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Horseshoe Crab Recovery Coalition

@hscrabrecovery

We are a coalition of conservation leaders aiming to reverse years of decline and fully restore one of the world's oldest living species by 2030.

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We are at a turning point in how we view horseshoe crabs, as Pharmacopoeias, not only in the US but in other countries globally have approved & are approving use of synthetic alternatives to products derived from horseshoe crab blood for biomedical testing. Happy Earth Day!

We are at a turning point in how we view horseshoe crabs, as Pharmacopoeias, not only in the US but in other countries globally have approved & are approving use of synthetic alternatives to products derived from horseshoe crab blood for biomedical testing.

Happy Earth Day!
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National Volunteer Week is 4/20-26 & the Coalition would like to recognize & thank the many people who lend their time, talent, voice & support for the protection of horseshoe crabs. Get involved in protecting horseshoe crabs, no matter where you live: hscrabrecovery.org/take-action/

National Volunteer Week is 4/20-26 & the Coalition would like to recognize & thank the many people who lend their time, talent, voice & support for the protection of horseshoe crabs.

Get involved in protecting horseshoe crabs, no matter where you live:
hscrabrecovery.org/take-action/
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Today, 4/24, the Coalition is commemorating World Day for Laboratory Animals There are now synthetic equivalents to LAL for endotoxin testing, approved by the U.S. Pharmacopeia for use The Coalition applauds pharma cos who have begun the transition process to synthetic products

Today, 4/24, the Coalition is commemorating World Day for Laboratory Animals

There are now synthetic equivalents to LAL for endotoxin testing, approved by the U.S. Pharmacopeia for use

The Coalition applauds pharma cos who have begun the transition process to synthetic products
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The Coalition invites you to follow the link to learn how to participate in a coastwide horseshoe crab presence spawning survey during the spawning season, in an effort to create a habitat map for horseshoe crab spawning along the U.S. Atlantic Coast. …vey-initiative-audubon.hub.arcgis.com

The Coalition invites you to follow the link to learn how to participate in a coastwide horseshoe crab presence spawning survey during the spawning season, in an effort to create a habitat map for horseshoe crab spawning along the U.S. Atlantic Coast.

…vey-initiative-audubon.hub.arcgis.com
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If you are going to be near Fortescue, NJ this weekend, be sure to attend the Downe Township Horseshoe Crab Festival on Sat, 5/10 from 11am - 4pm in Fortescue, NJ on State St Admission is free The Coalition is proud to be a sponsor of the festival again this year See you there!

If you are going to be near Fortescue, NJ this weekend, be sure to attend the Downe Township Horseshoe Crab Festival on Sat, 5/10 from 11am - 4pm in Fortescue, NJ on State St Admission is free

The Coalition is proud to be a sponsor of the festival again this year

See you there!
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The ASMFC will consider an addendum to the Horseshoe Crab Management Plan this week, including specs for male-only harvest of Delaware Bay-origin horseshoe crabs The Coalition supports this action while continuing to advocate for a total moratorium on the horseshoe crab harvest

The ASMFC will consider an addendum to the Horseshoe Crab Management Plan this week, including specs for male-only harvest of Delaware Bay-origin horseshoe crabs

The Coalition supports this action while continuing to advocate for a total moratorium on the horseshoe crab harvest
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The top pharmaceutical companies in the world have been rated in a 'sustainability scorecard' that tracks their progress in the transitioning of endotoxin testing to synthetic products rather than using a product derived from horseshoe crab blood (LAL). njspotlightnews.org/2025/05/pharma…

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May is Horseshoe Crab Action month If you live in NJ near Delaware Bay, follow the link to see a list of events like tagging, spawning surveys, walks to rescue stranded/overturned crabs, workshops & festivals for nearly EVERY DAY in May & June! shorebirdproject.hscrabrecovery.org/see-for-yourse…

May is Horseshoe Crab Action month

If you live in NJ near Delaware Bay, follow the link to see a list of events like tagging, spawning surveys, walks to rescue stranded/overturned crabs, workshops & festivals for nearly EVERY DAY in May & June! 

shorebirdproject.hscrabrecovery.org/see-for-yourse…
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If you are going to be in NJ near Delaware Bay on Tuesday 5/20, sign-up to volunteer to help rescue overturned & stranded horseshoe crabs at Reeds Beach. The Horseshoe Crab Recovery Coalition will be leading a public Return the Favor NJ walk. For more details, see flyer below.

If you are going to be in NJ near Delaware Bay on Tuesday 5/20, sign-up to volunteer to help rescue overturned & stranded horseshoe crabs at Reeds Beach.

The Horseshoe Crab Recovery Coalition will be leading a public Return the Favor NJ walk.

For more details, see flyer below.
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If you are in Fortescue, NJ today, come to the Downe Township Horseshoe Crab Festival, taking place until 4 pm. Admission is free. Stop by our table to talk about synthetic equivalents to LAL, what fish species eat horseshoe crab eggs, local horseshoe crab events & more!

