Record Massachusetts Horseshoe Crab Abundance

“Since 1982, DMF has monitored horseshoe crabs along with many other species in our spring and fall trawl surveys. This twice annual survey uses a 72-foot vessel that drags a net (known as an ‘otter trawl’) behind the vessel for 20 minutes at each survey station. The net drags along the bottom to capture fish […] The post Record Massachusetts Horseshoe Crab Abundance appeared first on Human Progress.