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Long Island Sound Issues
 A vibrant and dynamic body of water, Long Island Sound is always changing. And so do the issues the Sound faces. Here are some Long Island Sound issues currently in the news:
Learning about Long Island Sound
"Site offers glimpse of underwater world"
By Frank Juliano, Connecticut Post
08/20/2007
A new Web site created by University of Connecticut marine scientists and state Department of Environmental Protection biologists offers a tour of the Sound's many layers: from the gray moonscape of the silt layer and the wavy seagrasses to the rocks and crevices where coral, starfish, whelks and plankton flourish.
Read the full article at the Connecticut Post web site.
Long Island Sound 2028: The Impact of Climate Change
On June 1, 2008 the Aquarium sponsored the first Symposium Series event entitled Long Island Sound 2028: The Impact of Climate Change. Moderated by Brad Gentry, Co-Director at the Center for Business and the Environment at Yale, panelists included DEP Commissioner Gina McCarthy, Adam Markham, CEO of Clean Air Cool Planet and Mark Stoler, Director & Counsel – Environment Health and Safety Operations for GE.
The links below are to PowerPoint presentations presented during the event by Gina McCarthy and Adam Markham.
Adam Markham
Gina McCarthy
Come back here soon for news on the next event. Potential subjects include:
- Green boating
- Fishing and the LIS Ecosystem
- Coexistence of Commerce, Industry and LIS Ecosystem
- Environment and Spirituality
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