The Horseshoe Crab News http://horseshoecrab.org Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:29:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 en カブトガニ幼生500匹放流 http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/06/07/%e3%82%ab%e3%83%96%e3%83%88%e3%82%ac%e3%83%8b%e5%b9%bc%e7%94%9f500%e5%8c%b9%e6%94%be%e6%b5%81/ http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/06/07/%e3%82%ab%e3%83%96%e3%83%88%e3%82%ac%e3%83%8b%e5%b9%bc%e7%94%9f500%e5%8c%b9%e6%94%be%e6%b5%81/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2009 03:24:37 +0000 admin http://horseshoecrab.org/?p=901 Japan: カブトガニの生息地として知られる山口県平生町の平生湾で６日、幼生約500匹の放流会があった。保護と増殖に取り組む町が主催。地元の親子連れ約50人が「大きくなあれ」と海に放った。Download the pdf.

]]> http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/06/07/%e3%82%ab%e3%83%96%e3%83%88%e3%82%ac%e3%83%8b%e5%b9%bc%e7%94%9f500%e5%8c%b9%e6%94%be%e6%b5%81/feed/ Red knots Dine Well on Delaware Beaches http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/06/06/red-knots-dine-well-on-delaware-beaches/ http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/06/06/red-knots-dine-well-on-delaware-beaches/#comments Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:50:22 +0000 admin http://horseshoecrab.org/?p=896 Delaware: Biologists still must analyze data on this spring’s shorebird migration through Delaware Bay and the horseshoe crab spawning season, but early indications are that it was a good season for the birds and the crabs. Download the pdf.

]]> http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/06/06/red-knots-dine-well-on-delaware-beaches/feed/ Horseshoe Crabs Gain Respect http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/06/02/horseshoe-crabs-gain-respect/ http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/06/02/horseshoe-crabs-gain-respect/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:07:52 +0000 admin http://horseshoecrab.org/?p=892 New Jersey: On the Friday eve of Memorial Day weekend, Route 35 and Belmar Boulevard vibrated under the young crowd that drove in to get their party groove going at bars and house parties. A few yards away in the Shark River shallows, horseshoe crabs were already into Round Two of their mating season. Download the pdf.

]]> http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/06/02/horseshoe-crabs-gain-respect/feed/ Delaware Bay, Where Horseshoe Crabs Come to Spawn http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/05/28/delaware-bay-where-horseshoe-crabs-come-to-spawn/ http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/05/28/delaware-bay-where-horseshoe-crabs-come-to-spawn/#comments Fri, 29 May 2009 03:03:23 +0000 admin http://horseshoecrab.org/?p=883 Delaware: Quiet and sheltered beaches make the area the busiest breeding ground in the world. Download the pdf.

]]> http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/05/28/delaware-bay-where-horseshoe-crabs-come-to-spawn/feed/ Horseshoe Crabs Grab the Spotlight http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/05/24/horseshoe-crabs-grab-the-spotlight/ http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/05/24/horseshoe-crabs-grab-the-spotlight/#comments Mon, 25 May 2009 02:57:24 +0000 admin http://horseshoecrab.org/?p=879 Delaware: Milton horseshoe crab festival also celebrates shorebirds. Download the pdf.

]]> http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/05/24/horseshoe-crabs-grab-the-spotlight/feed/ With Nowhere to Go http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/04/21/with-nowhere-to-go/ http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/04/21/with-nowhere-to-go/#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2009 07:40:33 +0000 admin http://horseshoecrab.org/?p=851  

India: A deep-sea port at Dhamra, Orissa, being built by the Dhamra Port Company Limited in a joint venture with Tata Steel and Larsen & Toubro poses a threat to Olive Ridley sea turtles and horseshoe crabs. Download the pdf.

]]> http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/04/21/with-nowhere-to-go/feed/ Horseshoe Crabs Spawn in State’s Inland http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/04/16/horseshoe-crabs-spawn-in-state%e2%80%99s-inland/ http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/04/16/horseshoe-crabs-spawn-in-state%e2%80%99s-inland/#comments Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:11:15 +0000 admin http://horseshoecrab.org/?p=845  

Delaware: Horseshoe crabs famously lay millions of eggs along the beaches of the Delaware Bay each spring. Scientists are discovering they just as frequently spawn along sandy shores in the Inland Bays. Download the pdf.

