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April 18, 2013
   
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Horseshoe Crab
 
  Horseshoe Crab
 

Vin Malkoski

Horseshoe crab over sand

Massachusetts 2012 Compliance Report to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission- Horseshoe Crab pdf icon

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.

2013 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

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

  • April 23, 25, 27 (full moon)
  • May 7, 9, 11 (new moon)    
  • May 23, 25, 27 (full moon)
  • June 6, 8, 10 (new moon)     
  • June 21, 23, 25 (full moon)

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Compliance Reports

Massachusetts 2011 Compliance Report to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission- Horseshoe Crab pdf icon

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

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

 


 
 
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