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July 26

Abruscato has plan for life after oil
al.com
For a while, Abruscato -- who's fished around Dauphin Island for more than 40 years -- admits his thoughts were filled with worst-case scenarios and what ...

EDITORIAL: A call for all of Alabama to rally behind our coast
The Huntsville Times - al.com (blog)
Draw a triangle from Dauphin Island to Foley to Ono Island, and you've got a third of all tourism/travel expenditures in the state. ...

Pridgen optimistic about future of fishing
al.com
Pridgen is more optimistic about the future of Mobile Bay than areas around Dauphin Island and west toward Louisiana. "I don't feel that in Mobile Bay our ...

Minimal oil, storm impacts reported along Alabama shores
al.com (blog)
On Dauphin Island, wave sizes were about typical, and no oil or cleanup workers were visible on the beach. Baldwin beaches, from Fort Morgan to Orange Beach ...

July 24

Bonnie Broke up before it hit Dauphin Island. No rain but a a fair amount of wind. We hope to see BP to Show back up before too long.

July 23

Fodder, conspiracy theory edition: Watch out for those strange buses by the beach and stay out of the FEMA camps! In today's fodder, we look at how conspiracy theorists have gone to town on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, saying there will be forced evacuations from the Gulf Coast to FEMA camps at Maxwell Air Force Base, where chips will be implanted in our brains. Full story » BP Spill: Different perspective on oil spill
Tuskegee News
Easing down the Alabama Coast, we circle the massive operation underway at Katrina Cut, the breach in Dauphin Island caused by the 2005 hurricane, ...

Mobile Bay Ferry resumes trips after vessel repaired
al.com (blog)The Mobile Bay Ferry resumed trips across the mouth of the bay today after a vessel was repaired, according to the Alabama Department of Transportation.

Bonnie halts Katrina Cut project As Bonnie enters the Gulf of Mexico, those on Dauphin Island are watching her every move. Mayor Jeff Collier says work on the Katrina Cut has been halted, and BP has been moving much of its equipment off the island.

July 22

Tropical depression moving toward Gulf oil spill A tropical depression has formed over the Bahamas and is moving toward the site of massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Full story »
We at Boardwalk are not too concerned about Bonnie. We expect some higher tides and rain.

ROO program serving only Guardsmen The BP sponsored "Restaurants of Opportunity" program that's been in the works for two months is finally taking off with great success on Dauphin Island.

A standup guy: Jay Leno to perform oil spill benefit at Biloxi casino BILOXI, Miss. -- Jay Leno -- the "Tonight Show with Jay Leno" host known more for comedy of the refined, not crude kind -- announced today that he will perform a benefit for Mississippians impacted by the Gulf oil spill. Full story »

Biden oil spill visit: Response won't end when oil stops gushing THEODORE, Ala. -- The end of oil gushing from BP PLC's leaking well will not mark the end of the federal government's response efforts, Vice President Joe Biden told state and local leaders, boom repair workers and reporters in Theodore this afternoon. Full story »

July 21

Waters Reopen To Shrimping - Waters from Dauphin Island to Gulf Shores will reopen to shrimping on Friday morning. That includes Mobile Bay and Wolf Bay. more »

BP reduces number of boats skimming oil in Gulf ORANGE BEACH, Ala. -- BP says it has reduced the number of boats skimming for oil in the Gulf of Mexico by more than a quarter. Full story »

July 20

Massive berm project goes up on Dauphin Island, draws criticism Of the many changes the Gulf oil spill has prompted in coastal Alabama, few match the scope of the transformations taking place on this island's slender west end. Full story »

Dauphin Island police seek motorists who helped rescue driver from burning car As the victim of Friday's car fire on the Dauphin Island bridge remained in critical condition, island police want to know who the other motorists are who assisted a U.S. Coast Guard officer in rescuing the man.

BP gives catering contracts for oil spill workers to 3 Dauphin Island restaurants Three restaurants on Dauphin Island have entered into a new catering agreement with BP PLC's food contractor on the island and started serving their first meals on Monday. Full story »

July 19

Ferry service suspended pending repair The Alabama Department of Transportation suspended its Mobile Bay ferry service, between Dauphin Island and Ft. Morgan, Monday due to needed repairs to the Marissa Mae Nicole Ferry.

July 18

Community Day on Dauphin Island After canceling the Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo in June, the Mobile Jaycees decided to revive at least a small part of the event. It's called "The One that Got Away Community Day."

July 17

Coast Guard officer pulls motorist from burning car U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Kenneth Wayne Miller said Friday that he grew frustrated watching a car on the Dauphin Island bridge burn, its driver trapped inside.

Vehicle fire on Dauphin Island Bridge
WALA-TV FOX10
MOBILE COUNTY, Alabama (WALA) - Rescue crews are on the scene of a vehicle fire on the south side of Dauphin Island Bridge. Officials tell FOX10 the driver, ...
Watch this video. It shows a true hero Good Samaritan. It also has some good pictures of me looking tough in my fire gear.

Crews continue to fill in Katrina Cut
WALA-TV FOX10
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Alabama (WALA) - Crews are using thousands of pounds of stone to fill Katrina Cut on Dauphin Island as a measure to keep oil out of the ...

BP looks to buy Gulf Coast scientists
WALA-TV FOX10
The executive director of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Dr. George Crozier said there was no chance of that. "I could not imagine any situation in which I ...

News 5 Investigates: Testing The Water More than a week has passed since Alabama's beaches have seen significant oil, and despite warnings along the Gulf Coast, some swimmers are taking their chances.

July 14

Fishing rodeo liars contest still a go
WALA-TV FOX10
Around this time every year Dauphin Island is packed with people. This year is a bit more quiet. The Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo happens every July on ...

Conservation group plans to give cleanup supplies to Dauphin Island homeowners The Coastal Conservation Association plans to help Dauphin Island residents by distributing clean-up supplies to homeowners Saturday.

Pieces Of Exploded Rig Wash Up on Dauphin Island DAUPHIN ISLAND, Alabama - Debris from the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion has washed up on Dauphin Island, west of the Katrina Cut.

Dauphin Island Man Blames Oil, Dispersants for Health Problems
WKRG-TV
by Bill Riales DAUPHIN ISLAND, Alabama - The Alabama Department of Public Health says as of July 4th, 56 people in Mobile and Baldwin Counties had sought ...

La Batre, to discuss with community residents, workers and responders, as well as local officials, the mental health and public health aspects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

July 13

IRS Offers Local Help, Phone Line for Oil Spill Victims MOBILE COUNTY, AL - Internal Revenue Service Taxpayer Assistance Centers in Mobile and several Gulf Coast cities will be open this Saturday July 17 to provide help to taxpayers impacted by the BP oil spill.

July 12

Dauphin Island Women's Club Helps the Community

July 12 Some of our recent pictures
Pictures of the work on Katrina Cut

The One That Got Away Community Day
WKRG-TV
by Jennifer Rogers DAUPHIN ISLAND, Alabama - This year's Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo may have been cancelled, but the Mobile Jaycees still want you to ...

