A proposal to add a second cruise ship facility, at an old ferry terminal just outside downtown, make some wonder if that would mean more visitors—and how many more can the town take?

“Russia is really the bellwether for the public order of the Arctic.”

—James Kraska

Robin Alden, a former commissioner of the state’s Department of Marine Resources (DMR) and current director of the Stonington-based Penobscot East Resource Center (PERC), has been named a White House champion of change for her work on sustainable seafood issues.

Fishermen who set up a CCF can write off the money they add to the fund each year.

PHOTO STORY BY KATIE JOHNSON

Coral reefs make up less than 1 percent of the ocean floor, yet they provide shelter for as much as a quarter of sea life.

Hilton Turner, chairman of the Zone C Lobster Council, said a survey of the zone’s membership earlier this summer showed 73 percent of respondents favored closing the zone’s open-access system.

“The compromise was prioritizing marine uses, but allowing other uses to spur investment.”

—Bill Needelman

An independent study predicts that … a revenue-neutral carbon fee and dividend would decrease carbon emissions by 33 percent…