Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission: Horseshoe Crab Board Sets 2024 Specifications for Delaware Bay-Origin Horseshoe Crabs
October 18, 2023
October 18, 2023
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 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.