Volunteers Collect Oil Evidence
WKRG-TV
Denton, who lives on Dauphin Island, is one of 300 volunteers trained by COAST, the Coalition of Active Stakeholders Team. Denton has lived on the Gulf ...
Claims process hurts local restaurant
WALA-TV FOX10
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Alabama (WALA) - One restaurant owner's BP claim has him in a pickle. The Common Loon Café has only been in business for two-years and the ...
Mayor's roundtable with Bob & Jason
WALA-TV FOX10
... Mayor Tony Kennon, Gulf Shores Mayor Robert Craft, Dauphin Island Mayor Jeff Collier and Bayou La Batre Mayor Stan Wright concerning the crude crisis. ...
Community Day planned for July 17
WALA-TV FOX10
In an effort to bring visitors to Dauphin Island, admission for this one day event is free. "We had a couple of conversations with the mayor and he sounded ...

Claims process hurts local restaurant
WALA-TV FOX10
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Alabama (WALA) - One restaurant owner's BP claim has him in a pickle. The Common Loon Café has only been in business for two-years and the ...

July 8

Special Meeting of the Town Council Scheduled for July 9, 2010 at 12 Noon to discuss the leasing of land related to the oil spill.

Ala. coastal mayors discuss oil spill Fox 10 News Anchor Bob Grip and Chief Meteorologist Jason Smith held a roundtable discussion with Orange Beach Mayor Tony Kennon, Gulf Shores Mayor Robert Craft, Dauphin Island Mayor Jeff Collier and Bayou La Batre Mayor Stan Wright concerning the crude crisis.

Sorry. Got busy at the fire station. I'll finish on Friday

July 6

Who’s Certified To Clean Up Oil? A man hired to clean up oil on the beach has the certificate needed -- but the certificate is not worth the paper its printed on.

Project to fill Katrina Cut begins
WALA-TV FOX10
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Alabama (WALA) - The project to fill in Katrina Cut on Dauphin Island has finally started. A one and half mile sand and stone berm will be ...
Old 'BP Offshore Oil Strike' board game emphasizes drilling perils, profits A new donation to The House on the Hill Toy Museum in Stansted, Essex, in England may raise a few eyebrows along the Gulf of Mexico. It's a 35-year-old board game called "BP Offshore Oil Strike." Full story »
a Batre says he never took a class to learn how to pick up the oil.
Psychologists Treating More Patients Since Oil Disaster
Skimming device could be The latest weapon in the oil battle is being built in Bayou La Batre. A new skimmer called a 'Heavy Oil Recovery Device' can catch tons of the heaviest crude and it may be the most effective system yet.

July 5

Tarballs from Gulf oil spill reach Texas GALVESTON, Texas -- A top Texas official says tar balls from the Gulf oil spill have been found on state beaches.
Small storms, choppy seas stymie oil spill response Officials have plans for the worst-case scenario: a hurricane barreling up the Gulf toward the spill site. But the less-dramatic weather conditions that have brought skimming to a halt have been met with a more makeshift response. Full story »
U.S. Navy sends airship to assist oil spill response A Navy airship -- used to detect oil, direct skimming vessels, and look for distressed wildlife -- is expected to arrive on Tuesday in Gulf Shores, according to a news release from Deepwater Horizon.

July 4

Dauphin Island beach attracts only a few dozen people
al.com (blog)
Crowds were sparse on Dauphin Island's beaches Sunday, July 4, 2010. DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. ...

Alabama beaches free from oil spill impacts this morning Occasional tarballs turned up, but cleanup crews were working promptly to collect them, according to visitors along the beach who spoke to a reporter. Full story »
Turtle relocation program delayed by Hurricane Alex MOBILE, Ala. -- Workers were taking an inventory of turtle nests on the Gulf Coast Sunday, checking to see which ones survived high tides that washed in ahead of Hurricane Alex last week, according to a spokesman with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Surviving nests will be moved to a facility on Florida's Atlantic Coast, and baby turtles will released... Full story »
Oil spill: Testing continues for 'world's largest oil skimmer' TMT Shipping created what is billed as the world's largest oil skimmer by converting an oil tanker after the April 20 explosion sent millions of gallons of crude spilling into the Gulf. Full story »
Gulf seafood distributors still feeding 'wholesome' product to audience nationwide Restauranteurs and seafood distributors have their worries, but there's still a lot of Gulf seafood being sold and served. Full story »

Video: Low-oxygen dead zone found on seafloor off Alabama coast The low oxygen areas threaten the creatures that live on or buried beneath the seafloor, such as clams and marine worms. The worms, for instance, are exceptionally abundant and provide a primary food source for snapper, grouper and other fish. Full story »
July 2

Beach business operators anticipate unwanted leisure over holiday weekend
NOLA.com
Media reports about the spill have nearly emptied Dauphin Island, despite beaches that are open and water that's still clear -- although with the occasional ...

Gulf oil spill volunteers ready but left out of cleanup NEW ORLEANS -- BP and the Obama administration face mounting complaints that they are ignoring foreign offers of equipment and making little use of the fishing boats and volunteers available to help clean up what may now be the biggest spill ever in the Gulf of Mexico. Full story »
Clean-up resumes after storm jolts Gulf Now that tropical storm Alex has moved inland, BP clean-up workers are back on the job on Pensacola Beach. The beaches actually looks a whole lot better than they did earlier in the week, but hotel owners don't think it's enough to save their Fourth of July weekend.
Bayou La Batre And BP Merge Vessels Of Opportunity New leadership in the Vessels of Opportunity Program. Bayou La Batre announced Friday that it has reached an agreement with BP to be the sole contractor

Latest Gulf oil spill forecast: Winds still pushing oil toward shorelines of Mississippi, Alabama and Florida The Chandeleur Islands, Breton Sound and the Mississippi Delta also continue to be threatened by shoreline contacts. Full story »
Video: Secretary of Navy tours Alabama coast, discusses recovery efforts Ray Mabus, a former governor of Mississippi, said he wanted to ensure that a restoration plan "meets the needs" of people along the Gulf Coast. He said he wanted that plan in place before the Deepwater Horizon leak stopped. Full story »
Oil spill confirmed to be in seabed off Alabama coast Alabama Conservation Commissioner Barnett Lawley says officials have found oil on the seabed just off the state's coast, confirming fears that the Gulf oil spill could be doing more damage than is readily apparent from the surface. Full story »

July 1

Flight shows Gulf oil spill penetrating inland waterways and Mobile Bay Following an afternoon reconnaissance flight, Gulf Shores and Orange Beach employees reported that oil of some sort -- be it sheen, tarballs or orange globs -- had impacted all 32 miles of Baldwin's beaches and streams of oil were spotted as far north as Wolf Bay in Orange Beach. Full story »

Dauphin Island, Bayou La Batre cancel July 4th celebrations due to oil spill
al.com (blog)
Dauphin Island and Bayou La Batre have canceled their Independence Day celebrations due to the oil spill. The mayors of Dauphin Island and Bayou La Batre ...

As you know, the 2010 Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo has been canceled due to the oil spill.

Gene Fox, VP-Marketing for ADSFR, has stated the rodeo is creating a free one day event on the rodeo site on Saturday, July 17 that would not involve fishing. Per Gene, the event would include various contests and other family/kids activities during the day, a couple of bands for entertainment, and the traditional ADSFR Liars' Contest that evening. It is tentatively called, DI Community Day, The one that got away! The hours will be 12-4:30 for kids and 4:30 on for adults.

Per Gene, the sole purpose of the event is to bring people to the island. Their goal is to at least break even, but any money raised would be donated to benefit the island

New Dune for Dauphin Island?
WKRG-TV
by Jene' Young DAUPHIN ISLAND, Alabama - Several weeks ago, crews moved piles of sand to the south side of Dauphin Island in order to keep the surf from ...
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Dauphin Island wants system of sand dunes to fight oil spill
al.com (blog)
(Press-Register, Mike Kittrell) Oil Spill Dauphin Island 06-29-2010 gallery (8 photos) The Town of Dauphin Island wants to build a system of sand dunes as a ...