]]> http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/04/16/horseshoe-crabs-spawn-in-state%e2%80%99s-inland/feed/ Army Corps Issues Study on River-dredging Effects http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/04/08/army-corps-issues-study-on-river-dredging-effects/ http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/04/08/army-corps-issues-study-on-river-dredging-effects/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:45:19 +0000 admin http://horseshoecrab.org/?p=838 Delaware River: An updated environmental assessment by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers found that the proposed dredging of the Delaware River shipping channel “would have no significant, adverse effects on the human environment” over and above the potential environmental effects already addressed in the earlier environmental impact statements. Download the pdf.

]]> http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/04/08/army-corps-issues-study-on-river-dredging-effects/feed/ Pollution, Greedy Fishermen a Threat to Horseshoe Crab http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/03/16/pollution-greedy-fishermen-a-threat-to-horseshoe-crab/ http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/03/16/pollution-greedy-fishermen-a-threat-to-horseshoe-crab/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:26:48 +0000 admin http://horseshoecrab.org/?p=830 Malaysia: Once considered useless, the humble “belangkas” is thrust into the limelight as more people discover the beneficial properties of its blood. But the attention is not always welcomed because with it, comes unsustainable demand and irresponsible fishing. Download the pdf.

]]> http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/03/16/pollution-greedy-fishermen-a-threat-to-horseshoe-crab/feed/ Horseshoe Crab: ‘Princely’ Dish a Hit at Eatery http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/03/16/horseshoe-crab-princely-dish-a-hit-at-eatery/ http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/03/16/horseshoe-crab-princely-dish-a-hit-at-eatery/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:21:32 +0000 admin http://horseshoecrab.org/?p=826 Malaysia: Business at Belangkas Mahkota in Kota Tinggi is brisk as it offers a meal of belangkas (horseshoe crab)cooked in curry, which is a favourite among its patrons. The eatery is operated by Abdul Hamid Musa, 68,his wife, Mariam Arif, 58, and their three sons. Download the pdf.

]]> http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/03/16/horseshoe-crab-princely-dish-a-hit-at-eatery/feed/ Horseshoe Crab: Definitely a Cracking Good Crab http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/03/16/horseshoe-crab-definitely-a-cracking-good-crab/ http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/03/16/horseshoe-crab-definitely-a-cracking-good-crab/#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:09:46 +0000 admin http://horseshoecrab.org/?p=822 Malaysia: Mysterious and unappreciated, horseshoe crabs are slowly revealing their secrets to a team of local scientists. EVANGELINE MAJAWAT discovers that their findings could just be the ‘eureka’ moment the nation has been holding her breath for WITH its primitive armour-like shell and spiny tail, this misunderstood marine creature strikes fear in the hearts of many. Download the pdf.

]]> http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/03/16/horseshoe-crab-definitely-a-cracking-good-crab/feed/ Scientists Track Horseshoe Crab Mating http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/03/15/scientists-track-horseshoe-crab-mating/ http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/03/15/scientists-track-horseshoe-crab-mating/#comments Sun, 15 Mar 2009 14:26:49 +0000 admin http://horseshoecrab.org/?p=834  

Florida: Warning: This is a story about horseshoe crab mating, but it will zealously avoid such hackneyed attempts at humor as references to sex on the beach or romance under the full moon. Download the pdf.

]]> http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/03/15/scientists-track-horseshoe-crab-mating/feed/ Biologists Seek Public’s Help For Horseshoe Crab Research http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/03/12/biologists-seek-public%e2%80%99s-help-for-horseshoe-crab-research/ http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/03/12/biologists-seek-public%e2%80%99s-help-for-horseshoe-crab-research/#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2009 14:30:06 +0000 admin http://horseshoecrab.org/?p=818 Florida: Biologists at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) Fish and Wildlife Research Institute need help from the public in identifying horseshoe crabs spawning on beaches throughout the state. Download the pdf.

]]> http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/03/12/biologists-seek-public%e2%80%99s-help-for-horseshoe-crab-research/feed/ Youth Horseshoe Crab Advocate Places in Top 5 of National Contest http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/02/03/youth-horseshoe-crab-advocate-places-in-top-5-of-national-contest/ http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/02/03/youth-horseshoe-crab-advocate-places-in-top-5-of-national-contest/#comments Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:44:35 +0000 admin http://horseshoecrab.org/?p=772 Maryland: Alex Zerphy, age 11, recognized a need for a horseshoe crab awareness campaign regarding the global impact of this creature.  He created Planet Horseshoe Crab after his discovery of horseshoe crab eggs at his community’s beach in May of 2007. Download the pdf.

