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• Washing the Topside of Your Boat

  Products used to clean boats often contain harmful ingredients, which are used out of habit rather than necessity. Often chlorine, phosphates and ammonia are used to wash decks and hulls of boats. These products can damage human and fish tissue.

• Boat Hull Maintenance

  Sanding and scraping your boat can release noxious paint into the air and water. Dust particles can irritate your lungs and eyes and can also affect the health and reproduction systems of fish, birds, crabs and other marine life.

• Reducing Hazardous Waste

  Hazardous materials are found in many materials used to clean and operate your boat. However, using these products is often more out of habit than necessity.

• Preventing the Spread of Aquatic Nuisance Species

  Aquatic nuisance species (ANS) are invading coastal and inland waters. More than 50 non-native and 40 species that may not be native have been identified in Long Island Sound. Boaters can unwittingly play a role in spreading ANS.

• Respect Wildlife

  Long Island Sound is home to seals, sea turtles and migrating shore birds and is occasionally visited by dolphins, porpoises and whales. It is important to enjoy wildlife from a distance.

• Safety and Reference

  Prepare ahead. Know this about large vessels. Safe Boating Education.

• Teak Maintenance

  Teak has been used in shipbuilding for thousands of years because it doesn’t rot, it’s more dimensionally stable than most woods, and it requires minimal care.

• Engine, Battery Maintenance, Fueling

  According to the EPA, as much as 30% of the fuel and oil contained in a standard two-stroke outboard engine may be discharged unburned into the air along with the exhaust.

• Sewage Disposal

  The Clean Water Act prohibits discharge of untreated sewage into U.S. territorial waters.

• Reduce and Recycle

  Remember recycling extends the life of landfills, pollutes less than incineration, saves you money, and saves natural resources energy.

• Pumpout Facilities / Clean Boating Information

  Information on Connecticut's pumpout facilities, Clean Boater Program, Clean Marina Program, Clean Vessel Act Program, aquatic invasive species and CT's no discharge area.

• Boat Launches / Access / Transient Slips

  Find CT DEEP owned and/or operated boat launches statewide on ponds, lakes, rivers and Long Island Sound, BIG Funded transient slips made available to the public for vessel over 26ft. and Coastal Access Points.

• Boating Classes2

• Connecticut Boaters Guide

  The Connecticut Boater's Guide is a handbook of boating laws and regulations, registration information and guidelines for safe operation.

• Manually Propelled Vessel Safety

  Manually propelled safety information.