Feds lean on BP over waste disposal BP has hired contractors to haul away thousands of tons of oily refuse from the coast. A spot check by The Associated Press last week found the handling and disposal of oily materials in some areas was haphazard at best. Full story »
Documentary to release in fall Daily Eastern News
Michael Gismondi, a senior geography major who also accompanied Craig during the trip said most of their stories derive from Dauphin Island, a town in which ...
The Oil Spill: What You Can Do to Help
The Auburn Plainsman
by Brian Woodham / Associate Copy Editor A BP contract worker rakes the public beach in Dauphin Island, Ala. on June 19, 2010. ...
Alex Affects Oil Cleanup
WKRG-TV
by Lauren Styler DAUPHIN ISLAND, Alabama - Ripple effects from Tropical Storm Alex sent BP crews back to dry land on Dauphin Island Tuesday. ...
June 28

Oil spill makes first landfall on Mississippi mainland, hits Alabama beaches
al.com (blog)
Boats worked to corral iridescent sheen just north of Dauphin Island's Katrina cut Sunday morning. A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...

Oil spill makes first landfall on Mississippi mainland, hits Alabama beaches
al.com (blog)
Boats worked to corral iridescent sheen just north of Dauphin Island's Katrina cut Sunday morning. A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...

Will Floating Seaweed Be Another Oil Casualty?
Science Now
Sean Powers, a marine scientist at the University of South Alabama in Mobile and Dauphin Island Sea Lab on Dauphin Island, Alabama, tracks sargassum spread

Forecasts: Tropical Storm Alex heading away, but oil is nearing Gulf Shores
al.com (blog)
Meanwhile, officials reported finding more than 3000 pounds of oil on the western end of Dauphin Island late Friday and scattered oil on Alabama shores ...

Dauphin Island building up oil defense
WALA-TV FOX10
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (WALA) - No sign of oil on Dauphin Island Saturday afternoon, but there were plenty of sunbathers and large piles of sand. ... Katrina Cut detsils

Emotions run high amid Gulf oil spill The crude crisis is taking an emotional toll on people in our area from fishermen who make their living off the water, to restaurant owners who sell their catch. Mental health professionals are offering some advice.

Bill Clinton: We May Have to Blow Up Oil Well Former President Bill Clinton said during a panel discussion in South Africa that it may become necessary to blow up the Deepwater Horizon well that continues to spew oil into the Gulf of Mexico.

June 25

My pictures from today
When I went to take picture I brought my stuff to pick up tarballs but found none.

Unclear if tropical weather will hit oiled Gulf; storm raises worries over containment efforts

Giant, oil-sucking vessel headed to Gulf for spill cleanup duty after Norfolk stop NORFOLK, Va. -- A tanker dubbed the "A Whale" and billed as the world's largest oil skimming vessel was to set sail today to the Gulf of Mexico after a brief stop at the Port of Hampton Roads. Full story »

Ferry Service Resumes In Bay Ferry Service Resumes In Bay MOBILE, AL - The Alabama Department of Transportation is continuing its Mobile Bay ferry service, between Dauphin Island and Ft. Morgan, after the presence of oil in that area of Mobile Bay was cleared by skimmer boats.

Mobile Bay ferry between Dauphin Island and Fort Morgan may be erratic due to ...
WHNT
(AP) — The Mobile Bay ferry that runs between Dauphin Island and Fort Morgan may have to be suspended at times because of oil in that area of the bay. ...

IRS wants share of BP payments received by victims...
June 24

Josh and I hope to take some pictures after some stress relief.
Text me at 251-605-7643 if you want any particular pictures and I will try to get to them.

Swimming Advisory

The Alabama Department of Public Health has re-issued a swimming advisory for the waters surrounding Dauphin Island that will go into effect at 6:00 p.m. this afternoon due to expected oil trajectories over the next several days. For more information, please go to www.adph.org.

Decon vessels protect Mobile Bay MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Seven miles offshore, Jimmy Minhinnette waits for word from boats that may be covered with oil. Minhinnette, a veteran tug boat captain, is now on the front lines when it comes to keeping oil from contaminating Mobile Bay.

Oil damaging sargassum in Gulf MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Scientists are worried about the effect the oil will have on estuaries, but they're also worried about how oil will affect sargassum
Former Oil Worker Says Cleanup Just For Show - GULF SHORES, Alabama - Former oil clean-up worker Candi Warren says she signed up to make a difference, but soon found out the work of cleaning the beaches was all cosmetic. That's what she was told, she says.
Gulf residents awash with ingenuity
USA Today
Another approved project: a dredging initiative to fill in a missing section of Dauphin Island off Alabama's coast. "There's been a lot of ingenuity at the ...
Dr. Bob Shipp: Fish At Shoreline Suggests Oxygen Depletion in Gulf
WKRG-TV
We looked to see if the same phenomenon was going on in other parts of the gulf shoreline, including Dauphin Island, but there was no evidence of it yet.

via facebook..... DI Sea Lab Found a Sea Turtle Nest...106 eggs moved safely!

June 23

On Saturday, June 26, 2010, Hands Across the Sand will occur on Dauphin Island at the public beach (west of the water tower) on Bienville Avenue. People should begin gathering around 11:00 A.M. and will join hands at 12:00 noon for 15 minutes. Dauphin Island is a barrier island at the forefront of the oil spill clean-up effort. click here for more

More oil gushing into Gulf after problem with cap NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Tens of thousands of gallons more oil gushed into the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday after an undersea robot bumped a venting system, forcing BP to remove the cap that had been containing some of the crude.

BP claims czar makes stop in Mobile Kenneth Feinberg was also in charge of 9/11 claims

BP’s Dudley Takes over as Point Man in Gulf - BP executive Bob Dudley has officially stepped in to take over responsibility for the Gulf oil spill response from beleaguered CEO Tony Hayward, the company confirmed Wednesday.

BP's public relations strategy makes sense to lawyers To a nation frustrated by the Gulf oil spill, BP's attempts at damage control have sometimes been infuriatingly vague. But from a legal standpoint, that's exactly the point

Conde Cavaliers cancel 2010 Mardi Gras Fishing Rodeo and young angler's tournament

Few tarballs spotted on Dauphin Island today, but wildlife is plentiful June 23, 2010, 11:44AM A Press-Register reporter observed no oil this morning on a boat run from Dauphin Island to Mullet Point and then into the Mississippi Sound near Katrina Cut. Full story »

June 22

Coast struggles to bring in visitors, keep beaches clean
Montgomery Advertiser
Dauphin Island Mayor Jeff Collier said some rental agencies on the island are reporting 85 percent cancellation rates not only through the summer, ...

Oil spill not far from Junior Misses' minds during Dauphin Island trip
al.com (blog)
Their oil-free day of beach fun was put on by the Dauphin Island Chamber of Commerce, which has hosted the AJM beach party for four years. ...

Crews work to protect bays, estuaries
WALA-TV FOX10
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Alabama (WALA) - Dauphin Island is the only barrier between the oil and many sensitive bays and estuaries. That's one reason why Mobile ...

EDITORIAL: Don't give up on Alabama coast
istockAnalyst.com (press release)
The storm flooded much of the coast, bisected Dauphin Island and cost a fortune in lost tourism dollars and cleanup expenses. Always resilient, the state's ...

