Fisheries Commission Takes Cautious Approach on Proposal That Threatens Red Knots in Delaware Bay
November 11, 2022
November 11, 2022
LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, Nov. 11 (TNSgov) -- The Defenders of Wildlife issued the following news on Nov. 10, 2022:
Conservation groups, including Defenders of Wildlife, commended today's decision by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission to forego, for now, authorizing a bait harvest of female horseshoe crabs in Delaware Bay, where the crabs' eggs fuel a globally significant stopover habitat for migratory shorebirds. Today's decision avoids worsening conditio . . .
Conservation groups, including Defenders of Wildlife, commended today's decision by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission to forego, for now, authorizing a bait harvest of female horseshoe crabs in Delaware Bay, where the crabs' eggs fuel a globally significant stopover habitat for migratory shorebirds. Today's decision avoids worsening conditio . . .