 

]]> http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/02/03/youth-horseshoe-crab-advocate-places-in-top-5-of-national-contest/feed/ Community Building: An Integrated Approach to Horseshoe Crab Conservation http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/02/02/community-building-an-integrated-approach-to-horseshoe-crab-conservation/ http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/02/02/community-building-an-integrated-approach-to-horseshoe-crab-conservation/#comments Tue, 03 Feb 2009 02:01:36 +0000 admin http://horseshoecrab.org/?p=811 Delaware: From its inception in 1995, the Ecological Research & Development Group (ERDG) has recognized the importance of building an engaged community to achieve wildlife conservation. This paper describes the tools and strategies ERDG has developed to promote the conservation of the world’s four horseshoe crab species at a community level. Download the pdf.

]]> http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/02/02/community-building-an-integrated-approach-to-horseshoe-crab-conservation/feed/ Lonza Bioscience to Add $26M Building, 80 New Hires in Walkersville http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/01/15/lonza-bioscience-to-add-26m-building-80-new-hires-in-walkersville/ http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/01/15/lonza-bioscience-to-add-26m-building-80-new-hires-in-walkersville/#comments Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:31:36 +0000 admin http://horseshoecrab.org/?p=754 Maryland: Lonza Bioscience in Walkersville will be expanding with a $26 million new building and 80 new associates. Download the pdf.

]]> http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/01/15/lonza-bioscience-to-add-26m-building-80-new-hires-in-walkersville/feed/ The Survival of the World’s Four Horseshoe Crab Species Requires a Global Perspective http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/01/11/the-survival-of-the-world%e2%80%99s-four-horseshoe-crab-species-requires-a-global-perspective/ http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/01/11/the-survival-of-the-world%e2%80%99s-four-horseshoe-crab-species-requires-a-global-perspective/#comments Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:59:18 +0000 admin http://horseshoecrab.org/?p=786 New Jersey: ERDG presents a vision for the future of horseshoe crab conservation at the third “Delaware Estuary Science and Environmental Summit” held this week in Cape May, New Jersey. The purpose of this biennial summit is to provide a venue for exchange at which 200 or more scientists, resource managers, and environmentalists can share their work in the context of the event’s theme: “Planning for Tomorrow’s Delaware Estuary.” Download the pdf.

]]> http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/01/11/the-survival-of-the-world%e2%80%99s-four-horseshoe-crab-species-requires-a-global-perspective/feed/ Julius Schainbaum Dies at 81 http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/01/08/julius-schainbaum-dies-at-81/ http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/01/08/julius-schainbaum-dies-at-81/#comments Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:35:53 +0000 admin http://horseshoecrab.org/?p=747 Pennsylvainia: Julius Schainbaum, 81, of Warminster, a pharmaceutical researcher for Smith Kline & French (now GlaxoSmithKline) who had such compassion for living creatures that he had difficulty killing horseshoe crabs for lab experiments, died Friday at Abington Memorial Hospital of complications of pneumonia. Download the pdf.

]]> http://horseshoecrab.org/2009/01/08/julius-schainbaum-dies-at-81/feed/ Horseshoe Crab – A Valuable Marine Creature http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/12/20/horseshoe-crab-%e2%80%93-a-valuable-marine-creature/ http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/12/20/horseshoe-crab-%e2%80%93-a-valuable-marine-creature/#comments Sun, 21 Dec 2008 03:00:17 +0000 admin http://horseshoecrab.org/?p=762 Malaysia:  About 26 phyla of marine organisms are found in the ocean, arthropods with over 35,000 varieties, contribute four fifth of all marine animal species. Download the pdf.

]]> http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/12/20/horseshoe-crab-%e2%80%93-a-valuable-marine-creature/feed/ Charles River Laboratories Expands Operations in Charleston S.C http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/12/18/charles-river-laboratories-expands-operations-in-charleston-sc/ http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/12/18/charles-river-laboratories-expands-operations-in-charleston-sc/#comments Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:08:22 +0000 admin http://horseshoecrab.org/?p=714 South Carolina: A biotechnology firm that uses the blood from horseshoe crabs to help drug makers test the safety of injectable medicines and other products said Wednesday that it will increase the size of its Charleston operations by 60 employees over the next five years. Download the pdf.

