Long Island Sound

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and Long Island Sound Study announced more than $25 million in grants for 31 projects.

New York and Connecticut Sea Grants award 15 Long Island Sound coastal communities with $1 million to support climate resilience projects. This is the first round of grant money in the new Long Island Sound Resilience Planning Support Program.

Environmental nonprofit Save the Sound has released its annual water quality report card, grading more than 50 bays and four basins of open water in Long Island Sound. Scientists said the results are encouraging, but there’s still work to be done.

According to the Union of Concerned Scientists study, 39 critical infrastructure assets on Long Island Sound are at risk of flooding at least twice a year by 2050. Many of them are located in disadvantaged communities.

WSHU’s Sabrina Garone spoke with Jon Dodd, director of the Atlantic Shark Institute, and wildlife photographer and filmmaker Tomas Koeck about celebrating our region's growing shark population and the work that still needs to be done to protect them.

WSHU’s Sabrina Garone spoke with Maritime Aquarium president Jason Patlis about why the health of Long Island Sound is a reason to celebrate! But there's still a lot of work to be done.

Every year, Save The Sound grades the 197 public and private beaches located on the Long Island Sound. The scores are based on water quality data submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency.

The Long Island Sound Study has received a $2 million boost in federal funds from the Environmental Protection Agency for ongoing restoration and preservation research.

A marine scientist, pianist, and composer with coding skills came together to create Harmony of Nature II, Waves, an album based off of coastal climate data from the Long Island Sound and beyond.

A scientific method to identify microplastic hotspots — areas of the ocean floor covered with small pieces of plastic — has been tested in Long Island Sound waters. It found hotspots off the coasts of Sands Point, Long Island, and New London, Connecticut.