Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an amended bill Friday that will end the harvest in 2029 after a three-year phasedown. Hochul said ...

“Horseshoe crabs have saved countless human lives, and now New Yorkers are returning the favor,” said Will Harlan, a senior ...

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has signed legislation to phase out the harvesting of horseshoe crabs for both bait and ...

Starting in May 2025, there will be a new set of quality standards for the pharmaceutical industry to move away from using horseshoe crabs for drug testing. NJ Spotlight News' contributing writer Jon ...

Interstate fishing regulators are limiting the harvest of a primordial species of invertebrate to try to help rebuild its population and aid a threatened species of bird. Fishermen harvest horseshoe ...

Along the Atlantic Coast, one species is supporting ecological and human health — the American horseshoe crab. In Maryland, horseshoe crabs are a common site on the coast and in coastal bays. Harvest ...

The best time to see the ancient wonders that are horseshoe crabs is now, as they return to Delaware Bay beaches for spawning season. Horseshoe crabs first developed 540 million years ago in the ...

The prehistoric-looking horseshoe crabs native to the Delmarva Peninsula are on the move for their annual migration down the Atlantic coastline back to Maryland. According to the Maryland Department ...