When the spring high tides strike, tens of thousands of horseshoe crabs descend on the Delaware Bay to spawn. (Steph Yin/WHYY) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would ...
Along the Atlantic Coast, one species is supporting ecological and human health — the American horseshoe crab. In Maryland, horseshoe crabs are a common site on the coast and in coastal bays. Harvest ...
A petition to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries to extend endangered species protection to horseshoe crabs is gaining traction, with a bevy of organizations now backing the ...
Horseshoe crabs are not endangered or threatened in Massachusetts, but their numbers are at historic lows. To protect the species, state wildlife officials are rolling out new regulations. As of 2024, ...
New research from the South Carolina Dept. of Natural Resources (SCDNR) suggests that salt marshes have unexpected importance to horseshoe crabs. It was in South Carolina that researchers first found ...
Harvest of horseshoe crabs, needed for blue blood, stopped during spawning season in national refuge
SOUTH CAROLINA, USA — The federal government is shutting down the harvest of a species of marine invertebrate in a national wildlife refuge during the spawning season to try to give the animal a ...
LOWCOUNTRY, S.C. (WCIV) — Horseshoe crab spawning season has begun in the Lowcountry, according to the South Carolina Aquarium. In an Instagram post, the aquarium said the horseshoe crabs are coming ...
When spread out, the sand is hoped to provide just enough space for the throngs of horseshoe crabs that lumber out of the bay around the first spring tide in May to spawn. Each female will lay up to ...
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