Fishermen harvest horseshoe crabs on the East Coast for use as bait and in biomedical products. The animals are declining in some of their range, and they’re critically important as a food ...

Because of an exploding market for eel and conch in Europe and Asia, horseshoe crabs are being fished in record numbers for bait. The harvest on the Atlantic coast more than quadrupled from 1993 ...

The harvest of horseshoe crabs, which are also caught for bait in the commercial fishing industry, has emerged as a critical issue for conservationists in recent years because of the creature’s ...

Researchers announced Wednesday that a new bait alternative may help reduce the number of horseshoe crabs harvested to be used as bait. Female horseshoe crabs are considered the best bait to ...

The undignified process takes on a new resonance amid considerable concern about a decline in population, as the crabs are harvested for their blood and as bait. Multiple environmental groups are ...

The state also lowered the cap on harvesting for bait, to 140,000 crabs per season. Government wildlife managers seek to balance the needs of various constituencies, including commercial interests ...

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 ...

Green crabs are an invasive species across the Atlantic Ocean The grabs are used as tautog bait Restaurants use the crabs as a base for stock PROVIDENCE – Green crabs are an invasive scourge on ...