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May 14, 2010 |
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Horseshoe Crab Survey - Get Involved!
Seatuck has joined ongoing efforts to monitor horseshoe crab spawning activity on Long Island's beaches. We have adopted a beach at Captree State Park and will be conducting evening surveys around full and new moons through mid-July.
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This citizen science survey will support monitoring led by Cornell Cooperative Extension, the NY Department of Environmental Conservation and Dowling College aimed at understanding the distribution and abundance of our local horseshoe crab spawning populations. The data we collect will also be used to help inform management decisions. These "living fossils" are more than just a curious visitor to our beaches. Their eggs provide critical food resources to wildlife, including many migratory bird species. Additionally, horseshoe crabs are commercially valuable for their blood (used in biomedical tests) and as bait for the fishing industry, thus sustainable management practices are important.
To learn more about the survey effort and to get details on survey dates and times, visit the Cornell Cooperative Extension survey website (http://www.nyhorseshoecrab.org/). To sign up to help us at Captree, please
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Brian Kelder or call (631)581-6908.
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