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2022 LONG ISLAND SOUND REPORT CARD RELEASED BY SAVE THE SOUND WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT LEVELING OFF , RISING WATER TEMPS RAISE CONCERN

By Ben

LARCHMONT, New York/NEW HAVEN, Connecticut—November 17, 2022–Regional nonprofit environmental organization save the Sound released the findings of its 2022 Long Island SoundReport Card on November 17. The biennial report has now compiled 14 years of water testing results in the open waters of Long Island Sound and four years of testing more than 50 bays and bay segments in the region. After previous years of improvement, the 2022 report raised concerns for the future, finding that trends…

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Volunteer Opportunities with CUSH

By Chris Szepessy

Volunteer Opportunities with CUSH

Clean Up Sound and Harbors (CUSH), a Stonington, CT-based non-profit organization with a mission to clean up and protect Fishers Island Sound and its coves, inlets, bays, rivers and harbors, has a number of volunteer opportunities. These include: Oyster shell collection from local restaurants: Research viability of collecting shells for possible introduction into local estuaries to create new bottom structure for aquaculture or wild set oysters Oyster gardening: Research viability for growers to set oysters under docks…

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US Sailing Partners with TropicSport to Protect Sailors & the Ocean

By Chris Szepessy

US Sailing Partners with TropicSport to Protect Sailors & the Ocean

US Sailing, the National Governing Body of the sport, and TropicSport, an industry leading skin care and sunscreen brand, have developed a partnership to better educate the sailing community on how to protect their skin from the harmful effects of the sun using eco-friendly products. TropicSport is a complete skin care system that includes reef-friendly mineral sunscreens and after-sun face and body cleansers and moisturizers. Made in the USA from natural ingredients, TropicSport was formulated to work…

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Connecticut Spring In-Water Boat Show Features Innovations in Boating, Gear and Fundraising for Sails Up 4 Cancer May 4-6, 2018

By Chris Szepessy

Connecticut Spring In-Water Boat Show Features Innovations in Boating, Gear and Fundraising for Sails Up 4 Cancer May 4-6, 2018

The 3rd Annual Connecticut Spring Boat Show will take place May 4-6, 2018 at Brewer Essex Island Marina located in Essex, CT. The in-water boat show has announced Sails Up 4 Cancer, a non-profit organization supporting cancer care, education, prevention and research, will benefit from the $5 entrance donation to attend the show.

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