Gulf spill plays havoc with real estate
Globe and Mail
Large banks of sand have been built up along the shore line to help prevent oil from coming ashore on Dauphin Island, Ala. Getty Images Globe and Mail ...

Forecast: Oil spill to return to Alabama coast today; 17000 claims filed
al.com (blog)
View full size(AP Photo/Dave Martin) Richard and Amanda Scott of Eight-Mile, Ala., look for tar balls as they walk along the beach in Dauphin Island, Ala., ...

Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill 2010 Photos: Images from June 22, 2010
BP Chief Yachts While Gulf Oil Spill Burns

Monitoring the Manatee for Oil Ills
New York Times
Mr. Aven is part of a team of researchers from the Dauphin Island Sea Lab in Alabama who are monitoring Bama and other manatees — massive aquatic mammals ...

June 20

Gulf oil spill: Photos from June 20, 2010

Is BP Ready To Pay Towns?
WKRG-TV
Michael Owen is visiting Dauphin Island from Georgia this week. When asked why he came here, Owen said, "Just to get away. Its better than sitting at the ...

Oil largely stays off Alabama shores, but BP encounters new problems Forecasts and a flyover showed the oil slick slowly drifting away from Alabama shores on Saturday, but officials hit yet another snag overnight Friday in their attempts to contain oil gushing from BP PLC's ruptured Gulf of Mexico well.

BP's new point man for oil spill once lived in southern Mississippi BP's answer to criticism that its CEO is too much of a stuffy Brit is to put an American in charge of the Gulf oil spill cleanup. Full story »

Crews Continue Shuffling Boom At Battleship - Booming efforts continue in Mobile Bay near the USS Alabama. We were watching workers apparently moving boom around areas close to Battleship Park. It appears there was less boom in front of the Battleship than what was there as of Thursday evening. A BP spokesman says crews

Fishing fundraiser held despite oil Father's Day weekend brought great fishing to the Eastern Shore with the Stormin Norman Inshore Challenge. The non-profit organization was formed by friends of Kent "Stormin" Norman. It helps children financially who have lost a parent.

June 19

Oil-spill related swimming advisory for Dauphin Island lifted at 5 p.m. today MOBILE, Ala. -- Improved conditions on Dauphin Island and in Alabama waters west of the Dauphin Island Bridge, also known as Mississippi Sound, have led the Alabama Department of Public Health to remove the no swimming advisories issued earlier this month following the Gulf of Mexico oil spill

YouTube - BP Spills Coffee PART 1

60 Days After Its Start UAB Biologists Reflect on Oil Spill Impacts
UAB News
At Dauphin Island's Cedar Point Marsh, UAB biologists are using video and other methods to document the persistent threat and worsening impact of the Gulf

Hesco Helpers DAUPHIN ISLAND, Alabama - What's long and green and supposed to protect communites from oil?

A view of the oil spill from Dauphin Island
Episcopal News Service
By John Porter, June 17, 2010 [Episcopal News Service] As I sit here writing this piece from my home on Dauphin Island, a barrier island off the coast ...

Scientists to study oil spill impact
WALA-TV FOX10
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Alabama (WALA) - Scientists at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab said the spewing oil and dispersants are causing major damage at the bottom of the ...

Studying Red Snapper and Reef Fish
WALA-TV FOX10
They headed out 15 miles south of Dauphin Island aboard the Lady Ann. The goal was to study red snapper and reef fish populations on public wrecks in 85-100 ...

Despite Gulf oil spill, 'hardy' tourists hit the beach GULF SHORES, Ala. -- Set up within paces of the surf, the Nulls, a Meridian, Miss., family, acted out a scene that's become somewhat rare this month at the city's public beach: playing with skimboards and burying dad in the sand. Full story »

Many foreign offers to help with oil spill still hanging, website indicates WASHINGTON -- Some 28 foreign countries and international organizations have offered help in responding to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, but the bulk of those overtures remain "under consideration," according to a tally posted on the U.S. State Department's website. Full story »

Gulf Oil Spill 2010 Photos: Images from June 18, 2010

June 18

GOLFING AT THE ISLE DAUPHINE

June 17
Sorry for the days off. here we go......

BP Outreach Services held a public meeting at the "Big Top" located at the school. Beth said that there was no new information handed out other than what has been done before......

$20 billion oil spill payout a drop in the bucket for giant BP, figures show When the White House arm-twisted its executives into setting aside $20 billion for the Gulf oil spill, investors weren't worried it would bankrupt BP. They barely batted an eye. Full story

Help Coming for Local Oiled Wildlife GULF SHORES, Alabama - "These birds were almost dead when we found them," says a woman huddled over a crate with an eye dropper trying to get two baby osprey to drink.

Consolidated Fish and Wildlife Collection Report of the Day
These are the consolidated numbers of collected fish and wildlife that have been reported to the Unified Area Command from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), incident area commands, rehabilitation centers and other authorized sources operating within the Deepwater Horizon/BP incident impact area.

Kids voice concern over oil spill DAUPHIN ISLAND, Alabama (WALA) - From the young at heart to the youngest people in our community. The BP oil spill is having an impact. For kids it means a lot of unanswered questions and concerns.

Who's In Charge?: Against Gov. Jindal's Wishes, Oil-Sucking Barges Stopped by Coast Guard

Obama: Beaches will recover from spill
WALA-TV FOX10
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Alabama (WALA) - President Obama spent two days on the Gulf Coast taking a look at the clean-up efforts himself before he meets with BP ...

Oil spill hurts some Dauphin Island businesses, helps others
al.com (blog)
View full size(Press-Register/John David Mercer) Bags of oil collected by clean up crews that washed up on the coastline of Dauphin Island, Ala. on Tuesday, ...

Oil fears hit Gulf economies more than spill itself
Reuters
Normally, thousands more come as spectators and fill the condos on Dauphin Island but the spill left too few open waters for fishing. ...

Well could be leaking 2.52 million gallons of oil a day into Gulf
al.com (blog)
Dauphin Island: No oil had been spotted by midday Tuesday, according to Public Works Superintendent Corey Moore. "They say the winds are shifting," Moore ...

June 16th
Working is kicking my butt.... I hope to have time tomorrow
June 15

taking the night off. nothing new.

June 14

Here is the Cliff's Notes.....President Obama flew in to Theodore, AL for a visit and traveled via motorcade to the Island. He took a left at the water tower and drove down Bienville to the ferry and got on. That is it. No wave.... nothing. There should be some pictures from the ferry because that where the media show was going to be. I want to thank the members of Dauphin Island Fire and Rescue for their professionalism and team spirit. I also want to thank DIPD, MoCo Sheriff's Office, AL State Troopers, USMC Air Detachment, USCG and the Secret Service. All of us together made it look easy.
My Pictures

Oil Spill Cancels Alabama Deep Sea Fishing - MOBILE, Alabama - The Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo Board of Directors voted tonight to cancel the 2010 Rodeo.
Because of the oil spill and the uncertain times ahead the board voted to cancel this year's Rodeo and Roy Martin Young Anglers event, according to a rodeo official.
The ADSFR was scheduled to held July 16th, 17th and 18th at Dauphin Island.

Video: Obama says Gulf Coast 'will bounce back' from oil spill "I can't promise folks here in Theodore or across the Gulf Coast that the oil will be cleaned up overnight," he said. "It will not be." Full story »

AP Picture of Adm. Thad Allen, Mayor Jeff Collier and President Obama
President Obama rides ferry from Dauphin Island to Fort Morgan
The Huntsville Times - al.com (blog)
View full size(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)President Barack Obama stands with, from left, National Incident Commander Adm. Thad Allen; Dauphin Island Mayor ...

