Web Sites

Conservation and Management

Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Horseshoe Crab
http://www.asmfc.org

Delaware Bay Horseshoe Crab Census. http://www.ceoe.udel.edu/mas/bhall/hsccensus/index.html

Delaware Horseshoe Crab Fishing Regulations
http://www.dnrec.state.de.us/fw/hscqaa.htm

NOAA Map of the Carl N. Shuster, Jr., Horseshoe Crab Reserve
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/horseshoecrb_map.htm

Establishment of Carl N. Shuster, Jr., Horseshoe Crab Reserve (NOAA)
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories/s475.htm

Horseshoe Crab Reserve Proposed in the Federal Register
http://www.epa.gov/EPA-IMPACT/2000/October/Day-16/i26498.htm

The Horseshoe Crab
http://www.horseshoecrab.org

ASMFC Workshop on Trap Design and Alternative Baits
http://www.asmfc.org/

The Horseshoe Crab: Putting Science to Work for Man's Best Friend. NOAA Research. "In the Spotlight." http://www.oar.noaa.gov/spotlite/archive/spot_delaware.html

Using Biotechnology to Develop a Sustainable Source of Attractant from the Horseshoe Crab, Limulus Polyphemus. http://www.ceoe.udel.edu/seagrant/research/marinebiotech.html#coastal4

Conch, Eel Fishermen Would Need Fewer Horseshoe Crabs. Pots with Mesh Bag Require Less Bait (Wilmington News Journal 3-26-01)
http://www.delawareonline.com/newsjournal/local/2001/03/26bags.html

Economic Assessment of the Horseshoe Crab Fishery
http://www.indecon.com/pubs.htm