– Refers to the environment between high and low tides (mean high water and mean low water) that is alternately exposed to the air and to the sea Ninety-five percent (95%) of South Carolina oysters live in intertidal areas
The littoral zone, or foreshore Ocean zone covered by the highest normal tides and exposed by the lowest normal tides Includes the entire tide pool environs
The zone of the shore that experiences regular changes in their environment caused by the rise and fall of the tide, and the action of waves on the shore