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Mobile Bay
Coastal and Estuary Quick Finder |
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Summary Information
| Year Established: | 1995 |
| Location: | Alabama |
| Area of Watershed: | 115,467 square kilometers |
Priority Management Issues: |
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sedimentation human population growth species loss/decline habitat loss/alteration |
pathogens non-point source pollution point source pollution |
Major Habitat Types: |
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submerged aquatic vegetation (seagrass) reefs (artificial) barriar islands/sand bars lagoon/shallow open water shellfish growing areas beach/dune (bare & vegetated) sand/mud/salt flats salt/brackish marsh |
freshwater marsh (tidal & non-tidal) forested wetland seasonal wetland freshwater lakes/ponds grass/open field non-wetland forest riparian/riverine (forested, tidal, & flood plain) abandoned agricultural |
Federally Endangered or Threatened Species: |
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mammals: Alabama beach mouse West Indian manatee birds: bald eagle peregrine falcon piping plover red-cockaded woodpecker wood stork fish: Gulf sturgeon insects: American burrying beetle |
reptiles: Alabama red-bellied turtle eastern indigo snake gopher tortoise loggerhead sea turtle plants: Alabama canebrake pitcher-plant American chaffseed Louisiana quillwort Mohr's Barbara's buttons |
Overviews and Highlights
The Mobile Bay National Estuary Program is a successful partnership of local and state government agencies, the business community and conservation groups. The program released its draft Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) in 2001 and is currently awaiting approval from the Governor of Alabama for final submission to the EPA. The CCMP is a collaboration of the community focusing on the following five issues important to the peoples of Coastal Alabama: water quality, living resources, habitat management, human uses, and education and public involvement. Implementation of the management plan has already begun through collaboration with several state agencies. Additional action plan implementation will focus on greater community involvement through environmental education and outreach projects.
Maps
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- Local Maps
Mobile Bay Study Area
(area where the program is concentrating its efforts)
Mobile Bay Watershed
(estuarine and fluvial drainage areas for the estuary)
- Regional Maps- Gulf of Mexico
Locations of Estuaries in the NEP
Watersheds of Estuaries in the NEP
Study Areas of Estuaries in the NEP
