Snapper Fishery
March 27 - Volunteers Needed for Derelict Crab Trap Cleanup
March 5 - Marine Resources Division to Hold Public Meetings on Potential Regulation
Changes
Feb. 27 - Renovations to Boggy Point Boat Ramp Begin March 18
Feb. 27 - Gray Triggerfish Season Opens March 1
Feb. 6 - Alabama Announces 2019 Private Angler Red Snapper Fishing Season
2018
May 14 - Oyster Aquaculture Meeting
May 14 - Red Snapper Meeting May 24 in Mt. Brook
April 24 - Alabama State Waters Close to Shrimping
April 19 - Downey Named Chief of Enforcement for Marine Resources
March 6 - Some Areas Closed to Crabbing March 23-24 for Derelict Trap Cleanup
Jan. 24 Alabama Submits Request to NOAA to Manage Rec Red Snapper Seasons
2017
Nov. 6 - Oyster Zones Closed to Harvesting
Oct. 16 - Oyster Station and Zone Opening Oct. 30
Sept. 25 - Oyster Meetings Rescheduled for Oct. 6
Sept. 8 - Oyster Community Meetings October 12
Sept.5 - Commercial Crab Regulation Changes
July 6 - Dye Study May Turn Waters Red, Will Not Harm Ecosystem
April 24 - Alabama State Waters Close for Shrimping
Feb. 27 - Some Areas Closed to Crabbing March 24-25 for Derelict Trap Cleanup
2016
Dec. 20 - Oyster Management Station and Zone Closing.pdf
Nov. 30 - Oyster Management Station and Zone Opening Dec 1.pdf
Oct. 4 - Oyster Management Station and Zone Opening.pdf
Sept. 12 - Alabama Oyster Community Meetings.pdf
Aug 10 - Waters Temporarily Closing to Commercial and Recreational Shrimping.pdf
May 27 - Waters Opening to Commercial and Recreational Shrimping.pdf
April 22 - Waters Temporarily Closing to Commercial and Recreational Shrimping.pdf
Feb. 18 - Oyster Management Station and Zone Opening.pdf
2015
Nov. 9 - Oyster Management Station and Zone Opening.pdf
Oct.15 - Oyster Management Station and Zone Opening.pdf
Sept. 8 - Alabama Oyster Community Meetings.pdf
Aug. 12 - Waters Opening to Commercial and Recreational Shrimping.pdf
July 10 - Waters Opening to Commercial and Recreational Shrimping.pdf
June 3 - Waters Opening to Commercial and Recreational Shrimping.pdf
April 17 - Waters Temporarily Closing to Commercial and Recreational Shrimping.pdf
2014
July 25 - Waters Opening to Commercial and Recreational Shrimping.pdf
June 12 - Waters Opening to Commercial and Recreational Shrimping
May 21 - Waters Temporarily Closing to Commercial and Recreational Shrimping
May 9 - Waters Temporarily Closing to Commercial and Recreational Shrimping
