Mapping Long Island Sound

Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) recently reported on efforts to map the bottom of Long Island Sound this summer.  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency’s (NOAA) Ship Thomas Jefferson was docked at Fort Trumbull State Park on June 15, 2012.  Public officials and scientists toured the research vessel, which will gather information about the seafloor to help guide future decisions about Long Island Sound. The project is a collaborative effort between the states of Connecticut and New York, the federal Environmental Protection Agency, NOAA, and area universities, including the University of Connecticut, Wesleyan University, and the University of New Haven, among others.  According to DEEP Commissioner Daniel C. Esty, the seafloor mapping project “will help us better understand the Sound’s resources and how we can best protect them.”