]]> http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/12/18/charles-river-laboratories-expands-operations-in-charleston-sc/feed/ Bird Imperiled, Feds Rule http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/12/17/bird-imperiled-feds-rule/ http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/12/17/bird-imperiled-feds-rule/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2008 03:40:52 +0000 admin http://horseshoecrab.org/?p=721 Red knot shorebirds that stop in New Jersey on their spring migration are several steps closer to federal endangered species status, after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service revised its priority list and classed the birds as being in “imminent” peril. Download the pdf.

]]> http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/12/17/bird-imperiled-feds-rule/feed/ A Bigger And Better Heart, Thanks To This Crab http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/12/12/a-bigger-and-better-heart-thanks-to-this-crab/ http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/12/12/a-bigger-and-better-heart-thanks-to-this-crab/#comments Sat, 13 Dec 2008 04:29:37 +0000 admin http://horseshoecrab.org/?p=694 India: The horseshoe crab, described as the world’s oldest living fossil, could hold the key to the repair of damaged hearts. Scientists from Pune have found that the crab has a molecule with the potential to convert stem cells into the heart’s beating cells. Download the pdf.

]]> http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/12/12/a-bigger-and-better-heart-thanks-to-this-crab/feed/ Winter 2008 Newsletter http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/12/11/winter-2008-newsletter/ http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/12/11/winter-2008-newsletter/#comments Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:37:02 +0000 admin http://horseshoecrab.org/?p=685

Happy Holiday’s to all our members and supporters. We hope this newsletter finds you well. It’s been a good year for the North American horseshoe crab population and our efforts to protect them. Building community is what we do, and it has been a busy year. Our Winter 2008 Newsletter will give you some of the highlights. Download the pdf.

]]> http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/12/11/winter-2008-newsletter/feed/ This Journey to Save the World Begins With a Dwindling Flock of Red Knots http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/11/28/this-journey-to-save-the-world-begins-with-a-dwindling-flock-of-red-knots/ http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/11/28/this-journey-to-save-the-world-begins-with-a-dwindling-flock-of-red-knots/#comments Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:49:39 +0000 admin http://horseshoecrab.org/?p=639 Massachusetts: An ad hoc committee, the Global Conservation Alliance, consisting of Famous,Turnbull and this writer, was formed to save the planet. Well, at the least we would sample the political waters of an issue that had pitted commercial interests against naturalist researchers and bird huggers, and we would look into the possibilities of finding and obtaining a supplementary food provision for the birds. Download the pdf.

]]> http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/11/28/this-journey-to-save-the-world-begins-with-a-dwindling-flock-of-red-knots/feed/ 早岐瀬戸にアメリカカブトガニ成体　国内初確認、在来種淘汰の危険性も http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/11/27/%e6%97%a9%e5%b2%90%e7%80%ac%e6%88%b8%e3%81%ab%e3%82%a2%e3%83%a1%e3%83%aa%e3%82%ab%e3%82%ab%e3%83%96%e3%83%88%e3%82%ac%e3%83%8b%e6%88%90%e4%bd%93%e3%80%80%e5%9b%bd%e5%86%85%e5%88%9d%e7%a2%ba%e8%aa%8d/ http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/11/27/%e6%97%a9%e5%b2%90%e7%80%ac%e6%88%b8%e3%81%ab%e3%82%a2%e3%83%a1%e3%83%aa%e3%82%ab%e3%82%ab%e3%83%96%e3%83%88%e3%82%ac%e3%83%8b%e6%88%90%e4%bd%93%e3%80%80%e5%9b%bd%e5%86%85%e5%88%9d%e7%a2%ba%e8%aa%8d/#comments Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:42:02 +0000 admin http://horseshoecrab.org/?p=681 Japan: 佐世保市の早岐瀬戸で、国内には生息していないアメリカカブトガニの雄の成体が見つかった。絶滅が危惧（きぐ）されている在来種の保護に取り組む「日本カブトガニを守る会」によると、国内の自然環境下で生息が確認されたのは初めて。Download the pdf.

