A Local Angler’s Call to Action: Save the Kensington Fish Hatchery

Kensington helps support a multi-million-dollar recreational fishing industry, educational programs from young students, and thousands of jobs.

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Exploring Oysters’ Immune System: Dr. April Croxton

Part three of an intermittent series on NOAA Fisheries’ Milford Laboratory, a federal facility that has been a leader in aquaculture research for over 80 years.

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Farming to Improve Water Quality

Written for the Long Island Sound Study’s Fall 2014 Update, this pair of articles provides great examples of how farming–both on land and at sea–can help reduce hypoxia and improve the Sound’s water quality.

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2014 Hypoxia Review for Long Island Sound

While this summer is an indication of good news, we must continue the enormous challenge of pulling excess nitrogen out of the system.

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Milford Aquaculture Lab tests probiotics to protect oysters

Part two of an intermittent series on NOAA Fisheries’ Milford Laboratory, a federal facility that has been a leader in aquaculture research for over 90 years.

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New England’s Fisheries: Past, present, and future of food production

Part one of our new occasional series on sustainability in our food production system focusing on the past, present, and future of New England’s fisheries.

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Seaweed Blooms: A Growing Problem

Seaweed wreaks havoc in many coastal communities around world. Is it a growing threat in Long Island Sound?

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