GREAT NEWS!
Thanks to National Biodiversity Parks, New Jersey Conservation Foundation, The
Rahway River Association, The Edison Wetlands Association and the Union County
Department of Parks and Community Renewal for their collaboritve efforts to support
important protective measures for the Red Knot!
The New Jersey Marine Fisheries Council reinstated the moratorium on the horseshoe crab
harvest for 2008.
Bills have been passed in both the NJ State Assembly (A2260) and NJ State Senate (S1331)
to impose "a moratorium on harvest and possession of horseshoe crabs" until the Red Knot
population is able to rebound!
Thanks to National Biodiversity Parks, New Jersey Conservation Foundation, The
Rahway River Association, The Edison Wetlands Association and the Union County
Department of Parks and Community Renewal for their collaboritve efforts to support
important protective measures for the Red Knot!
The New Jersey Marine Fisheries Council reinstated the moratorium on the horseshoe crab
harvest for 2008.
Bills have been passed in both the NJ State Assembly (A2260) and NJ State Senate (S1331)
to impose "a moratorium on harvest and possession of horseshoe crabs" until the Red Knot
population is able to rebound!
| To learn more about the Horseshoe Crabs and Red Knots, check out the links below: NJDEP Div. of Fish and Wildlife U.S. Fish and Wildlife Red Knots Horseshoe Crabs |
Each spring, Red Knots fly
more than 9,000 miles
from South America to
their Arctic breeding
grounds.
They stop along the
beaches of New Jersey,
Delaware, and Maryland to
refuel on horseshoe crab
eggs before completing
their incredible migration.
more than 9,000 miles
from South America to
their Arctic breeding
grounds.
They stop along the
beaches of New Jersey,
Delaware, and Maryland to
refuel on horseshoe crab
eggs before completing
their incredible migration.
The "over-harvesting" of
horseshoe crabs has resulted in
dramatic drops in the Red Knot
population.
Some scientists estimate that the
subspecies of this bird found in
the eastern United States could
be extinct within 10 years if action
is not taken to protect them.
horseshoe crabs has resulted in
dramatic drops in the Red Knot
population.
Some scientists estimate that the
subspecies of this bird found in
the eastern United States could
be extinct within 10 years if action
is not taken to protect them.
Thank you everyone for YOUR help in protecting the Red Knot!
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