June 13

Few signs of new oil today on Dauphin Island
al.com (blog)
View full size(Press-Register/GM Andrews)Dauphin Island, Ala., beachgoers are seen on the public beach near a barrier installed by cleanup workers in this ...

Ala. Health Officials Give New no Swimming Warning,
WJTV
The new advisory says there should be no swimming in Bayou St. John, Terry Cove, Cotton Bayou, Old River or in Alabama waters west of the Dauphin Island ...

Altercation with officers leaves Cedar Point Pier owner injured
al.com (blog)
The officers were at the pier near the north entrance to the Dauphin Island Bridge to enforce a fishing ban in state waters of the Mississippi Sound that ...

June 12

Beachgoers angry with clean up response GULF SHORES, Alabama (WALA) - People along Gulf Shores beach, near Little Lagoon Pass, were furious no BP clean-up crews were working as the worst oil we've seen yet rolled onto the white sand.

Renee Dials talks to Jim Walker FOX10's Renee Dials sat down with Alabama Homeland Security Director Jim Walker.

Gulf Flyover Shows Long Road Ahead I took off with biologist and pilot Tom Hutchings, and Environmental Engineer Joe Taylor from Fairhope's Callahan Airport, Friday June 11.

Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill 2010 Photos: Images from June 12, 2010

OR ELSE: BP Given 48 Hours by Coast Guard to Step Up Capacity to Contain Spill...

June 11

Project to fill in Katrina Cut at Dauphin Island
Montgomery Advertiser
Bob Riley announced that a mile-wide breach on the west end of Dauphin Island known as the Katrina Cut will be filled in to protect Mobile Bay and the ...

Judge Moon Asks BP to Aid "Children of the Gulf"
The Chattanoogan
Most recently those pursuits have been based from Dauphin Island, Ala., one of the areas enveloped by a sheen of oil. Pancake-sized blobs of oil began ...

Video: Oil washes ashore on Alabama beach at Gulf Shores GULF SHORES, Ala. -- The leading finger of a hand of oil hundreds of yards wide began washing up on the white sand beaches west of Gulf Shores this morning, the oily smear moving west toward the public beaches with each crashing wave. Full story »

Oil spill Q&A: Why blobs on the beaches are called 'tarballs'

'Huge globs' of oil reported to be floating south of Orange Beach

Project to fill in Katrina Cut at Dauphin Island
Montgomery Advertiser
Bob Riley announced that a mile-wide breach on the west end of Dauphin Island known as the Katrina Cut will be filled in to protect Mobile Bay and the ...

Fishing closure escalates to argument The Alabama Conservation Department has closed off more state waters to fishing. This includes all inside waters west of Dauphin Island. But when officers informed the owner of Cedar Point Pier, things turned ugly.
Scientist Warns: Sand Berms Won't Last
NPR
by NPR Staff Workers build a sand berm around the homes on the beach on Dauphin Island, Ala., on June 5. More berms are about to be built in the Gulf just ...

Peyton Report: Bayou La Batre Needs More BP Money BAYOU LA BATRE, Alabama - Bayou La Batre received $7.5 million from BP's first grant to Alabama. In less than a month, the money is almost gone. Where did it go?

Alabama side of Mississippi Sound closed to fishing
Mississippi Press (blog)
Thenew closures -- which took effect Thursday at 6 pm -- run from theAlabama-Mississippi state line eastward to the Dauphin Island Bridge,including Grand ...

June 10

From the POA

Attached are the forms for the Early Morning Beach Sweep Initiative to keep the beaches as clean as possible. Basically, the purpose of this ongoing "spotters" program is to have local volunteers patrol the beaches before 7 a.m. and identify locations of oil, mousse and tarballs washed ashore. When found, the volunteer would call Mobile Incident Command Center at phone number (251) 445-3166 or 3333 to report so that they can insure the oil/mousse/tar swift removal before any beach goers/tourists arrive.

I have attached the data sheet that the volunteer would fill out and the beach sweep guidelines for Baldwin County (these will have to be modified for DI effort). BP can provide a certain number of GPS units/cameras so that volunteers can provide latitude and longitude for anything found.

Attachments:

Beach Sweep Guidelines

Beach Sweep Data sheet

Hurricanes and the Oil Spill

What will the hurricane do to the oil slick in the Gulf?

• The high winds and seas will mix and “weather” the oil which can help accelerate the biodegradation process.

• Movement of oil would depend great ly on the track of the hurricane.

• Storms’ surges may carry oil into the coastline and inland as far as the surge reaches. Debris resulting from the hurricane may be contaminated by oil from the Deepwater Horizon incident, but also from other oil releases that may occur during the storm.

What will the hurricane do to the oil slick in the Gulf?

• The high winds and seas will mix and “weather” the oil which can help accelerate the biodegradation process.
• The high winds may distribute oil over a wider area, but it is difficult to model exactly where the oil may be transported.
• Movement of oil would depend greatly on the track of the hurricane.
• Storms’ surges may carry oil into the coastline and inland as far as the surge reaches. Debris resulting from the hurricane may be contaminated by oil from the Deepwater Horizon incident, but also from other oil releases that may occur during the storm.

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Video: Bird's eye view of oil spill shows clear beaches but lurking danger ll along the Baldwin County coast this afternoon, from the cockpit of a Coast Guard HC-144A airplane, there was nary a sign of oil that is causing hundreds of millions of dollars of damage. Full story »

BP Foreman Arrested After Confrontation - BAYOU LA BATRE, Alabama - A local BP foreman was arrested in Bayou La Batre over a confrontation with a city inspector

BP gives $75 million to Alabama, Mississippi and Florida for oil spill response NEW ORLEANS -- BP PLC will give $75 million in grants to Alabama, Florida and Mississippi as they respond to the nation's worst oil spill

Oil spill treatment for sea turtles: Cod-liver oil, mayonnaise NEW ORLEANS -- One of the first treatments for oiled sea turtles is a dose of cod-liver oil and mayonnaise. Audubon Nature Institute veterinarian Robert MacLean says that helps break up the heavy oil they've swallowed.

News 5 Kicked Out Of BP Claims Office A supervisor at a BP claims office in Orange Beach put his hand on our camera and physically escorted us out of the building Thursday. We were contacted by an Orange Beach business owner who wanted us to help him with a claim. Louis Delaparra owns Bizarre Bazaar Gift Shop in Orange Beach.

Oil spill puts halt to oyster shucking at 134-year-old business

June 9th

Ala. governor says $15 million project will fill cut on Dauphin Island caused ...Bob Riley says work is ready to begin on a project to fill in a breach on the west end of Dauphin Island that was created by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. ...WHNT

AL Dept. of Health expands advisory for beaches
WTVM
Public Health is posting advisories not to swim in Bayou St. John, Terry Cove, Cotton Bayou, Old River or in Alabama waters west of the Dauphin Island ...

Oil spill creeps toward coastline as Coast Guard commandant surveys area al.com (blog)
Forecasts showed Tuesday that persistent southerly winds are moving the oil slick toward the coastline, with Dauphin Island east to Freeport, Fla., ...

