Alabama's coastal program balances coastal activities to ensure that the environment on which Alabama business depends remains healthy for generations to come. Major functions of the program are resource protection and public access. Resource protection encompasses a multitude of coastal ...

Louisiana's coastal wetlands value is often measured in terms such as storm protection, fisheries landings, oil and gas infrastructure protection, and recreation. Statistics however, only begin to suggest the importance of Louisiana's coastal wetland ecosystem and the extent of modern ...