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Saving money and the environment using sustainable landscaping
With springtime here, its time for most people to get back in their annual lawn maintenance routine. In this blog, Im going to discuss some lawn...
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Vietnamese-American fishing communities get ready for shrimp season
Vietnamese-American fishers are a large proportion of the shrimping population on the Gulf Coast. Every year from April to June, the fishermen are...
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Management plans underway for Alabama watersheds
In an effort to guide restoration efforts, partners in coastal Alabama have undertaken a process of watershed management planning based on a...
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Oyster gardening is coming to Mississippi
Oyster gardening in Alabama has been around since 2000. Each year, volunteers with waterfront access provide a nursery environment for juvenile...
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Hearings to discuss potential skimmer trawl regulations
NOAA Fisheries may be changing skimmer trawl regulations in the Southeast. If you have an opinion on the regulations, NOAA Fisheries will be...
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Two tools describe impacts of working waterfronts
We all know access to the waterfront for water-dependent businesses, like seafood fishermen and boat builders, is important. These businesses...
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FEMA document highlights the history of building elevation in New Orleans
As a profession, planners generally are trained to focus on the explicit characteristics of a building: is the structure single-family or...
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Items left on Gulf Shores, Orange Beach beaches will be removed
With spring officially less than two weeks away and temperatures already in the 70s, thousands of spring breakers are celebrating on the beaches of...
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Fisheries management in the Gulf: Whos regulating what?
These days there is ongoing debate, particularly in the red snapper industry, over whether fisheries should be managed by state or federal entities.
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