Area waters to close shrimping for 1 month beginning in May

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has announced that all inside waters will close to commercial and recreational shrimp harvesting for a month beginning at 6 a.m. May 1.

The closure will affect anglers in Mobile Bay, Bon Secour Bay, the Mississippi Sound, Perdido Bay, Wolf Bay And Little Lagoon.

The waters will reopen at 6 a.m. on June 1, according to the ADCNR.