“Sustainability” – It’s a term we hear everywhere, but defining it can be tricky

“Sustainability” is a term we hear constantly in modern parlance, including in recent reporting of the sustainable seafood trend highlighted at this year’s International Boston Seafood Show (WWF April 2005). “Sustainability” enjoys such broad application that defining it is a challenge. It is most commonly used in reference to natural resources from farming to forestry

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The CAT casts its eye on Portland

In the world of leisure travel, as minutes become precious and hours essential, a high-speed ferry service between Portland, Maine and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia seems to be an imminent necessity to 21st century vacationers. With cautious optimism, Bay Ferries plans to dip into this potentially lucrative market. While their CAT is an amazing aluminum catamaran

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Legislators brief Maine Islands Coalition

The Maine Islands Coalition met May 6 in Rockland with 30 people in attendance. Representatives from Cliff, Monhegan, Cranberry Isles, Town of Long Island, Islesboro, North Haven, Swan’s, Matinicus, Frenchboro, Peaks, Vinalhaven, Little Diamond and Great Diamond attended. State Sens. Dennis Damon and Ethan Strimling also took part in the meeting. The Coalition was formed

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