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Make a home aquarium with the beautiful native and introduced freshwater fishes of Connecticut!
Although central mudminnows look superficially like minnows or killifish, they are actually more closely related to pickerel and pike.
Report observations of black bears, bobcats, moose, fisher, and other wildlife to the DEEP Wildlife Division.
Their abundance makes them very important forage fish for many marine predators such as striped bass, fluke and seabirds.
Anti-Idling - Outreach and Education
Connecticut continues its effort to reduce unnecessary idling and increase awareness of the adverse effects of idling on public health and the environment. Learn more about anti-idling outreach and education.
Shoreline Preservation Task Force - Testimony
Testimony given before the Connecticut General Assembly's Shoreline Preservation Task Force
Connecticut is seeking designaton of a National Estuarine Research Reserve to protect and study its estuarine systems.
Access to Your Boat: Your Littoral Rights
Explains the littoral rights of coastal property owners.
Families of Connecticut Freshwater Fishes
Learn the defining characteristics of Connecticut's freshwater fish families!
Smelt are important forage fish for large pelagic predators such as striped bass in estuaries and brown trout in lakes.
Also known as “tidewater” silverside. They are less common than and very difficult to distinguish from the Atlantic silverside without magnification.
Who Owns The Shore:The Public Trust
An overview of the Public Trust Doctrine
Information about tidal wetlands for coastal property owners
Information about coastal nonpoint source pollution for coastal property owners.