What’s the Prognosis for Long Island Sound’s Fish? We Asked the Doctor
Several factors causing major issues in Long Island Sound.
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Forage Fish Caught in the Nets: The Struggle for Better Management and Monitoring
Fridays in the Field #5: Dr. Syma Ebbin of CT Sea Grant & UConn Avery Point
Dr. Ebbin discusses nitrogen, overfishing, and the need for better management practices.
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.
On Anniversary of Sandy, New Opportunities for Resiliency
We must look for opportunities to enhance the natural benefits of marshes, dunes, and river systems that not only help prevent disastrous flooding but also provide ecological benefits to our region 365 days a year.
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 […]
The Forage Fish that Feed the Sound’s Ecosystem
For thousands of years, Connecticut’s streams and rivers have witnessed an amazing annual rite of passage. Every spring, alewife and blueback herring, collectively known as river herring, travel from the ocean to freshwater to spawn. After hatching, the young remain in freshwater to grow, and in the fall, return to Long Island Sound. The river […]