After the spawning season, some Delaware beaches are covered in dead horseshoe crabs, yet stranding accounts for only an estimated 10% of horseshoe crab deaths. Here are a few fun facts about ...

The companies that harvest horseshoe crab blood in the U.S. can be secretive—and the state agencies and groups charged with regulating them often conceal basic data about the harvest from the ...

Thousands of dead crabs are washing up on Maryland shores after having their ‘blue blood’ harvested, suit says. Horseshoe crab blood harvests have virtually doubled since 2017, with nearly one ...

The horseshoe crabs have been harvested for use as bait and medicine from Florida to Maine over the years, though the largest harvests are in Maryland, Delaware, Massachusetts and Virginia.

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 ...

Horseshoe crabs have been declining for at least 15 years, according to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. Populations considered "good" in 2009 dropped to "poor" in 2019.

Horseshoe crabs are now spawning along South Carolina beaches largely free from harvesting efforts. Heed SC DNR researchers' calls for help with counting them.

Horseshoe crabs gather on Delaware Bay beaches to spawn from May through early June, with the most seen during new and full moon high tides. The next new moon is May 27. The next full moon is June 11.

Horseshoe crabs spawn at Reeds Beach in Cape May Court House, N.J., Tuesday, June 13, 2023. The biomedical industry is adopting new standards to protect the sea animal that is a linchpin of the ...