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) -- Earthjustice posted the following news release on Nov. 10, 2022:
Conservation groups commended today's decision by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) 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 conditions for shorebirds including the . . .
Conservation groups commended today's decision by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) 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 conditions for shorebirds including the . . .