| | | |  | Sound Health 2006 is our report to the public on the environmental issues affecting Long Island Sound. It provides information on water quality, the abundance of animal and plant life in the Sound, and trends in land use along the shore. It also illustrates some of the efforts to protect the Sound, including a photo spread of the Sound Trawl Survey. |
| | | Sound Health Spotlight:
Protecting the Fishery |  | | | Sound Health 2006 went aboard the Research Vessel John Dempsey of the CT Dept. of Environmental Protection to learn how the LIS Trawl Survey crew tracks the populations of dozens of fish in the Sound. See trawl slide show. | |
Related Information on our site:
LIS Habitat Restoration
LIS Stewardship Initiative
Reducing polluted runoff Long Island Sound Study
EPA Long Island Sound Office
888 Washington Boulevard
Stamford, CT 06904-2152
Phone: (203) 977-1541
Fax: (203) 977-1546 |
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| | Sound Health 2006 |
 | Download Sound Health 2006 in pdf format:
Part 1 l Part 2 l Part 3 l Part 4 |
| 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. |
| Inside the Food Web:
Take a look at the interactions between small and large wildlife in the Sound. Download a print quality letter-sized or legal-sized version of an illustrated food web (1.7 mb ea.), or the smaller file version from Sound Health 2006. |  |
| Water Quality: Visit LISS’s water quality monitoring web page to learn more about testing for hypoxia and pathogens. To learn more about the ecological and environmental conditions of the nation’s coastal waters, visit the EPA’s National Coastal Condition Reports and the Toxics Resources Inventory. |
| Fish Populations: To learn more about fish and shellfish in Long Island Sound, visit the CT DEP fisheries Web site and the NYSDEC Marine Life Web site To learn more about the lobster die-off in the Sound, visit New York and Connecticut Sea Grants’ LIS Lobster Initiative Web page. Also see NYS fish consumption advisory and the CT fish consumption advisory |
| Coastal Birds: To learn more about endangered bird species in New York and Connecticut, visit the NYSDEC birds page, and the CT DEP Wildlife Web page. | 
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| Wildlife photos: There are many photographers in New York and Connecticut taking great pictures of shorebirds and other wildlife along Long Island Sound. Take a look at the Web sites of the Nature and Wildlife Photographers of Long Island and Connecticut Ornithological Association to see samples. |
| Tracking the Pavement: Learn how impervious surfaces such as streets, driveways, and rooftops affect water quality, and, for Connecticut residents, look at development trends in your community See CLEAR
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