A time to be grateful: The Lorax of the Alewife
He didn’t know it at the time, but in 2011, Rob Vasiluth’s daughter would observe a fish that was to become her father’s passion.
Category: Fisheries & Aquatic Life
After 150 years, Mystic’s Whitford Brook flows free again
CFE/Save the Sound and the US Fish & Wildlife Service are partnering to take down a dam in Mystic.
Whales and porpoises and dolphins, oh my!
Thousands of us were transfixed and inspired by recent sightings of big marine mammals in Long Island Sound. Our Curt Johnson mediates on what their presence means.
River herring are down this year. What’s up with that?
A troubling article from the Pew Charitable trusts highlights the need for protection and restoration of river herring from source to sea.
Guest post: How Hempstead Harbor’s clam recovery is fueling the local economy.
Hempstead Harbor becomes NY’s second-highest producer of hard clams, adds nearly $1.36 million in value to local economy, says director of Hempstead Harbor Protection Committee
Georges Bank on the Habitat Chopping Block
Written by our friends at CLF, this blog discusses how Georges Bank could lose its critical habitat protections.
Put Long Island Sound on a Nitrogen Diet
Fish, turtle die-offs sign of massive nitrogen pollution in the Sound and bays
CT 2015 legislative session—victories and unfinished business!
As Connecticut’s legislative session ended at midnight Wednesday, hundreds of bills including some of our priorities fell victim to the clock and lengthy budget negotiations. Despite this, we saw victories for the environment including a Blue Plan for Long Island Sound, transportation funding, and the defeat of a number of bad bills.