]]> http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/11/27/%e6%97%a9%e5%b2%90%e7%80%ac%e6%88%b8%e3%81%ab%e3%82%a2%e3%83%a1%e3%83%aa%e3%82%ab%e3%82%ab%e3%83%96%e3%83%88%e3%82%ac%e3%83%8b%e6%88%90%e4%bd%93%e3%80%80%e5%9b%bd%e5%86%85%e5%88%9d%e7%a2%ba%e8%aa%8d/feed/ Broken Seawall Prompts State to Assess Home Values in Sea Breeze http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/11/20/broken-seawall-prompts-state-to-assess-home-values-in-sea-breeze-2/ http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/11/20/broken-seawall-prompts-state-to-assess-home-values-in-sea-breeze-2/#comments Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:52:19 +0000 admin http://horseshoecrab.org/?p=624 New Jersey: As the Delaware Bay battered Sea Breeze’s deteriorating year-old seawall, state officials quietly sent two independent appraisers to assess home values in this isolated community. Download the pdf.

]]> http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/11/20/broken-seawall-prompts-state-to-assess-home-values-in-sea-breeze-2/feed/ Local Young Artist Pictures on Exhibit in China and Japan http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/11/20/local-young-artist-pictures-on-exhibit-in-china-and-japan/ http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/11/20/local-young-artist-pictures-on-exhibit-in-china-and-japan/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:35:51 +0000 admin http://horseshoecrab.org/?p=782 New Jersey: What if your child’s painting wasn’t just brought home to be placed on the refrigerator door, but hung on a wall in a museum? Or if the painting went on to be displayed in other museums in other countries?  Download the pdf.

]]> http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/11/20/local-young-artist-pictures-on-exhibit-in-china-and-japan/feed/ Film Screening: U.S. Premiere of Witness to Hiroshima http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/11/19/film-screening-us-premiere-of-witness-to-hiroshima/ http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/11/19/film-screening-us-premiere-of-witness-to-hiroshima/#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:09:29 +0000 admin http://horseshoecrab.org/?p=606 Maryland: Documentary Short “Witness to Hiroshima” directed by Kathy Sloane and co-produced by Michele Mason and Kathy Sloane, had its United States premiere at the International Film Series ” War & Cinema”, held at the University of Maryland, Hoff Theater.

“In Kathy Sloane’s fifteen-minute film, WITNESS TO HIROSHIMA, Japanese citizen Keiji Tsuchiya, using 12 watercolors he painted in 2002, recounts his experiences in Hiroshima as a 17-year-old soldier during the month immediately following the dropping of the Atomic Bomb, and relates those experiences to his subsequent life-long commitment to saving the Japanese horseshoe crab and its habitat. 

Through the use of animated still photographs and Mr. Tsuchiya’s narrative, the film depicts the horrors Tsuchiya witnessed hours after the bomb blast, and the aid he and others offered the burned and dying victims they encountered. Out of such horror the film segues into the beautiful story of how and why Mr. Tsuchiya came to devote himself to preserving the life of the horseshoe crab.”

ERDG working with Director Kathy Sloan, provided both consultation on the natural history of the Japanese horseshoe crab (kabutogani), as well as the photographic images of kabutogani used in this poignant documentary. http://www.witnesstohiroshima.com

]]> http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/11/19/film-screening-us-premiere-of-witness-to-hiroshima/feed/ Students Release Baby Horseshoe Crabs in Penghu http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/11/14/students-release-baby-horseshoe-crabs-in-penghu/ http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/11/14/students-release-baby-horseshoe-crabs-in-penghu/#comments Sat, 15 Nov 2008 02:20:07 +0000 admin http://horseshoecrab.org/?p=798 Taiwan: Baby Asian horseshoe crabs Tachypleus tridentatus bred in captivity were released into the wild off Taiwan’s outlying island of Penghu in an effort to conserve the horseshoe crab species. This activity was held by the Penghu Marine Biology Research Center, Taiwan Fisheries Research Institute and the Cabinet-level Council of Agriculture (COA). According to a recent survey on horseshoe crabs, the species no longer has any habitats in Taiwan proper, and its remaining habitats in Kinmen and Penghu are currently under threat because of human activity and over-exploitation, despite the designation of reservation zones. Download the pdf.

