SoundWaters Seeks Citizen Scientists for Horseshoe Crab Count

Get involved and count and tag the horseshoe crabs

Best Days for Counting Horseshoe Crabs
Horseshoe Crab Protocols

SoundWaters Center
Cove Island Park
dianne@soundwaters.org

SoundWaters is gearing up for the annual horseshoe crab count which takes place every spring. This is a fantastic opportunity for you and your family to help count and tag the horseshoe crabs as they come ashore to spawn.

SoundWaters is again partnering with the CT Department of Environmental Protection, scientists at Sacred Heart University and other organizations for Project Limulus, the statewide horseshoe crab project which is gathering data to determine population numbers and migration patterns. Harvesting horseshoe crabs for use as bait has resulted in a dramatic population decline in not only Long Island Sound, but all along the Atlantic coastline. This in turn has had disastrous affects on migratory shore birds which depend on horseshoe crab eggs to fuel their migrations. The data you gather can make an impact.

The horseshoe crab count presents a wonderful hands-on opportunity to learn about this key species that inhabits Long Island Sound. All volunteers are welcome, including children 8 years old and up who are accompanied by an adult.

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For more information, please contact Dianne Selditch by phone at: 203-406-3302 or by e-mail at dianne@soundwaters.org


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