Warm-Water Fish Invade New York City’s Waters

City Island — Carl Wills has been fishing in Long Island Sound for 58 years, and two months ago, for the first time in his life, he saw a sea turtle.

Working a night shift for a charter fishing company out of City Island in the Bronx, Wills, 61, was taking a moment to relax when the four-foot-wide turtle surfaced alongside the boat, the Island Current II.

“All of a sudden, this big thing comes out of the water and sticks its head up. What the hell?” says Wills, describing his reaction. “It was amazing to see that.”

Six species of sea turtle are found in U.S. waters, and they all usually dwell in the southeastern or Chesapeake Bay region. They are also not the only warm water animals to be living in Long Island Sound this fall…

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