On Monday, Save the Sound and Bank of America partnered together to help repair Silver Sands State Park in Milford. The Silver Sands area was hit hard by Hurricane Sandy—some residents even lost their homes. Within the park, the recently-built boardwalk was destroyed, and large quantities of hazardous waste (paints, oils, bleach) washed up on the shore.
Like many fishermen, I’ve used menhaden, or “bunker,” as bait. It’s hard to believe, but when you’re holding one of these small, oily fish, you’re holding a big piece of history. Menhaden have had a major impact on the economy and ecology of our Atlantic coast for centuries, supporting a multimillion-dollar fishery and feeding marine […]
Hurricane Sandy brought tremendous devastation to the mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Millions of residents of Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey are without power, and many are dealing with severe damage to their homes from storm surge flooding, wind, fire, or fallen trees.
I admit to having felt a bit of both envy and nostalgia a month ago when I read my Save the Sound colleague Kierran Broatch’s account of catching blue crabs in the backwaters of the Connecticut River on his blog, The Connecticut Yankee.
The fall season is a great time of year for fishing in Long Island Sound. Along with targeting striped bass and bluefish that are bulking up for their annual migration south, anglers can ply the craggy bottom for a year-round resident synonymous with autumn fishing.
Yesterday, Save the Sound filed an appeal of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation consent order that relaxes the limits on nitrogen dumped into Long Island Sound by the Great Neck Water Pollution Control District.
