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.

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

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.

Off the east coast of China, researchers discovered an unusual spiky creature feeding on a jellyfish-like species called a hydroid. In recent years, similar specimens were recorded in that region of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

The research team combined ICESat-2’s photon-counting lidar, which delivers high-resolution elevation data, with Sentinel-2’s optical imagery to create detailed maps of intertidal zones.