BP eyes showdown with US govt on liability...
Woman Pours Fake Oil On Self During Hearing...
Coast Guard Toughens Oversight

Big Questions Still Unanswered

Obama's Next Trip Taking Shape

Future Losses from Oil Spill Worry Gulf Coast Businesses

June 8th

Fifth-grader from New York raises $60,000 for Gulf oil spill fight

Internal BP Probes Warned That Neglect Could Lead to Accidents

CEO Hayward to testify before Congress

NOAA: Underwater oil plumes -- 142 miles from BP spill!
June 7th
For Pete's Sake
The Ocean Saratoga has been leaking since at least April 30, according to a federal document. Full story »

BP would disconnect oil capturing mechanism in event of hurricane

Oil spill photo gallery for June 7, 2010

New Official BP Alabama Response Website

No New Fishing Waters Closed

To block oil, Katrina Cut may be filled
WALA-TV FOX10
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Alabama (WALA) - The possibility of blocking off the Katrina Cut on the west end of Dauphin Island is being strongly considered. ...

Department of Coastal Defense
Center For American Progress
Members of the US Army National Guard B Company 711 put Hesco containers designed to absorb oil along the beaches of Dauphin Island, AL, on May 2, 2010. ...

To block oil spill, Alabama considers filling Katrina Cut with sand and rock A structure, made of dredged sand and rocks, would be built to cover 2.7 acres of sea bottom, according a permit request filed with the Corps of Engineers in Mobile by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management. Full story »

Gulf Coast will 'bounce back' from oil spill, says Barack Obama

June 6th

No new confirmed oil sightings in Alabama so far today
al.com (blog)
In Dauphin Island, there's constant readdressing," Valdes added. "Once it's been done, they don't forget about it. There's constant assessing and cleaning. ...

UPDATE: BP claims cap collecting 'majority' of leaked oil... 6/6/10
Gulf coast industries face struggles
Montgomery Advertiser
With oil coming ashore at Dauphin Island, Conservation Commissioner Barnett Lawley shut down state waters to commercial and recreational fishing from ...

Alabama's coastline still unprotected from Gulf oil spill, Gov. Bob Riley warns
al.com (blog)
(Press-Register/Kate Mercer)MOBILE -- As tar balls made it through Dauphin Island's Katrina Cut, heading toward vulnerable marshes today, Gov. ...

Experts skeptical about rush to build barriers
The Spokesman Review
Workers build a sand berm around homes on Dauphin Island, Ala., on Saturday. Louisiana plans to build similar berms to protect its barrier islands and ...

June 5th

Gulf Oil Spill Affecting Seafood Lovers In NYC
WCBS-TV New York
Streaks left by oil that retreated during low tide are visible on a public beach on June 2, 2010 in Dauphin Island, Alabama. Oil continues to pour from the ...

Take action in the wake of oil spill
Press-Register - al.com (blog)
By Kristen Campbell So it is that the day that hurricane season officially began, so, too, did swatches of oil begin washing ashore on Dauphin Island. ...

Transcript of Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, the National Incident Commander, news conference from Theodore, Alabama (20 miles away)

Officials report no new beached oil; cleanup crews working to remove past spoilFull story »

Riley: Obama orders Coast Guard to protect Alabama from Gulf oil spill

Frustration mounts on Dauphin Island
WALA-TV FOX10
DAUPHIN ISALND, Alabama (WALA) - It's the time of year when vacationers begin arriving on Dauphin Island. For the last five years, the Sprayberry family has ...

Oil pours from cap over Gulf gusher, some captured

Anger grows as Gulf oil spill disaster reaches Panhandle beaches

There is a plan to fill in the Katrina Cut

Fishing zones shrink as oil spill nears
WALA-TV FOX10
This includes areas on the Gulf side of Dauphin Island, Ft. Morgan, Gulf Shores and Orange Beach. A very small section of lower Mobile Bay is closed just ...

Vessel decontamination stations will be set up near Dauphin Island, Coast ...
al.com (blog)
Decontamination stations could be set up as soon as this afternoon near Dauphin Island, Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen said this morning in a teleconference ...

June 4th Cox Family Walk on the Beach

Why the sand is being piled up on the West End-------- From The Town

Must Read Current Boom Placement and Boom Strategy Current Boom Placement and Boom Strategy--- from BP

Update: 'Successful placement' of containment cap at spill site; oil begins flowing to ship, BP says BP PLC officials said this morning that oil and gas is being received onboard the Discoverer Enterprise floating drillship following what officials termed the "successful placement" of a containment cap on top of the Deepwater Horizon's failed blow-out preventer. Full story »

Gov. Bob Riley pledges Mobile Bay's sensitive areas will be protected from oil

Full report: State leaders want Dauphin Island's Katrina Cut repaired to block oil

A Rush To Dubious Projects
Yale Environment 360
... to build a seawall in front of Dauphin Island, Alabama — have not had sufficient review and design to guarantee that any of the above goals will be met ...

James Cameron Hopes Bring Experts Together for Help on Oil Spill
Wall Street Journal (blog)
By Gabriel Kahn Streaks left by oil from the BP spill are visible on a public beach on June 2 in Dauphin Island, Ala. Film director James Cameron said he ...

Obama's Ban on Drilling May Trigger Job Losses... Sick birds in Gulf dominate front pages...

Oil Coming Ashore at Gulf Shores.

Small gobs of reddish brown oil washed up in the surf for the first time in Gulf Shores, Ala., on Friday morning.

Oil's here; where are the skimmers? Riley says boats waiting Coast Guard's OK (with video)

Document: BP canceled fire boom order after Deepwater Horizon spill

Oiled baby bird found on busy Orange Beach road; saved by citizen ORANGE BEACH, Ala. -- On a day in which horrific photos of oil-covered birds were coming out of Louisiana, the story of a little oil-covered starling being found on a beach road in Orange Beach came to light. Full story »

Master Director Cameron says BP turned down offer to help...
'Those morons don't know what they're doing'... BP Gas Station Boycotts Spread... Environmentalists Target BP With Citizen Clean ... NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana , June 1, 2010 (ENS) - Three environmental groups today said that they will use the citizen enforcement provision of the federal Clean Water Act to sue... Spill spurs fear for hurricane season Feds halt new drilling in Gulf Governor Bob Riley admits Alabama doesn't have enough boom

Alabama Governor Bob Riley blames the U.S. Coast Guard for the oil that has been washing up on Dauphin Island.

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Riley Disappointed With Boom Distribution
WKRG-TV
One day after oil began washing up on Dauphin Island, the governor admits the boom originally allocated to the state is not here. ...
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Fishermen in the bayou rally against BP Commercial fishermen rallied Wednesday to block off the Bayou La Batre Channel, all in an effort to protest BP's contract hiring process.

Dauphin Island Swimmers Stay in the Water Despite Advisory

A swimming advisory is in effect for the island, but some people have gotten in the water anyway.

Video

Louisiana Governor Wins Approval for More Sand Barriers Off Coast
Wall Street Journal
Oil stained the big toe of William Barnett while he collected orange-colored tar balls on a public beach Wednesday in Dauphin Island, Ala. ...

Large sheen, floating oil seen moving toward Pascagoula and Grand Bay
al.com (blog)
The eastern edge of the sheen and the floating oil was a little more than a mile west southwest of the west end of Dauphin Island between Dauphin Island and ...

Riley Disappointed With Boom Distribution
WKRG-TV
One day after oil began washing up on Dauphin Island, the governor admits the boom originally allocated to the state is not here. ...

Video: Oil reaches Dauphin Island, met by clean-up crews

Shrimpers form blockade at mouth of bay At least one shrimper was taken into custody Wednesday morning after a group of shrimp boats formed a blockade at the mouth of Mobile Bay.

