High waters, whether from storm surge, rising sea levels or both, can cause costly damage to the coast. On islands, those high seas can have even more impact, damaging essential infrastructure and even leaving residences cut off from island resources and the mainland.

As is the nature of sea disasters, closure is difficult to achieve. Only one body has been found in the wreckage of the ship, and it was unidentifiable.

“They loved the new-shell lobster,” said Train. “They couldn’t believe it. We knew there was a difference. And we like the hard-shells, too, but we like new-shell more.”

For decades, Schmitt says, Maine’s lawmakers and agency officials were heavily swayed by the paper mill industry…

Can you identify this week's mystery coastal view?

The first five to email us with the correct answer at WhereOnTheCoast@gmail.com will be sent a copy of the 2015 Island Journal. Thanks for playing (and for reading our stories)!

The Japanese scallops for sale in Maine grocery stores this winter are a testament to the fact that this component of MMPA has long been ignored.

Scientific understanding of ocean creatures and ecosystems lags behind that of animals and land ecosystems. That’s at least partly due to the difficulty of studying aquatic mammals...

This week's mystery coastal scene is most certainly in the Downeast region. Another hint: there's a state park a stone's throw away, and last summer, The Working Waterfront featured a photo essay shot there.

The Harold Alfond Foundation announced a $3.1 million award to Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences for construction of a 32-bed student and visiting scientist residence with four visitor apartments on the laboratory’s East Boothbay campus.