Long Island Sound Long Island Sound is Connecticut’s largest and
most important natural resource. More than 8 million people live
in the Long Island Sound watershed and the activities that take
place on and along the Sound – boating, fishing, tourism, and
swimming – contribute an estimated $5.5 billion per year to the
regional economy. The Sound provides feeding, breeding, and
nesting areas for a diversity of plant and animal life. One of
the region’s largest estuaries with an area of 1320 square
miles, the Sound is home to more than 120 species of finfish and
countless varieties of birds and other animals. Between New York
and Connecticut, the Sound’s coastline stretches more than 600
miles. Over the last three decades, Connecticut has made a
significant commitment to protecting and restoring the Sound.
Millions and millions of dollars have been invested in
communities throughout its watershed to address pollution
concerns and protect the tidal wetlands along its shore.
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