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Horseshoe Crab Blood Has Long Helped Us Make Safe Medicines. Now, Alternatives That Spare the Ancient Creatures Might Be Breaking Through
Each May, hundreds of thousands of horseshoe crabs climb onto beaches along the eastern coast of the United States. An ...
A new study looking at horseshoe crabs in the Long Island Sound confirms the ancient creatures face potential extinction. The threat stems from climate change, loss of habitat, and overharvesting.
New York’s Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) allocation for horseshoe crabs is 366,272 crabs per year. But ...
Horseshoe crab populations continue to decline and that's raising alarm from researchers. The species is continuing on the decline, according to new research from the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk.
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