New York State will phase out the catch of horseshoe crabs in its waters for bait and biomedical use over the next four years ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an amended bill Friday that will end the harvest in 2029 after a three-year phasedown. Hochul said ...

Horseshoe crab sightings on Long Island during their peak spawning season have reached its lowest level in 20 years, according to a survey from Molloy University. Between May and August, the ...

Loss of habitat, overharvesting and a degrading environment have contributed to the persistent "severe decline" of horseshoe crabs in and around Long Island Sound over more than two decades, according ...

Recent studies hint that crabs, lobsters, and other crustaceans experience pain and discomfort in ways we hadn't fully understood before.

Anyone who has spent time on our beaches has probably seen a hideous-looking creature called the horseshoe crab. This bizarre-looking animal is one of the most successful, important and spectacular ...

SAN FRANCISCO - There will be more Dungeness crab on the market just in time for New Year’s menus. California’s Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Wednesday that the long-delayed commercial ...

Coastal Dungeness crab Tri-State policy representatives from the Washington, Oregon, and California Departments of Fish and Wildlife have agreed to open the commercial Dungeness crab season within the ...