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Survey Points To Continued Decline Of Horseshoe Crab Population

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A recent Molloy College survey found that the horseshoe crab population continues to decline, and John Tanacredi, the professor leading the research, lays the blame on overharvesting of the animals. Above, scientists from the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County and the State Department of Environmental Conservation collect data on the crabs.  EXPRESS FILE

A recent Molloy College survey found that the horseshoe crab population continues to decline, and John Tanacredi, the professor leading the research, lays the blame on overharvesting of the animals. Above, scientists from the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County and the State Department of Environmental Conservation collect data on the crabs. EXPRESS FILE

A recent Molloy College survey found that the horseshoe crab population continues to decline, and John Tanacredi, the professor leading the research, lays the blame on overharvesting of the animals. Above, scientists from the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County and the State Department of Environmental Conservation collect data on the crabs.  EXPRESS FILE

A recent Molloy College survey found that the horseshoe crab population continues to decline, and John Tanacredi, the professor leading the research, lays the blame on overharvesting of the animals. Above, scientists from the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County and the State Department of Environmental Conservation collect data on the crabs. EXPRESS FILE

A recent Molloy College survey found that the horseshoe crab population continues to decline, and John Tanacredi, the professor leading the research, lays the blame on overharvesting of the animals. Above, scientists from the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County and the State Department of Environmental Conservation collect data on the crabs.  EXPRESS FILE

A recent Molloy College survey found that the horseshoe crab population continues to decline, and John Tanacredi, the professor leading the research, lays the blame on overharvesting of the animals. Above, scientists from the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County and the State Department of Environmental Conservation collect data on the crabs. EXPRESS FILE

A recent Molloy College survey found that the horseshoe crab population continues to decline, and John Tanacredi, the professor leading the research, lays the blame on overharvesting of the animals. Above, scientists from the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County and the State Department of Environmental Conservation collect data on the crabs.  EXPRESS FILE

A recent Molloy College survey found that the horseshoe crab population continues to decline, and John Tanacredi, the professor leading the research, lays the blame on overharvesting of the animals. Above, scientists from the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County and the State Department of Environmental Conservation collect data on the crabs. EXPRESS FILE

A recent Molloy College survey found that the horseshoe crab population continues to decline, and John Tanacredi, the professor leading the research, lays the blame on overharvesting of the animals. Above, scientists from the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County and the State Department of Environmental Conservation collect data on the crabs.  EXPRESS FILE

A recent Molloy College survey found that the horseshoe crab population continues to decline, and John Tanacredi, the professor leading the research, lays the blame on overharvesting of the animals. Above, scientists from the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County and the State Department of Environmental Conservation collect data on the crabs. EXPRESS FILE

A recent Molloy College survey found that the horseshoe crab population continues to decline, and John Tanacredi, the professor leading the research, lays the blame on overharvesting of the animals. Above, scientists from the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County and the State Department of Environmental Conservation collect data on the crabs.  EXPRESS FILE

A recent Molloy College survey found that the horseshoe crab population continues to decline, and John Tanacredi, the professor leading the research, lays the blame on overharvesting of the animals. Above, scientists from the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk County and the State Department of Environmental Conservation collect data on the crabs. EXPRESS FILE

authorStephen J. Kotz on Nov 28, 2020
The beleaguered horseshoe crab, a prehistoric holdover species that has survived five mass extinctions over the past 450 million years but faces new threats from global warming, acidic ocean water,... more

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