where thousands of horseshoe crabs crawl onto the beaches in May and June. During spawning, several males gather around one female who lays her eggs in clusters of up to 5,000 apiece—ultimately ...

LONG BRANCH, N.J.— The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission voted today to temporarily halt the harvest of female horseshoe crabs in Delaware Bay, a crucial nesting area and stopover habitat ...

Laurent’s dive assistant spotted a double trail and moved quickly to track this pair preparing to mate. During mating, the male horseshoe crab clasps the much larger female with its hooked appendages, ...

According to Maryland officials, the maximum allowable landings for male horseshoe crabs per year ... would not allow for the harvesting of female crabs. The change to DNR policy was discussed ...