Clean Waters and
Healthy Watersheds

Improve water quality by reducing contaminant and nutrient loads
from the land and the waters impacting Long Island Sound.

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Restore and protect the Sound’s ecological balance in a healthy, productive, and resilient state to benefit both people and the natural environment.

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Resilient Communities

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that use, appreciate, and help protect Long Island Sound.

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Inclusive Management

Manage Long Island Sound using sound science and cross-jurisdictional
governance that is inclusive, adaptive, innovative, and accountable.

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A full draft of the plan that guides Long Island Sound’s conservation is now available for public comment.
Learn more about the plan here.

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.

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Sound Spotlight

Study on Residential Fertilizer Use Helps to Identify Nitrogen “Hot Spots”

Scientists use household lawn care survey with water quality models to better inform resource managers on where to focus campaigns to reduce nitrogen from lawn fertilizer

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Long Island Sound
By The Numbers

1,320
Square Miles

Area of the Long Island Sound

63
Feet

Average Depth

18 trillion
Gallons

Water Volume

600
Miles

Length of Coastline

23M+
People

Population Living Within 50 miles

$9.4B
Dollars (2015)

Estimated Value to the Local Economy Per Year

120+
Finfish

No. of Finfish Species Found in the Sound

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