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.
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 […]
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.
The recall and the closure are directly linked to warmer water temperatures.
Clean water, climate change, shellfish, dam safety
The Governor has proposed to allocate $997 million to the Clean Water Fund.
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.
The devastating impacts from Hurricane Sandy were felt far and wide across the Northeast. On the shores of Long Island Sound, the damage to homes, businesses and infrastructure is hard to miss. What’s not as easily seen is the toll inflicted on those who make their living on the water.
