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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Thousands of abandoned lobster traps have silently littered Long Island Sound for decades. Now, a local effort to locate them all has received a significant boost. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

STAMFORD - Richard Hofmann plucked a horseshoe crab from a shallow container and flipped it over to study its underside, gingerly gripping the shell, as instructed, like a bowl of soup. Despite ...

Low-oxygen areas in Long Island Sound dropped last summer to the smallest footprint recorded in nearly 40 years, according to data from Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

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 ...

GROTON, Conn. (WTNH) — A new art exhibit will be coming to Project Oceanology in Groton for one evening, which will showcase the natural beauty of the Long Island Sound, its watershed and its ...