BEAUFORT, North Carolina, Oct. 18 -- The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission issued the following news release on Oct. 17, 2023: The Commission's Horseshoe Crab Management Board approved harvest specifications for Delaware Bay-origin horseshoe crabs. Taking into consideration the output of the Adaptative Resource Management (ARM) Framework Revision, the Board set a harvest limit of 500,000 male and zero female Delaware Bay-origin horseshoe crabs for the 2024 season. "The Board stands b  more

BEAUFORT, North Carolina, Oct. 17 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on Oct. 16, 2023: Conservation groups commended today's decision by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) to forego a 2024 bait harvest of female horseshoe crabs in Delaware Bay, where the crabs' eggs fuel a globally significant stopover habitat for migratory shorebirds. Today's decision avoids worsening conditions for shorebirds including the red knot, which is listed as threatened under the E  more

BEAUFORT, North Carolina, Oct. 17 -- The Defenders of Wildlife issued the following news on Oct. 16, 2023: Conservation groups commended today's decision by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission to forego a 2024 bait harvest of female horseshoe crabs in Delaware Bay, where the crabs' eggs fuel a globally significant stopover habitat for migratory shorebirds. Today's decision avoids worsening conditions for shorebirds including the red knot, which is listed as threatened under the Enda  more