"Keep an eye out for manatees along Gulf beaches and coastal waterways as they travel from their southern wintering grounds," the notification said. "Their ability to thrive in both fresh and ...

A PEOPLE staffer rode along as a rescued manatee was returned to the wild after three months of rehab It's the kind of call most people don't expect to get during the holidays — an apparently ...

The Panhandle Manatee program is a partnership between the Pensacola and Perdido Bays Estuary Program and the Dauphin Island ... and DISL/MSN Director Dr. Ruth H. Carmichael.

Any feasible diagnostic analyses on the samples will take time (months typically)," said Dr. Ruth Carmichael, Dauphin Island Sea Lab Senior Marine Scientist. It took crews nearly an hour and two ...

"So much of what we see is the negative side," Ruth Carmichael, a senior marine scientist at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab, who was on hand at Owa's release, tells PEOPLE. "We see a lot of death and ...

DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (WALA) - A post on the Dauphin Island Public Safety Facebook says authorities on the island responded to multiple calls for swimmers in distress this weekend. Sunday ...

On the morning of April 25, 2015, the Annual Dauphin Island Regatta was underway in Mobile Bay along the Alabama coast. A total of 117 boats with 476 people set out for the 18-mile race at 10:45 a ...

The 65th Annual Dauphin Island Race begins Saturday, April 26. (George Dodd, Getty Images) The Mobile Yacht Club will host the event, with Michelob Ultra as the sponsor. A variety of land-based ...

The 17-nautical-mile race will begin at 9:30 a.m. and will have over 50 sailboats racing in various ratings, formats and classes, News 5 has learned. On Friday, April 25, there will be a Skippers ...

The town of Dauphin Island and its partners are proud to present 838 acres of barrier island as a haven for birds, sea turtles, beachcombers and anglers. Dogs, not so much. To look at it ...

On the morning of April 25, 2015, the Annual Dauphin Island Regatta was underway in Mobile Bay along the Alabama coast. A total of 117 boats with 476 people set out for the 18-mile race at 10:45 a.m., ...