AS evident from the over harvest of this ancient crab species impacting severely the endangered shorebird species Red Knot in not only NJ and Delaware, the problem also exists in Long Island. A friend forwarded me a petition set up by Dawn Saliba to "Save the Horseshoe Crabs".Open the link and read on about the issue. If you are concerned, sign on, only 74 signatures needed.
--KB
http://www.change.org/petitions/protect-long-island-s-horseshoe-crabs