Tag: DREDGING

'All of this is stupidity': Mobile Bay oyster farmer predicts this year will be the last due to dredging projects

Troy Cornelius has been working the waters of the Mobile Bay for 30 years. For generations, his family has used the area for fishing, crabbing, shrimping and growing oysters. However, Cornelius told 1819 News the oyster farm is dying out due to dredging and restoration projects along the Bay.

Fishermen, residents, former Army Corps of Engineer employee speak at Mobile Baykeeper town hall

The Mobile Baykeeper hosted a town hall Tuesday evening to discuss issues related to a project to widen and deepen the Port of Mobile.