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Description:Long Island Sound is an estuary bounded by Connecticut to the north and Long Island, New York to its south, with a coastline stretching more than 600 miles. Known as the “Urban Sea,” Long Island Sound is a prominent feature in one of the most densely populated areas of the U.S., with nearly nine million people living in the watershed. It is an atypical estuary with two openings to the sea, at its western (Hell Gate to the East River) and eastern (the Race to Block Island Sound) boundaries and is oriented parallel to the coast. Management of this shared waterbody is jointly administered by the states of Connecticut and New York. In 1985, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the states of New York and Connecticut formed the bi-state cooperative partnership known as the Long Island Sound Study (LISS). Federal and state agencies, academic institutions and representatives of the LISS Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC), which includes user groups, concerned organizations and individuals dedicated to restoring and protecting the Sound, comprise the LISS Management Conference. Congress subsequently designated the Long Island Sound as an estuary of national significance in 1987, one of 28 National Estuary Programs funded under Section 320 of the Clean Water Act. On January 14, 2022, NOAA officially designated the Connecticut National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) as the nation’s 30th NERR, adding it to the network of coastal areas designated to protect and study estuarine systems.
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Sea Grant Document Number:CTSG-22-03
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