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Alternative Strategies for Hypoxia Management

March 16, 2010 — The Long Island Sound [intlink id=management-plan]Comprehensive[/intlink] Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) identifies low dissolved oxygen, or hypoxia, as the most… Read More

Long Island Sound Fact Sheet /February 2001

March 16, 2010 — The National Estuary Program was established in 1987 by amendments to the Clean Water Act to identify, restore, and protect… Read More

Sound Health 2001 – Status and Trends in the Health of LIS

March 16, 2010 — Since the federal Clean Water Act became law in 1972, investments in water pollution control programs have led to measurable… Read More

Priority Nitrogen Management Areas

March 16, 2010 — Three levels of priority for managing nonpoint sources of nitrogen. Within Level 1, the highest priority sub-drainage basins are shown… Read More

Inside the Long Island Sound Food Web

Inside the Long Island Sound Food Web

March 15, 2010 — Microscopic animals (zooplankton) receive energy by grazing on tiny plants (phytoplankton); energy then transfers up through complex pathways known as… Read More

Conditions by Basin

Conditions by Basin

March 15, 2010 — Describing the condition of a water body 110 miles long poses a challenge. Hydrology (the movement of water) and sediment… Read More

What is hypoxia?

Hypoxia Poster

March 15, 2010 — To view the full size poster, download the pdf document Read More

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