Fisheries Commission Once Again Rejects Female Horseshoe Crab Harvest Proposal for Delaware Bay, Extending a Lifeline for Migratory Shorebirds
October 21, 2024
October 21, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 21 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release:
Annapolis, MD The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) decided against allowing a bait harvest of female horseshoe crabs in Delaware Bay in 2025, maintaining a key protection in place since 2013. ASMFC's decision reflects broad public support for stabilizing the ecosystem by ensuring enough of the crabs' eggs exist to feed shorebirds at a vital stopover during . . .
Annapolis, MD The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) decided against allowing a bait harvest of female horseshoe crabs in Delaware Bay in 2025, maintaining a key protection in place since 2013. ASMFC's decision reflects broad public support for stabilizing the ecosystem by ensuring enough of the crabs' eggs exist to feed shorebirds at a vital stopover during . . .