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Volunteers Rescue Stranded Horseshoe Crabs at Tiana Bayside

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Volunteers answered a call for help from Carolyn Munaco to help move stranded horseshoe crabs over a rock and metal barrier at the Tiana Bayside Facility in Hampton Bays on Friday morning. DANA SHAW

Volunteers answered a call for help from Carolyn Munaco to help move stranded horseshoe crabs over a rock and metal barrier at the Tiana Bayside Facility in Hampton Bays on Friday morning. DANA SHAW

Volunteers answered a call for help from Carolyn Munaco to help move stranded horseshoe crabs over a rock and metal barrier at the Tiana Bayside Facility in Hampton Bays on Friday morning. DANA SHAW

Volunteers answered a call for help from Carolyn Munaco to help move stranded horseshoe crabs over a rock and metal barrier at the Tiana Bayside Facility in Hampton Bays on Friday morning. DANA SHAW

Volunteers answered a call for help from Carolyn Munaco to help move stranded horseshoe crabs over a rock and metal barrier at the Tiana Bayside Facility in Hampton Bays on Friday morning. DANA SHAW

Volunteers answered a call for help from Carolyn Munaco to help move stranded horseshoe crabs over a rock and metal barrier at the Tiana Bayside Facility in Hampton Bays on Friday morning. DANA SHAW

Volunteers answered a call for help from Carolyn Munaco to help move stranded horseshoe crabs over a rock and metal barrier at the Tiana Bayside Facility in Hampton Bays on Friday morning. DANA SHAW

Volunteers answered a call for help from Carolyn Munaco to help move stranded horseshoe crabs over a rock and metal barrier at the Tiana Bayside Facility in Hampton Bays on Friday morning. DANA SHAW

Volunteers answered a call for help from Carolyn Munaco to help move stranded horseshoe crabs over a rock and metal barrier at the Tiana Bayside Facility in Hampton Bays on Friday morning. DANA SHAW

Volunteers answered a call for help from Carolyn Munaco to help move stranded horseshoe crabs over a rock and metal barrier at the Tiana Bayside Facility in Hampton Bays on Friday morning. DANA SHAW

Volunteers answered a call for help from Carolyn Munaco to help move stranded horseshoe crabs over a rock and metal barrier at the Tiana Bayside Facility in Hampton Bays on Friday morning. DANA SHAW

Volunteers answered a call for help from Carolyn Munaco to help move stranded horseshoe crabs over a rock and metal barrier at the Tiana Bayside Facility in Hampton Bays on Friday morning. DANA SHAW

Julie Crowley and Tracy Kolsin move horseshoe crabs over the barrier at the Tiana Bayside Facility in Hampton Bays on morning of May 10. DANA SHAW

Julie Crowley and Tracy Kolsin move horseshoe crabs over the barrier at the Tiana Bayside Facility in Hampton Bays on morning of May 10. DANA SHAW

Julie Crowley and Tracy Kolsin move horseshoe crabs over the barrier at the Tiana Bayside Facility in Hampton Bays on morning of May 10. DANA SHAW

Julie Crowley and Tracy Kolsin move horseshoe crabs over the barrier at the Tiana Bayside Facility in Hampton Bays on morning of May 10. DANA SHAW

Julie Crowley and Lisa Sanabria help out horseshoe crabs on May 10 at the Tiana Bayside Facility in Hampton Bays. DANA SHAW

Julie Crowley and Lisa Sanabria help out horseshoe crabs on May 10 at the Tiana Bayside Facility in Hampton Bays. DANA SHAW

Julie Crowley and Lisa Sanabria help out horseshoe crabs on May 10 at the Tiana Bayside Facility in Hampton Bays. DANA SHAW

Julie Crowley and Lisa Sanabria help out horseshoe crabs on May 10 at the Tiana Bayside Facility in Hampton Bays. DANA SHAW

Carolyn Munaco collects horseshoe crabs to return to the water on May 10 in Hampton Bays. DANA SHAW

Carolyn Munaco collects horseshoe crabs to return to the water on May 10 in Hampton Bays. DANA SHAW

Carolyn Munaco collects horseshoe crabs to return to the water on May 10 in Hampton Bays. DANA SHAW

Carolyn Munaco collects horseshoe crabs to return to the water on May 10 in Hampton Bays. DANA SHAW

Carolyn Munaco collects horseshoe crabs to return to the water on May 10 in Hampton Bays. DANA SHAW

Carolyn Munaco collects horseshoe crabs to return to the water on May 10 in Hampton Bays. DANA SHAW

Thomas O'Connell locates a tagged horseshoe crab. DANA SHAW

Thomas O'Connell locates a tagged horseshoe crab. DANA SHAW

Thomas O'Connell locates a tagged horseshoe crab. DANA SHAW

Thomas O'Connell locates a tagged horseshoe crab. DANA SHAW

Thomas O'Connell and Julie Crowley unearth horseshoe crabs buried by the outgoing tide. DANA SHAW

Thomas O'Connell and Julie Crowley unearth horseshoe crabs buried by the outgoing tide. DANA SHAW

Lisa Sanabria helps out a horseshoe crab. The smaller male crab is still attached to the female for mating purposes. DANA SHAW

Lisa Sanabria helps out a horseshoe crab. The smaller male crab is still attached to the female for mating purposes. DANA SHAW

A horseshoe crab is unearthed after being stranded and covered by the outgoing tide. DANA SHAW

A horseshoe crab is unearthed after being stranded and covered by the outgoing tide. DANA SHAW

John Jones moves a horseshoe crab to the water. DANA SHAW

John Jones moves a horseshoe crab to the water. DANA SHAW

Thomas O'Connell releases a stranded horseshoe crab at the Tiana Bayside Facility on May 10. DANA SHAW

Thomas O'Connell releases a stranded horseshoe crab at the Tiana Bayside Facility on May 10. DANA SHAW

Volunteers answered a call for help from Carolyn Munaco to help move stranded horseshoe crabs over a rock and metal barrier at the Tiana Bayside Facility in Hampton Bays on Friday morning. DANA SHAW

Volunteers answered a call for help from Carolyn Munaco to help move stranded horseshoe crabs over a rock and metal barrier at the Tiana Bayside Facility in Hampton Bays on Friday morning. DANA SHAW

Carolyn Munaco pulls a tote full of stranded horseshoe crabs to the water. DANA SHAW

Carolyn Munaco pulls a tote full of stranded horseshoe crabs to the water. DANA SHAW

Carolyn Munaco, center, examines a horseshoe crab with Thomas O'Connell and John Jones. DANA SHAW

Carolyn Munaco, center, examines a horseshoe crab with Thomas O'Connell and John Jones. DANA SHAW

Christopher Walsh on May 14, 2024
On Long Island’s South Shore, an ancient species is once again receiving a helping hand from the very animal that is also responsible for its decline. Last week, several volunteers... more

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