]]> http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/11/14/students-release-baby-horseshoe-crabs-in-penghu/feed/ New Incubation Ground for Horseshoe Crabs in Penghu Launched http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/11/14/new-incubation-ground-for-horseshoe-crabs-in-penghu-launched/ http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/11/14/new-incubation-ground-for-horseshoe-crabs-in-penghu-launched/#comments Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:12:24 +0000 admin http://horseshoecrab.org/?p=584 Taiwan: The Cabinet-level Council of Agriculture (COA)announced Friday that a new “incubation ground” for horseshoe crabs has been established in Cingwan,Penghu and predicted that the facility will greatly help to preserve the rare species that inhabits the outlying islet. Download the pdf.

]]> http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/11/14/new-incubation-ground-for-horseshoe-crabs-in-penghu-launched/feed/ NOAA Takes Stock of Assessment Scientists and Comes up Short http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/11/05/noaa-takes-stock-of-assessment-scientists-and-comes-up-short/ http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/11/05/noaa-takes-stock-of-assessment-scientists-and-comes-up-short/#comments Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:18:21 +0000 admin http://horseshoecrab.org/?p=540 The number of experts able to analyze data is decreasing as role of fishery management is increasing. Download the pdf.

]]> http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/11/05/noaa-takes-stock-of-assessment-scientists-and-comes-up-short/feed/ Fowler’s Beach Overwash Update http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/10/30/fowlers-beach-overwash-update/ http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/10/30/fowlers-beach-overwash-update/#comments Fri, 31 Oct 2008 05:05:51 +0000 admin http://horseshoecrab.org/?p=650 Delaware: In 2006 Hurricane Ernesto caused a beach overwash just north of  Fowler’s Beach Road on  Prime Hook NWR. This washout has been somewhat controversial. On May 12,2008 a Nor’easter brought flooding and overtopped or completely removed beach dunes from the Slaughter Beach Community to Fowler’s Beach Road. This includes the 2006 overwash area, totaling almost 2 miles of beach. Download the pdf.

]]> http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/10/30/fowlers-beach-overwash-update/feed/ Humans Threaten Horseshoe Crabs http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/10/30/humans-threaten-horseshoe-crabs/ http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/10/30/humans-threaten-horseshoe-crabs/#comments Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:31:20 +0000 admin http://horseshoecrab.org/?p=469 Taiwan: The population of horseshoe crabs in Kinmen has been declining since 2003, indicating that human activities are gradually beginning to threaten the survival of the species, biologists reported yesterday. Download the pdf.

]]> http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/10/30/humans-threaten-horseshoe-crabs/feed/ LAL Users Group Newsletter http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/10/29/lal-users-group-newsletter/ http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/10/29/lal-users-group-newsletter/#comments Thu, 30 Oct 2008 01:09:11 +0000 admin http://horseshoecrab.org/?p=450 Glenn Gauvry, President of the Ecological Research & Development Group, who discusses the importance of conservation of Limulus and other horseshoe crab species, provides the feature article. Download the pdf.

]]> http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/10/29/lal-users-group-newsletter/feed/ Dowling’s Environmental Science Expansion Gets Boost http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/10/21/dowlings-environmental-science-expansion-gets-boost/ http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/10/21/dowlings-environmental-science-expansion-gets-boost/#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2008 02:05:32 +0000 admin http://horseshoecrab.org/?p=355 New York: Dowling College got a recent boost when the college took over a waterfront marine laboratory at the former Bluepoints property in West Sayville.

 By next summer, the lab will be filled with horseshoe crabs and other invertebrates for research projects. Download the pdf.

]]> http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/10/21/dowlings-environmental-science-expansion-gets-boost/feed/ Grace Pierce-Beck Dies at 82 http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/10/09/grace-pierce-beck-dies-at-82/ http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/10/09/grace-pierce-beck-dies-at-82/#comments Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:09:19 +0000 admin http://horseshoecrab.org/?p=208 Delaware: One of Delaware’s most influential environmentalists — a petite, soft-spokenwoman who often measured her successes in small, incremental steps in her battles against polluters and in support of Delaware’s fragile shoreline and creatures. Download the pdf.