Oil reaches Alabama barrier island
CNN
Researchers scrambled to clean up tar balls and puddles of oil from the beaches of Alabama's Dauphin Island, while a strip of oil about two miles long and ...

Tarballs at Dauphin Island and Mississippi Sound reported, official says at ...
al.com (blog)
Officials say there are new reports of tarballs washing up near Dauphin Island and the western part of the Mississippi Sound. US Coast Guard Admiral Thad ...

Some oil spill events from Tuesday, June 1, 2010
The Associated Press
Red-brown oil made its first appearance on Dauphin Island near the mouth of Alabama's Mobile Bay, three weeks after tar balls were found there. ...

Hurricane season starts June 1
Today's THV
That's just the kind of unimaginable devastation that Dauphin Island, Alabama is trying to avoid. Dan Koontz with CI Agent Solutions says, "What you'll see ...

US announces criminal inquiry in oil spill disaster
Los Angeles Times
The move comes as oil washes ashore in western Mississippi Sound and more tar balls mar the ecologically sensitive Dauphin Island, Ala. ...

Photo gallery: Oil washes ashore on Dauphin Island DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. -- A gallery of Press-Register photographs captures the scene at Dauphin Island today as workers scurry to clean up oil washing ashore on the barrier island more than five weeks after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded and sank in the Gulf of Mexico. Full story »

Photo gallery: Oil washes ashore on Dauphin Island DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. -- A gallery of Press-Register photographs captures the scene at Dauphin Island today as workers scurry to clean up oil washing ashore on the barrier island more than five weeks after the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded and sank in the Gulf of Mexico. Full story »

Tar balls raise concerns for Gulf Coast
Oil Washing Up on Dauphin Island
Hundreds of tarballs have reached Dauphin Island. Some are as small as a penny, while others are as big as a small pizza.

Fishing ban extended to state waters

Oil is washing up on the western part of Dauphin Island, just past the public beach area.

Video

Oil Washing Up on Dauphin Island

Oil is washing up on the western part of Dauphin Island, just past the public beach area.

Video

Feds Open Criminal Probe Of Gulf Oil Spill

Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday that federal authorities have opened criminal and civil investigations into the nation's worst oil spill, and BP lost billions in market value when shares dropped in the first trading day since the company failed yet again to plug the gusher.

Fishermen, Swimmers Warned Away from Some Waters

As red-brown oil made its first appearance Tuesday on Dauphin Island, officials closed some state waters to fishing.

Crews Building Sand Barriers to Protect Big Lagoon Pass

As the oil creeps closer to the Alabama coast, crews are building sand barriers to protect the beaches from oil.

Video

Feds open criminal probe of Gulf oil spill
Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday that federal authorities have opened criminal and civil investigations into the nation's worst oil spill as BP tries another risky fix to contain the oil.

Reaction Coming To New Fishing Closure
WKRG-TV
by Steve Alexander Dauphin Island, Alabama - Commercial and recreational fishermen learned Monday afternoon that another part of the Gulf of Mexico has been ...

Business not booming on Dauphin Island
WALA-TV FOX10
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (WALA) - The dining room was practically full at Barnacle Bill's. But in Memorial weekends of the past, the Dauphin Island restaurant ...

Feds, BP representatives counting birds and marine life to gauge damages from ...al.com (blog)
Walking the Dauphin Island beach last week, Trust called out the name of every bird she saw, excited by Southern species she hadn't seen in years. ...

Forecasts predicts oil nearing Alabama Oil is getting closer. Satellite images show oil just a few miles south of Dauphin Island, and charter boat captains are confirming oil is out there. We could be looking at a potential landfall of oil near the mouth of Mobile Bay, by the middle of this week.

Coast Guard: Oil Would be Light Sheen

Oil spill responders are picking up the pace as the threat of oil creeps dangerously close to the Alabama's barrier islands.

Video

Dauphin Island Prepares for Oil Slick

The gulf coast is on alert, because if new projections from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are correct, the oil will be on Dauphin Island beaches in two days.

Video

Dauphin Island Fishermen Bracing for Economic Impact

Fishermen on Dauphin Island say they've already felt the oil's impact to their industry. They fear it will get worse.

Video

Relief for Gulf is two months away with another ...
The best hope for stopping the flow of oil from the blown-out well at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico has been compared to hitting a target the size of a dinner plate more than two miles into the earth, and is anything but a sure bet on the first attempt.

Approaching oil prompts closure of more Gulf areas to fishing On the eve of the opener of the 2010 red snapper season, approaching oil from the Deepwater Horizon well has prompted the NOAA Fisheries Service to expand the federal waters closed to fishing. Full story »

Prisoners hired in oil relief efforts, trained for hazardous materials work
al.com (blog)
At least 75 of the inmates were trained in Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response, also known as HAZWOPER, on Dauphin Island between May 13 and ...

Mississippi Governor Barbour Opposes Widespread Beach Berm Building In Louisiana
Treehugger
by John Laumer, Philadelphia on 05.29.10 "People are visible Wednesday, June 6, 2007, on the beach in Dauphin Island, Ala., where a section of the $4 ...

Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo to go on
WALA-TV FOX10
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Alabama (WALA)The show w - The show will go on. That word came on Thursday from Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo officials. ...
Preparing for Red Snapper season
WALA-TV FOX10
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (WALA) - Red Snapper season opens June 1st, so its time to get ready for some bottom fishing. We headed out of Dauphin Island aboard ...
Please read this article before you react to the headline.... VERY misleading
New, giant sea oil plume seen in Gulf stretching toward Mobile Bay Dauphin Island again a great trip for birders
BlueRidgeNow.com
By Simon Thompson It had been several years since our last trip down to Dauphin Island — too long to enjoy all that this quiet island has to offer. ...

Coast locals want Obama to take reins
WALA-TV FOX10
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Alabama (WALA) - It's been 35 days since the Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico. Now, more than ever, people want the ...

Officials consider filling Dauphin Island's 'Katrina cut' to fight Gulf oil spill
al.com (blog)
By Casandra Andrews View full size(Press-Register/Bill Starling)Alabama Governor Bob Riley speaks at the christening of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab's new ...

Time will tell if beloved island is hurt by spill
Wisconsin State Journal
Don and Lavonda West of Cape Girardeau, Mo., spend time on the beach at Dauphin Island, Ala., on May 8, while workers install netting to help keep any oil ...

BP: effort to plug Gulf oil spill going as planned
NewsChannel 9 WSYR
Millions of gallons of oil have spilled and are starting to come ashore across a 150-mile swath from Grand Isle, La., to Dauphin Island, Ala., ...
Still Fishing

THINGS TO DO ON THE GULF COAST
Montgomery Advertiser
Dauphin Island: Just 22 miles away from Mobile, this small-town island has become known as "Alabama's family beach within reach." The island is accessible ...

Jo Anne McKnight's Points South news, May 23
Press-Register - al.com (blog)
On April 29, Dauphin Island Elementary students and staff showed their appreciation for their volunteers by hosting a brunch for them. ...

Outdoors Notebook: Fish hitting topwater baits in Mississippi Sound
al.com (blog)
I received a reliable report from Bobby Abruscato that the shallow-water topwater bite is happening big time on the Mississippi Sound side of Dauphin Island ...

Bales along Gulf Coast to soak up oil are straw, not hay
Washington Post
The caption under a photograph showing bales being used to trap oil along the beaches of Dauphin Island, Ala., was incorrect [front page, May 12]. ...

