Horseshoe crabs along New Jersey’s Delaware Bay are showing signs of recovery after 15 years of sharp decline. But ...

Horseshoe crabs return to beaches each spring during high tides to lay their eggs. This spawning ritual has occurred for hundreds of millions of years, predating dinosaurs. The crabs' unique blue ...

This week's full moon has attracted horseshoe crabs back to the shores of Ocean City as part of their own spawn.

MIAMI -- In matters of love, nothing says romance like a moonlit beach. Especially if you're a lusty horseshoe crab and the tide is high. Every spring, from Florida to New Jersey, crabs that look more ...

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, ...

BAY POINT, N.J. — Susan Linder was hunting for buried treasure. Kneeling at low tide, the biologist dug up small shovelfuls of sand, scanning each scoop for tiny jewels. One yielded a cluster of ...

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 ...

BALTIMORE - Conservation efforts are in the works to save endangered horseshoe crabs as they begin migration onto Maryland beaches. Protecting the horseshoe crab is crucial as the ancient species play ...

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New Jersey communities are planning weekend events celebrating one of nature’s most striking seasonal spectacles: the mass spawning of horseshoe crabs. Peak spawning in New Jersey occurs through ...