Defenders of Wildlife: Expert Analysis Reveals Fatally Flawed Horseshoe Crab Model Threatens Red Knots in Delaware Bay
September 26, 2023
September 26, 2023
ARLINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 26 (TNSres) -- The Defenders of Wildlife issued the following news on Sept. 25, 2023:
A new technical analysis from University of Nevada, Reno Associate Professor Dr. Kevin Shoemaker finds that a computer model used by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission does not accurately represent the impacts of a horseshoe crab bait harvest in Delaware Bay. As a result of the model's intrinsic flaws, relying on it to justify management decisions would furth . . .
A new technical analysis from University of Nevada, Reno Associate Professor Dr. Kevin Shoemaker finds that a computer model used by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission does not accurately represent the impacts of a horseshoe crab bait harvest in Delaware Bay. As a result of the model's intrinsic flaws, relying on it to justify management decisions would furth . . .