Race against time
Voice of America
The samples are packed in ice and shipped off to Dauphin Island Sea Lab - a major research facility for marine animals birds and plants. ...

Protecting our waters from the oil
WALA-TV FOX10
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (WALA) - The oil spill from the Deepwater Horizon site continues to spread over parts of the Gulf. But so far, the oil sheen has ...

BP Exec Optimistic Gulf Will Rebound From Spill
The Executive Heading Up Bp's Fight To Stop A Massive

Mobile scientists' warnings about oil dispersants ignored by BP, Coast Guard

Coast Guard flyover shows oil spreading
WALA-TV FOX10
"You see all the boom stretched out from here to Dauphin Island," he said. It's that protection we're relying on to keep the web of oily mess out to sea.

Department of Public Safety opens 2 oil spill worker credential centers
al.com (blog)
Spokeswoman Yasamie Richardson said the centers are at Old Outcast Marina at 27557 Larry C. Kelly Lane in Orange Beach and Dauphin Island Town Hall at 1011 ...

Scientists Measure Fish Populations Before Oil Spill Hits
Voice of America
Just off the Alabama coast, on Dauphin Island, researchers are hurrying to take fishing population samples, train people to help de-oil birds and ask hard ...

Portion of Gulf oil spill reaches loop current, say scientists

BP Chief Promises $70 Million for Gulf Tourism

BP PLC Chief Executive Officer Tony Hayward says the company will give $70 million to four Gulf Coast states for tourism promotion.

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Residents praying for end to oil crisis DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (WALA) - As one looks far into the distance off Dauphin Island, there appears to be a point in the gulf where the heavens become one with the high seas. Nearly 150 people at Dauphin Island are praying that one might be able to help what's in the other.

Bama the manatee tracked as oil spreads
WALA-TV FOX10
Biologists at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab are afraid she and other manatees may run into oil during their journey. "We know that she's not the only animal ...

Fox 10 talks to BP's Doug Suttles
WALA-TV FOX10
(WALA) - BP's Doug Suttles had planned to visit the company's staging area on Dauphin Island, but rain and thunderstorms caused him to head to the unified ...

Alabama Hopes to Protect Seaport With Makeshift Locks
News on Flames (blog)
It's a mission that took on added coercion Saturday if adipose blobs started accession at Dauphin Island, which guards the access to the bay. ...

US Coast Guard sees less threat of huge oil landfall
Reuters
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala., May 14 (Reuters) - The oil slick from the huge uncontrolled spill in the Gulf of Mexico has broken into smaller parts, ...

Ala. hopes makeshift locks keep seaport oil-free
Lake Wylie Pilot
It's a mission that took on extra urgency Saturday when oily blobs started arriving at Dauphin Island, which guards the entrance to the bay. ...

Sand on my face
CNN (blog)
Residents were very concerned and we were trying to see how it was affecting people on Dauphin Island, Alabama. A "paradise" with about 900 residents. ... CNN gets stuck in the sand :-)

Saving Dauphin Island
CNN (blog)
Along the shore in places like Dauphin Island, Alabama, this sludge could change lives forever. And there is an all out effort to hold it back. ... Video

Dauphin Island fortifies oil defenses
WALA-TV FOX10
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Alabama (WALA) - Crews on Dauphin Island are planning for the worst, and hoping for the best. They have assembled a four mile wall that is ...

No-fishing area expands in Gulf in response to changes in oil spill
al.com (blog)
... PhotographerA fisherman's rod stands secured in the sand near a barrier at the water's edge on the public beach on Dauphin Island on Sunday. ... Fishing is still allowed around the Island

3,400 foot oil boom stolen Lance Thayer, an employee with First in Rescue Safety and Training out of Deer Park Texas, came to the Escambia Sheriff’s Office yesterday and reported that 3400 feet of orange oil containment boom had gone missing from the south end of the Bob Sikes Bridge on Pensacola Beach.

SE beaches look to woo tourists in oil spill limbo
The Associated Press
Balls of tar began washing up on the white sand beaches of Alabama's Dauphin Island over the weekend, while amounts ranging from globules to an oily sheen ..

BP - Hire Locally, Please
InjuryBoard.com (blog)
I have a house at Dauphin Island, a barrier island 30 miles south of Mobile, Alabama. My next door neighbor owns a charter fishing boat. ...

From dome to top-hat, BP revises strategy
Globe and Mail
Three year-old Morgan Edmonds plays in the surf as a clean-up crew combs the beach on Dauphin Island, Alabama May 10, 2010, two days after tar balls washed ...

Beachgoers enjoy day on Dauphin Island
WALA-TV FOX10
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (WALA) - Playing in the water, sunning. It was a normal day at the beach on this Mothers' Day. Resident Vickie Wortham says she hasn't ...

Alabama Governor Riley On The Ground During Gulf Crisis
Gov Monitor
Randy Davis, Mobile County Commissioner Mike Dean, Baldwin County Commission Chairman Skip Gruber, Dauphin Island Mayor Jeff Collier, Bayou La Batre Mayor ...

Golf Energy Services Cleans The Beach
CBS42
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. - Responders to the oil spill comb the beach to ensure it is clear of debris before they begin erecting snare booms, May 8, 2009. ...

Alabama's port at Mobile seeks to keep oil at bay
Reuters
When completed, the containment fence will run roughly between the two fingers of land that already enclose most of the bay -- Dauphin Island to the west ...

Dauphin Island Beach Still Open A BP spokesman says it’ll be another day or so before tests come back on tarballs found along Dauphin Island Saturday. Meanwhile, the beach looks better today. Fewer particulates had washed ashore and there were plenty of people enjoying a nice day out.

USGS crews take beach, water samples
WALA-TV FOX10
They still had three more stops in Baldwin County before heading to Dauphin Island Sunday for more samples. The Alabama-based crew was also working with a ...

Updated: Tar balls from Gulf Coast oil spill reach Dauphin Island Mayor Jeff Collier said officials have received "more than one report" since just before noon from around the fishing pier at the public beach and areas westward. "Some people have stepped in it, even some of their animals are getting into it," Collier said. Full story »

Series of failures led to rig blast in Deepwater Horizon disaster ON THE GULF OF MEXICO -- The deadly blowout of an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico was triggered by a bubble of methane gas that escaped from the well and shot up the drill column, expanding quickly as it burst through several seals and barriers before exploding, according to interviews with rig workers conducted during BP's internal investigation. Full story »

Riley plans to bulk up oil defenses Governor Bob Riley is asking for local expertise. He wants the people who know the waters the best to decide where more protection is needed.

Riley Tells Cities 'Bring in Your Plans, We'll Start Cutting Checks British Petroleum has pledged a $25 million grant to Alabama to help with preparation costs before the oil arrives. Friday, Alabama Governor Bob Riley told cities to bring in their plans and checks will start being written.

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Containment dome faces challenges
WALA-TV FOX10
... distance and trying to hit the target," described Dr. Ron Kiene, a chemical oceanographer at the University of South Alabama and Dauphin Island Sea Lab. ...
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Ala. beaches remain open amid oil spill
WALA-TV FOX10
So far, oil hasn't reached Dauphin Island, and people are taking advantage of the beach. Some folks even ventured into the Gulf. "The water's nice and warm, ...

Dauphin Island building berm
Pensacola News Journal
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. – Alabama National Guard Sgt. Edward Brewster has been working for five days to help protect this small, barrier island's island ...

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