ANEP: About Estuaries

About Estuaries:
Insights on the NEPs - Mobile Bay

The Mobile Bay National Estuary Program’s Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan was approved on April 22, 2002.

The plan, developed by citizens representing all sectors of our coastal Alabama community, contains dozens of actions to address water quality, habitat loss, and living resources as well as promoting education and public involvement. Our communities are making substantial progress in implementing the plan but much work remains as our region seeks a balance between coastal growth and economic development and maintaining environmental quality.

The identified challenges facing our estuary include:

managing storm water run-off and its contribution to water quality impairments

the acceleration of erosion and sedimentation in area waterways

land- use practices and habitat loss and fragmentation

maintaining thriving aquatic communities that support commercial and recreational fishing

mitigating the environmental and economic impact of physical alterations to our waterways

reducing the impacts of coastal growth and urban sprawl on the estuary

promoting environmental education and public involvement

For more information about the Mobile Bay NEP:

Write to the MBNEP Program Office at 4172 Commanders Drive, Mobile, AL 36615

Call us at (251) 431-6409

Please visit our website at http://www.mobilebaynep.com