Rare 400-pound Stingray Caught in Long Island Sound

Connecticut Fish and Wildlife officials made a "relatively rare" sighting in the Long Island Sound when they discovered a massive 400-pound stingray, measuring over six feet long and five feet wide. The roughtail stingray, typically found along the Atlantic coast from New England to Florida, is not aggressive and does not frequent nearshore waters. The officials also caught a cobia, a predator usually seen farther south in the Atlantic, but increasingly appearing in northern waters due to climate change. The Long Island Sound Trawl Survey is documenting the impact of climate change on the region.