Yahoo

Horseshoe crabs lifeblood for watermen and health care, to get reprieve from harvesting

Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has decided to forgo a 2024 bait harvest of female horseshoe crabs in Delaware Bay, following a vociferous comment period that provoked opposition According ...
Newsday

As horseshoe crab ban phases in, LI fishermen skeptical of alternative baits

Now that New York State has approved a phased-in ban on the harvest of horseshoe crabs for bait and medical uses, fishermen who harvest or use the species to trap whelk and eels say it’s imperative ...
AOL

Horseshoe crabs get reprieve from harvesting, but does it go far enough to protect them?

Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has decided to forgo a 2024 bait harvest of female horseshoe crabs in Delaware Bay, following a vociferous comment period that provoked opposition According ...
wjla

Blue blood from crabs is needed for medicine, but a declining bird relies on crabs to eat

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The horseshoe crab has been scuttling in the ocean and tidal pools for more than 400 million years, playing a vital role in the East Coast ecosystem along with being a prized ...
WHDH

Harvest of horseshoe crabs, used for medicine and bait, to be limited to protect rare bird

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Interstate fishing regulators are limiting the harvest of a primordial species of invertebrate to try to help rebuild its population and aid a threatened species of bird.
The New York Times

Hochul Urged to Ban Horseshoe Crab Fishing

Supporters of the legislation argue it would protect a declining horseshoe crab population, while opponents warn it will harm the commercial fishing industry. By Jon Hurdle Conservationists are ...