New York environmental advocates want Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign a bill protecting horseshoe crabs. The legislation would allow the Department of Environmental Conservation to regulate the management ...
An enzyme in the blue blood has been key to testing vaccines since the 1980s, raising concerns for the crabs’ population. But ...
FILE: Rebha Raviraj, a project manager from the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk, Connecticut said the Horseshoe crab, a 400 million year old species, is facing a variety of threats including ...
A snow crab, at top, is displayed with a bairdi tanner crab, at bottom, in this undated photo. The crab species are related, but snow crab generally dwell in farther-north and colder waters. State ...
FLORIDA (WJHG/WECP) - Florida’s stone crab harvest season will begin October 15 for recreational and commercial use. The season will be open through May 1 and closes May 2. FWC says the minimum claw ...
Florida's stone crab season runs from October 15 through May 1. Harvesters remove the claws and return the crab to the water, as the claws can regrow. Claws must be at least 2 7/8 inches, and they ...
SARANAC LAKE — Bionique Testing Laboratories celebrated the grand opening of its expanded facility at the Harrietstown Business Park on Friday, marking the space where the company will expand its ...
New York’s Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) allocation for horseshoe crabs is 366,272 crabs per year. But ...
Snow crab stocks in Alaska’s Bering Sea, which crashed a few years ago, have recovered enough to allow a modest harvest starting in mid-October. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game on Monday ...
A Northport woman was arrested after authorities rescued over 200 animals from a hoarding situation at her home, according to Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond A. Tierney. Samantha Boyd was ...
Stone crab season is set to begin on October 15, offering commercial and recreational harvesters the chance to catch the prized crustaceans. The season will remain open until May 1, officially closing ...