The Long Island Sound, which stretches into the open mouth of the Atlantic Ocean, provides Connecticut’s most important ecological habitat with over 600 miles of diverse coastline that are home to ...

As a young fisherman in the 1980s, TJ Karbowski would cast his line into Long Island Sound and, more often than not, a winter flounder came back wriggling on his hook. "I used to catch them all the ...

Swim Across America’s Long Island Sound’s inaugural “Freeze Out Cancer” Cold Water Super Splash takes place on Sunday, February 8, 2026, at 12:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m., at the Orienta Beach Club in ...

"It’s important to remember that excess salt does have adverse impacts to the ecology of our waterways," a water quality ...

Winter may be quiet, but Long Island Sound is still full of life. There is plenty to see from the shore, but out on the water is the best place to catch a glimpse of a more elusive creature. A winter ...

Believe it or not, there is a way to get out on the water in the winter — by spotting seals and Arctic birds on the Long Island Sound. The Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk is offering seal-spotting and ...

There are few places as ecologically diverse - and as storied - as Plum Island. The island's 840 acres, located off the tip of Long Island's North Fork, have been largely untouched for the past 71 ...

For nearly 90 years, backers of a bridge straight to Long Island from Connecticut or mainland New York have promised less traffic, faster commutes, new jobs and increased revenue. But some experts ...

Life is being breathed into the Long Island Sound. The shared New York-Connecticut waterway has reached its lowest levels of toxic, inhospitable “dead zones” in nearly four decades — and could mark a ...