If you are in Fortescue, NJ today, come to the Downe Township Horseshoe Crab Festival, taking place until 4 pm. Admission is free.

Stop by our table to talk about synthetic equivalents to LAL, what fish species eat horseshoe crab eggs, local horseshoe crab events & more!
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On 5/10, World Migratory Bird Day, spread the word about things you can do to protect birds. Birds need your help, including shorebirds that use horseshoe crab eggs to fuel their journeys, such as the red knot, semipalmated sandpiper, dowitcher & dunlin. #WorldMigratoryBirdDay

On 5/10, World Migratory Bird Day, spread the word about things you can do to protect birds.

Birds need your help, including shorebirds that use horseshoe crab eggs to fuel their journeys, such as the red knot, semipalmated sandpiper, dowitcher & dunlin.

#WorldMigratoryBirdDay
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Horseshoe crab egg cluster & surface egg densities on the NJ side of Delaware Bay are currently above the 11 year average. Read a blog by Coalition co-founder Dr. Larry Niles on the start of this yr's NJ Delaware Bay Shorebird & Horseshoe Crab Project. arubewithaview.com/2025/05/14/775…

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5/16 is National Endangered Species Day. Coalition member the Center for Biological Diversity & 25 organizations have petitioned NOAA Fisheries to list the Atlantic Horseshoe Crab as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). #nationalendangeredspeciesday

5/16 is National Endangered Species Day.

Coalition member the Center for Biological Diversity & 25 organizations have petitioned NOAA Fisheries to list the Atlantic Horseshoe Crab as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

#nationalendangeredspeciesday
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On 5/20, the Horseshoe Crab Recovery Coalition hosted a public Return the Favor walk to rescue overturned & stranded horseshoe crabs at Reeds Beach along Delaware Bay in NJ We talked about horseshoe crab conservation topics & rescued 400 overturned horseshoe crabs, as we walked

On 5/20, the Horseshoe Crab Recovery Coalition hosted a public Return the Favor walk to rescue overturned & stranded horseshoe crabs at Reeds Beach along Delaware Bay in NJ

We talked about horseshoe crab conservation topics & rescued 400 overturned horseshoe crabs, as we walked
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Follow the link to a blog by Coalition co-founder Dr. Larry Niles of Wildlife Restoration Partnerships for the latest count of red knots visiting the Delaware Bay stopover & other updates on this year's horseshoe crab spawning & shorebird migration season arubewithaview.com/2025/05/21/779…

Follow the link to a blog by Coalition co-founder Dr. Larry Niles of Wildlife Restoration Partnerships for the latest count of red knots visiting the Delaware Bay stopover & other updates on this year's horseshoe crab spawning & shorebird migration season

arubewithaview.com/2025/05/21/779…
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With the new moon phase happening today, Monday through Friday are the ideal days to participate in a coastwide effort to help create a habitat map for horseshoe crab spawning along the Atlantic Coast Follow the link to read more on how to participate! …vey-initiative-audubon.hub.arcgis.com

With the new moon phase happening today, Monday through Friday are the ideal days to participate in a coastwide effort to help create a habitat map for horseshoe crab spawning along the Atlantic Coast

Follow the link to read more on how to participate!

…vey-initiative-audubon.hub.arcgis.com
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If you live near Vineland, NJ, join CU for the Maurice River on Thurs, 5/29 for the screening of a film titled "Flyway of Life" After the film, a speaker panel will include Dr. Larry Niles of Wildlife Restoration Partnerships For details & tickets: tockify.com/thelandis/deta…

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At the climax of the 2025 shorebird season, the NJ Delaware Bay Shorebird & Horseshoe Crab Project team counted 25,614 red knots. Read a blog by Dr. Larry Niles of Wildlife Restoration Partnerships, co-founder of the Horseshoe Crab Recovery Coalition. arubewithaview.com/2025/05/27/782…

At the climax of the 2025 shorebird season, the NJ Delaware Bay Shorebird & Horseshoe Crab Project team counted 25,614 red knots.

Read a blog by Dr. Larry Niles of Wildlife Restoration Partnerships, co-founder of the Horseshoe Crab Recovery Coalition.

arubewithaview.com/2025/05/27/782…
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Although last yr & early this yr, egg densities were above average on NJ beaches along Delaware Bay, "A year or two of the data doesn't make a hard case for the population increasing," states Susan Linder, Horseshoe Crab Egg Density Team Leader. njspotlightnews.org/2025/05/measur…

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The Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Initiative released a report encouraging pharmaceutical cos to minimize the use of products derived from the blood of horseshoe crabs in testing medicines & vaccines for bacterial endotoxin, & to seek using alternatives. pscinitiative.org/bulletin?bulle…

The Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Initiative released a report encouraging pharmaceutical cos to minimize the use of products derived from the blood of horseshoe crabs in testing medicines & vaccines for bacterial endotoxin, & to seek using alternatives.

pscinitiative.org/bulletin?bulle…