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December 19, 2024 -MONTGOMERY, AL - The Marine Resources Division (MRD) of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) will close the state's 2024 private angler red snapper fishing season at midnight on Tuesday, December 31. Alabama's 2024 federal allocation of red snapper was 659,654 pounds. "The weather played a major role throughout the 2024 red snapper season," said Scott Bannon, MRD Director. "Several tropical storms and hurricanes created rough water conditions...
December 7, 2024 - The Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) has reopened the McIntosh Bluff Public Boat Ramp on the Tombigbee River in Washington County. Improvements to the facility include paving of the main parking lot, overflow parking lot and entrance road. Funding for this project was provided through the Sport Fish Restoration Program, which is supported through excise taxes on the sale of outboard motor...
December 17, 2024 - Montgomery - Pursuant to Section 9-12-28, Code of Alabama 1975 as stated by Rule 220-3-.02, the Marine Resources Division (MRD) of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) announces that all public water bottoms will close to the harvest of oysters at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, December 31, 2024. Summary of Alabama's Oyster Harvest Alabama's public oyster reefs opened for harvest on October 7, 2024, and will close for the season at the end of the harvest...
December 19, 2024 - MONTGOMERY, AL - If you weren't able to attend one of three public meetings recently, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources' (ADCNR) Marine Resources Division (MRD) wants your input. The meetings were held in Spanish Fort, Tillman's Corner and Orange Beach to engage the public on a variety of subjects concerning Alabama's saltwater fisheries management, including the state's iconic fish species, the American red snapper. "We are always listening to...
November 8, 2024 - The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) Marine Resources Division (MRD) will host three public meetings to discuss potential regulation changes and the status of several saltwater species. The meetings will take place in November and December and are open to the public. Topics for discussion include: Retention of bag limits by captain and crew of Alabama commercial party boats Remove allowance for oversized red drum Tripletail and sheepshead...
A prescribed burn is planned at Gulf State Park as part of a forest management plan associated with longleaf pine restoration, fuel reduction and invasive species control. The planned burn will take place in the Eagle Loop section of the park near Lake Shelby on November 20-21, 2024, weather permitting. State Park Road will be closed during the burn period. Every effort is being made to ensure safety and proper smoke management during this burn. However, park guests staying in the lakeside cabin...
November 15, 2024 - The Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) has temporarily closed the three-lane ramp at the McFarland Public Boat Ramp (McFarland West) on Pickwick Reservoir in Florence for major upgrades. The facility's two-lane ramp (McFarland North) will remain open during the majority of the renovation period. During the closure the launching slab at McFarland West and the access pier at McFarland North...
October 24, 2024 - MONTGOMERY - The Marine Resources Division (MRD) of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) reminds anglers that the recreational harvest of greater amberjack in federal and Alabama state waters closes November 1, 2024. Anglers landing red snapper, greater amberjack and gray triggerfish in Alabama are required to report their catch through Alabama's Snapper Check system. Red snapper season is currently open for 4-day weekends until the federal...
October 31,2024 - Under Alabama's Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Management Zone Regulation (220-2-.167), all deer harvested in the High-Risk Zone and the Buffer Zone of the state's CWD Management Zone (CMZ) must be submitted for CWD testing during specific weekends of the 2024-2025 white-tailed deer season. The mandatory sampling weekends in the High-Risk Zone of the CMZ are November 23-24 and December 7-8, 2024. The mandatory sampling weekends in the Buffer Zone of the CMZ are November 23-24,...
Are you looking for an opportunity to get outside with friends and family and do something that benefits your community and the environment? If so, you are encouraged to take part in the state's largest single-day volunteer cleanup event, the 37th Annual Alabama Coastal Cleanup. The event will take place in Baldwin and Mobile counties on September 21, 2024, from 8 a.m. until noon. "Without volunteers and the event sponsors, Alabama's Coastal Cleanup would not be possible," said Chris Blankenship...
