Dauphin Island News

With each passing day, hard working Americans are watching the price of gas climb higher and higher.

Scientists in Orange Beach say there's been a jump in jellyfish and other dangerous marine life on Alabama's coastal beaches and they're trying to find out why.

Gov. Bob Riley has until Oct. 10 to decide whether to allow a new liquefied natural gas terminal to be built 63 miles south of Dauphin Island.

Unpredictable waves can make a day at the beach turn deadly. It happened here on the Gulf Coast, just this past weekend.

The recent dramatic increases in jellyfish swarms along Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts highlight the need for more research into the life cycles of these stinging invertebrates , experts say.

A woman from Waco has drowned in waters off Dauphin Island on the Alabama coast, according to police there.

Aug. 11 -- It was a race against time to save one woman's life, after rescuers say she fell victim to rough surf and dangerous currents off of Dauphin Island Beach, Sunday night.

Aug. 10 -- Rescue Crews are working a possible drowning on Dauphin Island Sunday.

As the sun crept into the sky over the Gulf of Mexico, an odd scene unfolded around the Sand Island Lighthouse, about three miles from Dauphin Island.

The US Maritime Administration and Coast Guard on Friday released a final environmental impact statement on Norwegian developer Torp's proposal to build Bienville Offshore Energy Terminal, a 1.2 Bcf/d liquefied ...

Aug. 7 - It was a fee that left some people scratching their heads, but even though others were willing to pay $20 to park at Dauphin Island's new west end beach, no one will have to anymore.

REEL SPORT, Fishing the Alabama Gulf Coast. Tips for Summer Fishing by Captain Bobby Abruscato

When the water temperatures are the warmest of the year (over 75 degrees), speckled trout tend to stay more active in water deeper than 8 feet. Both Mobile Bay and Mississippi Sound are loaded with submerged structure and all of it in water deeper than 8 feet holds trout.

The most effective technique is to drift a live shrimp under a slip cork near the structure. Be sure to set the depth of the shrimp so that it is in the lower third of the water column. If the trout are active, this will locate them.

From there, try tight-lining a live croaker. The summer months are the only time of the year that the trout seem to have a taste for them, but what a taste they have! Don’t be afraid to put a croaker the size of your hand on either.

You’ll have plenty of action, and that big, hearty croaker may entice a monster to bite. Redfish start to school as they go pre-spawn during the summer. During this period, it is not uncommon to see schools of hundreds of redfish lazing on the surface as they head for the open Gulf.

Fish them smart and you can have some of the most incredible fish action of your life . . . if you can find them.

For more fishing tips from Captain Bobby Abruscato and the A-Team, please visit www.ateamfishing.com.

REEL SPORT is a regular column by Captain Bobby Abruscato, owner and founder of A-Team Fishing Adventures on Dauphin Island, Alabama.

Dauphin Island officials doubt Tropical Storm Edouard will be much of a threat to the island off the Alabama coast.

Lacie Purser, 19 months, is intrigued by the water collected in a small inlet at the public beach at Dauphin Island.

The annual Battle of Mobile Bay Commemorative Day at Fort Gaines Historic Site on Dauphin Island is scheduled for Saturday, Aug.

ERODED REEF: Coral reefs find it hard to grow faster than they get washed away in the more acidic waters off the west coast of Panama - a potential precursor of their fate as the climate changes.

Four city council members were elected without opposition at Monday's meeting. Mike McMillan, District 2, Joe Thomas, District 3, Tom Sawyer Jr., District 4 and Mary Brabner, District 5 were elected to the ...

Dauphin Island has closed the new west end public beach after waves from Hurricane Dolly flooded its low-lying areas.

Dauphin Island has closed the new west end public beach after waves from Hurricane Dolly flooded its low-lying areas.

Dauphin Island Sea Lab's Beach, Dune and Forest Excursions are July 26 and July 29 from 9:45 until noon.