A new type of small-scale, seafood farming pilot activity is being planned for coastal Alabama waters near the mouth of Mobile Bay. The project will include floating cages and grow multiple species.
Anyone who would like to learn more about the project and offer input as to where it may be located is invited to attend an informational feedback session. The session will take place from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Monday, July, 25, at the 5 Rivers Delta Resource Center in Spanish Fort, Alabama.
Registration is free and strongly encouraged. Register here.
The Dauphin Island Sea Lab and The University of Southern Mississippi are leading this seafood farming project. Additional partners include NOAA, the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium and the University of New Hampshire. The project is funded by NOAA and the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission.