Mussels and seaweed have the potential to help clean up Long Island Sound

While communities are investing heavily to upgrade sewage treatment plants and keep nitrogen out of Long Island Sound, researchers are studying whether mussels and kelp might be effective in removing it once it gets there.

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Save the Sound Restores Fish Passage on the Pequonnock River

One of the biggest problems facing fish in the Long Island Sound region is Connecticut’s abundance of dams and other barriers that make it difficult to migrate upstream and spawn. Some of our most important work is removing these barriers.

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Building Key Fish Populations through Habitat Restoration

It was a good summer for fishing in the Long Island Sound region.  According to the CT DEEP Fish Reports, the overall abundance of striped bass and bluefish made for good fishing in hot spots such as The Race and Plum Gut in the Sound, which provide ideal conditions for these larger fish that prefer […]

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Save the Sound Receives Federal Resiliency Grants for Dam Removal Projects

We’re pleased to announce that we’ve received federal grants for projects to remove dams at the New Haven-Woodbridge border and in Mystic to reduce flood risk and restore migratory access for fish.

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Shellfish Problems Are Another Sign of a Warming Sound

The recall and the closure are directly linked to warmer water temperatures.

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Proposed State Budget Reflects Commitment to Clean Water

The Governor has proposed to allocate $997 million to the Clean Water Fund.

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Season Review: A Complex Ecosystem With Diverse Conditions

Among all the Long Island Sound water quality data released recently showing the summer of 2012 to have been particularly bad, there were two data sets that indicated something slightly different.

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