Vin Malkoski

Massachusetts 2010 Compliance Report to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission- Horseshoe Crab

To report general spawning horseshoe crab sightings, please contact Vin Malkoski. To sign up to participate in an official survey, please click on "Survey Coordinators," below, and contact the person coordinating surveys in your area.

2011 Horseshoe Crab Survey

Instructions Please verify the time of high tide at your survey beach prior to the first survey as there could be a slight deviation from the tide chart

• Survey instructions
• Data sheets
• Random number table
• Rapid assessment instructions/explanation
• Rapid assessment protocol

Dates Day and night high tides will be surveyed on the dates below

• May 1, 3, 5 (new moon)    
• May 15, 17, 19 (full moon)
• May 30, June 1, June 3 (new moon)     
• June 13, 15, 17 (full moon)

Survey Coordinators

2009 Compliance Report

Massachusetts 2009 Compliance Report to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission- Horseshoe Crab