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Projo — Where is it legal to walk on RI beaches? You might need to tread water, scientists say
Cate Brown 5/21/22 Cate Brown 5/21/22

Projo — Where is it legal to walk on RI beaches? You might need to tread water, scientists say

By Alex Kuffner — What the two scientists are showing through precise satellite measurements is something that has long been known: that use of the mean high tide line in state law doesn’t give the public very much access at all to the shoreline.

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Rhode Island Constitution ; Article 1, Section 17: The people shall continue to enjoy and freely exercise all the rights of fishery, and the privileges of the shore… [for] the gathering of seaweed, leaving the shore to swim in the sea and passage along the shore;

Images courtesy of Cate Brown, unless otherwise noted. Press reproduced with permission. All content is subject to copyright of their respective owners. All other rights reserved.

Last Updated Apr 11, 2025

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