The stench of hundreds of rotting horseshoe crabs could keep returning to an Ocean City neighborhood year after year — and ...
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The horseshoe crab has been scuttling in the ocean and tidal pools for more than 400 million years, playing a vital role in the East Coast ecosystem along with being a prized ...
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Hundreds of dead horseshoe crabs have washed into a narrow canal behind a bayside community near 94th Street in Ocean City, creating a foul odor that residents say has made it difficult to spend time ...
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 2024, ...
Celebrate World Ocean Day on June 8 by learning about these ancient arthropods Ashley Goetz The ocean has many unusual inhabitants, but few are as strange and ancient as the horseshoe crab. Get to ...