But this year’s quota of 160,435 male horseshoe crabs was landed by hand-harvesting on June 19, so no dredge permits were issued and dredge-fishing for them was not allowed at all, he added.

LEWES, DEL. — In a small laboratory about 200 yards from the largest horseshoe crab spawning ground in North America, Nancy Targett, a University of Delaware biochemist, is working on a formu… ...

How to save horseshoe crabs and red knot birds. May 14, 2012. Regarding the May 12 front-page article "A G-rated spring fling": ...

The multistate agency that regulates East Coast commercial fishing is about to limit the harvest of horseshoe crabs, the creatures that provide food for migrating shorebirds, bait for conch and ...

The U.S. Commerce Department yesterday declared a statewide ban on fishing for horseshoe crabs in Virginia waters as punishment for the state's failure to comply with a quota aimed at protecting ...

The horseshoe crab's eggs supply the red knot with food along its 9,000-mile migratory trek - but seafood industry contends the crab is needed by fishermen for bait. Skip to Article.