Long Island Sound Study: Priority Habitats
 


 

Intertidal flats are shallow areas of bays and harbors that lay between the spring high- and low-tide marks.

These flats contain no rooted vegetation. The sediments may be muddy to sandy and support important species, such as juvenile flounder, clams, and crabs.
 

 

 

 

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Sherwood Alvord Beach, Sherwood Island State Park, Westport, CT Photo: CT DEP