Bayou La Batre
City of Bayou La Batre officials have signed a disaster declaration that says an influx of imported foreign seafood is hurting the local fishing industry, FOX10 reported. Mayor Henry Barnes, Sr. says a recent influx of imported foreign seafood has, for example, caused the value of shrimp to decrease to only $1 per lb. He…
The Marine Resources Division (MRD) of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will host an oyster meeting on August 24 at 1-3 p.m. at the Bayou La Batre Community and Senior Center in Irvington. The focus of the meeting will be to update the community about MRD activities related to the management of…
The Bayou La Batre City Docks Redevelopment Project, which kicked off in September 2020 (Bayou La Batre Docks Redevelopment Begins), has met its schedule for a completed draft master plan. Representing the first of three phases, the draft was influenced by feedback from 498 survey respondents, The Connection reported. Further comments may be submitted to…
Metal Shark’s Alabama Shipyard in Bayou La Batre recently delivered its third 120- by 35-ft river towboat for Florida Marine Transporters Inc. (FMT) of Mandeville, Louisiana, WorkBoat reported. The four-decked, welded-steel, U.S. Coast Guard Subchapter M-compliant towboat Gianna Hull was designed by John W. Gilbert Associates Inc. of Hingham, Massachusetts. Its twin Caterpillar marine diesel…
The Bayou La Batre City Docks Redevelopment Project recently kicked off, The Connection reported. The first of three phases, this one provides for a redevelopment master plan and is to be completed in summer 2021. An opinion survey to gather ideas and suggestions is available until October 31. The goal of the $21-million, multiyear RESTORE Act…
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