]]> http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/10/09/grace-pierce-beck-dies-at-82/feed/ The Oldest Horseshoe Crabs http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/10/09/the-oldest-horseshoe-crabs/ http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/10/09/the-oldest-horseshoe-crabs/#comments Thu, 09 Oct 2008 17:50:13 +0000 admin http://horseshoecrab.org/?p=744 At least 150 exceptionally preserved horseshoe crab specimens from six localities within the latest Tremadocian-early Floian (Early Ordovician) of the fully marine Lower and Upper Fezouata Formations of Morocco shows that partial opisthosomal fusion originated even earlier. Download the pdf.

]]> http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/10/09/the-oldest-horseshoe-crabs/feed/ Second Coming of a Creature From Ancient Times http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/09/22/second-coming-of-a-creature-from-ancient-times/ http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/09/22/second-coming-of-a-creature-from-ancient-times/#comments Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:59:17 +0000 admin http://horseshoecrab.org/?p=250 Hong Kong: The dwindling number of horseshoe crabs, in existence for over 400 million years, is getting new blood with the first release in Hong Kong of artificially bred creatures. Download the pdf.

]]> http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/09/22/second-coming-of-a-creature-from-ancient-times/feed/ Conch, Cash Beckon on Mt. Hope Bay http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/09/09/conch-cash-beckon-on-mt-hope-bay/ http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/09/09/conch-cash-beckon-on-mt-hope-bay/#comments Wed, 10 Sep 2008 03:09:37 +0000 admin http://horseshoecrab.org/?p=580 Rhode Island: If there is a conch city hiding under the waters of Mt. Hope Bay, Joe Strong is going to find it. Fishing since he was a teenager, Mr. Strong, who is now 81, decided 15 years ago to try his hand at conch fishing, going after large sea snails in baited pots. He has been at it ever since. Download the pdf.

]]> http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/09/09/conch-cash-beckon-on-mt-hope-bay/feed/ Gandys Beach Residents Fear DEP Will Not Let Them Save Their Homes http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/09/05/gandys-beach-residents-fear-dep-will-not-let-them-save-their-homes/ http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/09/05/gandys-beach-residents-fear-dep-will-not-let-them-save-their-homes/#comments Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:52:21 +0000 admin http://horseshoecrab.org/?p=627 New Jersey: At high tide, the water rushes in beneath the houses here on Gandys Beach. It flows between the stilts, over the foundation and leaves water marks on the wood piling. Ten to 15 years ago, the Delaware Bay didn’t get this close. Download the pdf.

]]> http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/09/05/gandys-beach-residents-fear-dep-will-not-let-them-save-their-homes/feed/ He Speaks For The Horseshoe Crab http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/09/04/he-speaks-for-the-horseshoe-crab-2/ http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/09/04/he-speaks-for-the-horseshoe-crab-2/#comments Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:38:34 +0000 admin http://horseshoecrab.org/?p=534 Delaware: Glenn Gauvry can give new meaning to your next walk along a Delaware beach. For more than a decade, he has been educating Delawareans and others about the plight of a familiar face on Delaware beaches: The horseshoe crab. Download the pdf.

]]> http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/09/04/he-speaks-for-the-horseshoe-crab-2/feed/ It’s Called a Jubilee, But The Crabs Aren’t Happy & We Shouldn’t Be http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/09/03/its-called-a-jubilee-but-the-crabs-arent-happy-we-shouldnt-be/ http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/09/03/its-called-a-jubilee-but-the-crabs-arent-happy-we-shouldnt-be/#comments Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:29:52 +0000 admin http://horseshoecrab.org/?p=557 Chesapeake Bay: When John Smith wrote of his Chesapeake explorations, he harked back to the many naturalobservations made during his voyages. In his accounts, he alluded to-not always with proper credit-theobservations of other Jamestown settlers about various locations in the lower Chesapeake. Download the pdf.

]]> http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/09/03/its-called-a-jubilee-but-the-crabs-arent-happy-we-shouldnt-be/feed/ Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Board Approves Horseshoe Crab Addendum V http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/08/21/atlantic-states-marine-fisheries-commission-board-approves-horseshoe-crab-addendum-v/ http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/08/21/atlantic-states-marine-fisheries-commission-board-approves-horseshoe-crab-addendum-v/#comments Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:37:32 +0000 admin http://horseshoecrab.org/?p=361 The Commission’s Horseshoe Crab Management Board approved Addendum V to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Horseshoe Crab. The Addendum maintains the suite of management measures contained in Addendum IV for an additional year. Download the pdf

]]> http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/08/21/atlantic-states-marine-fisheries-commission-board-approves-horseshoe-crab-addendum-v/feed/ Sociologist Studies Cape Conch Fishery http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/08/17/sociologist-studies-cape-conch-fishery/ http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/08/17/sociologist-studies-cape-conch-fishery/#comments Mon, 18 Aug 2008 02:48:31 +0000 admin http://horseshoecrab.org/?p=465 Massachusetts: Snails are considered an esoteric foreign sort of delicacy, certainly not associated with a New England fishery. But our largest snail, the channel whelk or conch, is a multi-million dollar product based around Cape Cod. Download the pdf.


