The public has the right to walk on even private beaches on the wet sand below high tide in most states - but not Maine.

The public has the right to walk on even private beaches on the wet sand below high tide in most coastal states – but not in Massachusetts.

A public intertidal zone would create public land, albeit ephemeral and sometimes slim and still only accessible by existing public beaches, along every bit of the Massachusetts shore.

Attorney Benjamin Ford, who represents Our Maine Beaches, said he and his fellow researchers drew their conclusion about the absence of tax payments on intertidal zones a few weeks ago when ...

Rockweed can be found in Maine’s intertidal zones, the land between the high- and low-tide marks. It supports shorebirds who feed on the water and more than 30 different kinds of fish, she said.

MCHT is a nonprofit land-conservation organization protecting and caring for vital lands on the coast of Maine, including in the intertidal zone. Through the generosity of donors, MCHT has protected ...

Scientists have developed a method to map sandy beach intertidal zones with unprecedented accuracy using satellite data. This innovative approach allows for precise measurements of coastlines that ...