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New York Bans Commercial Horseshoe Crab Harvests
December 22, 2025
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release:

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New York Bans Commercial Horseshoe Crab Harvests

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ALBANY, N.Y. Gov. Kathy Hochul has signed the Horseshoe Crab Protection Act, which will phase out commercial harvests of horseshoe crabs from New York waters over a three-year transition period.

"Horseshoe crabs have saved countless human lives, and now New . . .

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