Long Island Sound Study: A Partnership to Restore and Protect the Sound 

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Piping plover at David Weld Sanctuary on Long Island (from Sound Health 2008) Photo by George DeCamp
Piping plover at David Weld Sanctuary on Long Island (from Sound Health 2008)
Photo by George DeCamp


The Long Island Sound Study (LISS) is a cooperative effort involving researchers, regulators, user groups and other concerned organizations and individuals. These people are working together to protect and improve the health of the Sound.
 
 Spotlight: Nissequogue Action Plan
Spotlight:  Nissequogue Action Plan
Heather Young (l) and Larissa Graham (r) of LISS show attendees at a Nov. 24 celebration to announce the Nissequoque River Stewardship Action Plan how resource managers use seine nets to monitor abundance of small fish. To view the report, visit the Regional Plan Association's Nissequogue Watershed web page.

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Sound Bytes (Back Issues)
Sound Update (Back Issues)
Sound Outlook (CT DEP newsletter)
Wrack Lines (CT SEA Grant Magazine)
Coastlines (NY Sea GRant Magazine)

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LISS: MySound Realtime Monitoring in LISMYSound Real Time Weather & WQ
Futures Fund Proposals Sought: Applications are being requested for the 2009 Long Island Sound Futures Fund grant program. About $1 million in grants (pending availability of federal funds) will be awarded to projects that support restoration and protection of the Sound. See futures fund
Sound Health 2008: Our report on the environmental issues affecting Long Island Sound – with features that include an inside look at the LIS Trawl Survey and an LIS food web. See report, slide show, podcasts, posters and more
E-newsletter: The December/January
issue of Sound Bytes
, LISS's e-newsletter, is now available. You can subscribe to receive it by email.

Sound Update: LISS's Fall newsletter focuses on reducing polluted stormwater with articles on "Sound-friendly" ways to care for your lawn and garden! Pdf Version l Plain Text Version
Sound Update: LISS's Fall newsletter focuses on reducing polluted stormwater with articles on "Sound-friendly" ways to care for your lawn and garden!
Indicators (2008 update): Environmental indicators track the Sound’s water quality, coastal habitats, and populations of key species in the Sound and along its shore.
see indicators

Biennial Report:
LISS report highlights projects such as the eelgrass survey, habitat restoration, and upgrading treatment plants that have helped in the restoration of Long Island Sound.

Biennial Report 2005-2006
Horseshoe crab slideshow: View a picture tour of Project Limulus, the horseshoe crab monitoring project highlighted in the biennial report.
see slideshow

Horseshoe crab slideshow
Sea Invaders: Learn more about invasive species affecting Long Island Sound on CT Sea Grant's invasive species Web page
Asian Shore Crab
Asian shore Crab
Take a tour through the underwater habitats of Long Island SoundTake a tour through the underwater habitats of Long Island Sound

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