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Defend your way of Life.
Revive what we've lost.

We’ll know we are successful when no one has to question whether the fish are safe to eat or the water is safe to swim in, when our seagrasses and oyster reefs recover, and our coastal communities take responsibility for the health of the water.

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CURRENTS A Mobile Baykeeper publication

CURRENTS magazine tells the stories of Mobile Bay, the Delta, and the Gulf. And the people who call it home.

WHAT’S CURRENT

A Light That Never Goes Out

After a near-fatal car accident, musician Molly Thomas found her way back through music.

A Scientific Research Center is Needed in the Delta

The Mobile-Tensaw Delta is an incredibly important and diverse coastal ecosystem that plays a significant role in both local and global environmental health.

End Mud Dumping in Mobile Bay – Town Hall

Join us for a Town Hall Meeting. Come hear an update on progress made and let your elected officials hear from you.

Shell Shock

The Legacy of Oyster-Reef Dredging in Mobile Bay.

Ghosts of the Delta

Memories of a World War II Armada.

Sirens of the Sea

Talking with the head of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab’s Manatee Sighting Network.

Required Reading

This article is from the spring 2025 edition of Mobile Baykeeper’s print quarterly, CURRENTS. The magazine is mailed to active members who have given more than $50 in the past year. To get on the magazine’s mailing list, donate here. By Nick Williams As the editor of a local print magazine in publication for nearly thirty […]

Hog Bayou

Hog Bayou was once a vital resource for the Africatown community, providing a place for swimming, fishing, and gathering. Today, it is no longer safe for recreation or subsistence fishing due to industrial pollution.

Silenced Sanctuary

An Elegy for a lost rookery.

They Call Him Droopy

Every Delta fisherman knows Droopy Williams. Or at least knows of him. You’ve probably seen him as you’ve zoomed along the Causeway – a sort of roving landmark, sometimes in the waters above, sometimes below.

Recipe: Roosters Mahi Tacos

Roosters Mahi Tacos

If These Walls Could Talk

The Martin Lindsey — Tate House, was built five miles from Mobile in 1915 by Martin Lindsey, owner of the Lindsey Lumber and Export Company.

A Dire Warning

Jared Sullivan’s Valley So Low recounts the 2008 coal-ash spill in Kingston, Tennessee.

Pioneers of the Party Boat

While the women sunbathed on the beach and wrangled the kids, the men concocted a wild idea on a whim: a floating screen porch, fully equipped with a bar and motor. Brilliant, right?

Heeding the Call

Alyssa and Sam Fuller’s love of the water drew them to each other — and to careers in the Coast Guard.

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SWIM

No one should have to question whether the water is safe to swim in.

EXPLORE ISSUES

Learn more about the issues threatening our waters and what we’re doing to defend and revive the waters of Coastal Alabama.