DOVER, Del.— The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission decided this week to forgo a 2024 bait harvest of female horseshoe crabs in Delaware Bay, where the crabs’ eggs provide a critical food ...

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Council (ASMFC) has voted to continue a ban on female horseshoe crab bait harvesting in ...

The great annual red crab migration of Christmas Island has begun! Do you think they travel in a pincer movement? Shell we ...

This Australian territory, with a human population of just over 2000 people, also has a very large number of red crabs! The ...

That means you might start to spot blue land crabs around this time of year as the female crabs venture out to sea to release their eggs, a time period called spawning season that lasts from June to ...

New university research has suggested the behaviour of female crabs could be influenced by underwater electric power cables. The University of Portsmouth study found the crustaceans were attracted to ...

Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has decided to forgo a 2024 bait harvest of female horseshoe crabs in Delaware Bay, following a vociferous comment period that provoked opposition According ...

Horseshoe crabs are not endangered or threatened in Massachusetts, but their numbers are at historic lows. To protect the species, state wildlife officials are rolling out new regulations. As of 2024, ...

A new study from the University of Portsmouth's Institute of Marine Sciences examined the impact of electromagnetic fields ...

A commission acknowledged concerns about the threatened shorebirds that rely on crab eggs as a critical food source around the Delaware Bay. By Jon Hurdle A fisheries regulator on Thursday ...

The red knot is an intrepid shorebird that makes one of the most epic migratory journeys on the planet. Traveling more than 9,000 miles, red knots fly from as far south as the southern tip of South ...