DEMAND AN END TO FEDERAL MUD DUMPING IN MOBILE BAY›

Mobile Baykeeper exists to defend and revive the health of the waters of Coastal Alabama

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.

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

Member meeting

Next Meeting: November 12th, 6 – 7pm located at Daphne Civic Center Have questions about… Bring all your questions. We will share about what Baykeeper has been working on and we want to hear from you as we work together to defend and revive the waters of Coastal Alabama. This is a members only meeting […]

The Tug is the Drug

How fly-fishing is luring in the anglers of Coastal Alabama.

The Man Who Saved the Pelicans: A Tribute to Wilson Gaillard

The island now boasts more than 10,000 nests.

a Town Hall

Stop Federal Mud Dumping Join us for a Town Hall meeting Learn more about this issue and make your voice heard. August 13 | 6:00 – 7:30 pm St Phillip Neri Catholic Church 9101 Dauphin Island Parkway Theodore, AL 36582 August 20 | 6pm Fairhope United Methodist Church155 S Section Street Fairhope, AL 36532.

Dredge Spoil

90 million cubic yards. That is how much sediment the Corps of Engineers plans to put into Mobile Bay over the next 20 years. Ask your federal officials to protect Mobile Bay.

Built to Last: A Stauter’s Legacy

In my first years on the water I don’t think I was aware of any boats other than Stauters.

The Roots of Life: Seagrass and the Carbon Connection

If you’re an angler, the amount of species you’ll catch around seagrass is much higher than elsewhere.

How Emma Rhodes Promotes Habitat Conservation Through Bird-Banding

“Birds are an indicator of how well or how poorly your habitat is doing."

The Timeless River

A family camping trip on the Perdido River offers life lessons.

Flounder Man: Chatting with USA’s Dylan Kiene

“The loss of key habitat can really degrade productivity for flounder populations.”

Pipe Dreams: Inside Alabama’s Surf Scene

If the surf scene in Alabama is about anything, it’s about camaraderie.

The Waves We Leave Behind

When we look back on our life, will we be proud to see the waves we’ve left behind, like Sallie Smith and Carol Adams-Davis?

Life Down the Bay: Looking Back at a Lifetime on the Water

"My children and my grandchildren now have grown up swimming in the same water I did."

EPA Finalizes Denial of Alabama’s Coal Ash Permitting Program

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 23, 2024 MOBILE, AL — In a definitive action aimed at protecting Alabamians and their waterways, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has denied the Alabama Department of Environmental Management’s (ADEM) coal-ash permitting program. This decision follows an extensive public comment period where thousands of Alabamians voiced their concerns about the state’s […]

Thoroughbreds, Bay Breezes, and Frenzied Betting: A History of Magnolia Race Course

The course stood along Mobile Bay’s shoreline on Bay Shell Road.

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.