Join us on New Jersey Bayshore beaches to tag horseshoe crabs and re-sight tagged crabs to collect additional data for the management of horseshoe crabs and their habitat.
The Atlantic horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) is a fundamental part of the Delaware Bay's ecology and is essential to the life cycle of migratory shore birds. The spawning season of the horseshoe crab is the only time they come ashore and unfortunately this season is just a few short weeks in May and June which leaves us with a very small window of time to monitor the health of this species. We need your help tagging and monitoring the horseshoe crabs.
Through May and June we will be holding horseshoe crab tagging and tag re-sighting events. These events are being held along the Delaware Bay on the New Jersey side at Dyers Cove, Fortescue, Moores, and Thompsons beaches in Cumberland County, and on south Reeds, Cooks, Kimbles, and Pierces Point beaches in Cape May County.
Through May and June we will be holding horseshoe crab tagging and tag re-sighting events. These events are being held along the Delaware Bay on the New Jersey side at Dyers Cove, Fortescue, Moores, and Thompsons beaches in Cumberland County, and on south Reeds, Cooks, Kimbles, and Pierces Point beaches in Cape May County.
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