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During a jubilee along the shores of Mobile Bay, some aquatic animals, including blue crabs, flounder, stingrays, and eels, come to the shallow water, such as around Fairhope, Alabama.

Low levels of dissolved oxygen (DO) in the water can cause marine life to become very lethargic. Along the shores of Mobile Bay, Alabama, many aquatic animals move into shallow waters to try to get more oxygen. Local communities refer to this phenomenon as "Jubilee." During a jubilee, residents walk along the shore and fill their ice chests with crabs and flounder. [Description from NOAA: http://www.oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits/estuaries/media/supp_estuar10d_disolvedox.html.]

NOAA photo from source URL "http://www.oceanservice.noaa.gov/education/kits/estuaries/media/estuar10d_600.jpg" made at the NOAA site: Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERRS) by the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). [public domain]

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