]]> http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/08/17/sociologist-studies-cape-conch-fishery/feed/ Horseshoe Crabs Increasing in Delaware Bay http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/07/17/horseshoe-crabs-increasing-in-delaware-bay/ http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/07/17/horseshoe-crabs-increasing-in-delaware-bay/#comments Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:30:23 +0000 admin http://horseshoecrab.org/?p=264 Efforts to rebuild the Delaware Bay horseshoe crab population seem to be working, according to recent assessments.  Download the pdf.

]]> http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/07/17/horseshoe-crabs-increasing-in-delaware-bay/feed/ Chatham Mussels and Horseshoe Crabs at Cotuit Town Landing http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/07/08/chatham-mussels-and-horseshoe-crabs-at-cotuit-town-landing/ http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/07/08/chatham-mussels-and-horseshoe-crabs-at-cotuit-town-landing/#comments Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:45:26 +0000 admin http://horseshoecrab.org/?p=739  

Massachusetts: Wade Behlman of Hyannis, is shown at the Cotuit Town Landing with Chatham mussels and horseshoe crabs that he uses as bait for the conch he gathers outside the Cotuit Harbor. Download the pdf.

]]> http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/07/08/chatham-mussels-and-horseshoe-crabs-at-cotuit-town-landing/feed/ Horseshoe Crab Fishery Closes http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/07/07/horseshoe-crab-fishery-closes/ http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/07/07/horseshoe-crab-fishery-closes/#comments Tue, 08 Jul 2008 03:22:15 +0000 admin http://horseshoecrab.org/?p=552 Massachusetts: The horseshoe crab fishery closes today, July 7, to allow the state Division of Marine Fisheries to account for the number of horseshoe crabs landed in Massachusetts so far this year. Download the pdf.

]]> http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/07/07/horseshoe-crab-fishery-closes/feed/ Oldest Creature on The Planet For Sale http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/06/27/oldest-creature-on-the-planet-for-sale/ http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/06/27/oldest-creature-on-the-planet-for-sale/#comments Sat, 28 Jun 2008 02:28:48 +0000 admin http://horseshoecrab.org/?p=461 India: Known as the “living fossil” the neglected horseshoe crab is the latest to join the long list of ”endangered species.” Considered an important organism for its medicinal value in pharmaceutical, clinical and food industries, the Indian horseshoe crab is also useful as an indicator of the health of the coastal zone. Download the pdf.

]]> http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/06/27/oldest-creature-on-the-planet-for-sale/feed/ Delaware’s Supreme Court Rules on Horseshoe Crab Harvesting http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/06/24/the-supreme-court-of-delaware-rules-on-horseshoe-crab-harvesting/ http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/06/24/the-supreme-court-of-delaware-rules-on-horseshoe-crab-harvesting/#comments Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:03:23 +0000 admin http://horseshoecrab.org/?p=427 Delaware: The American Littoral Society, Inc., Delaware Audubon Society, the Delaware Riverkeeper, acting on behalf of the Delaware Riverkeeper Network, and New Jersey Audubon Society seek to reverse the Superior Court’s decision invalidating a moratorium on horseshoe crab harvesting. Download the pdf.

]]> http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/06/24/the-supreme-court-of-delaware-rules-on-horseshoe-crab-harvesting/feed/ Horseshoe Crabs Galloping Towards Extinction http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/06/24/horseshoe-crabs-galloping-towards-extinction/ http://horseshoecrab.org/2008/06/24/horseshoe-crabs-galloping-towards-extinction/#comments Wed, 25 Jun 2008 01:09:20 +0000 admin http://horseshoecrab.org/?p=259 India: Orissa is home to a wide variety of aquatic life, but the horseshoe crab and many freshwater turtles found here are on the verge of extinction. Download the pdf.

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