Local News Harvest of horseshoe crabs, used for medicine and bait, to be limited to protect rare bird Shutting down the female harvest will help the red knot, which relies on crab eggs to refuel ...

Environment Blue blood from horseshoe crabs is valuable for medicine, but a declining bird needs them for food The horseshoe crabs have been harvested for use as bait and medicine from Florida to ...

Female Horseshoe Crabs Protected From Bait Harvest in Delaware Bay LONG BRANCH, N.J. — The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission voted today to temporarily halt the harvest of female horseshoe ...

Multiple environmental groups are now asking the U.S. government to designate horseshoe crabs as an endangered species. This segment aired on June 20, 2024. Here & Now: Editors' Picks ...

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission decided to forgo a 2024 bait harvest of female horseshoe crabs in Delaware Bay. Here's all to know.

Fishermen harvest horseshoe crabs on the East Coast for use as bait and in biomedical products. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 80°F. Sunday, May 5th 2024 e-Edition.

Here & Now's Scott Tong takes a trip to a Delaware Beach to see horseshoe crabs mating. The undignified process takes on a new resonance amid considerable concern about a decline in population, as ...