Rockweed
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PublishedOctober 10, 2024
Maine’s high court hears oral arguments in beach access case
The potentially landmark lawsuit centers on public access to Moody Beach in Wells, but it also captures growing statewide tension between private property rights and the public's right to access Maine's beaches.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2024
How rockweed harvesting got tied up in a lawsuit over public beach access
The sprawling lawsuit against several private landowners also asks Maine's Supreme Judicial Court to consider declaring rockweed a public resource, that can be collected even on privately owned intertidal land.