If you happen upon an overturned horseshoe crab on the beach this summer, don't be afraid to give it a helping hand. Though they look menacing, horseshoe crabs do not bite or sting. The tail, which ...

Horseshoe crab populations in Rhode Island have not rebounded in 25 years despite restoration efforts. The crabs are harvested as bait for fishermen, and their blood is used to test for bacterial ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday vetoed legislation that would have banned the harvest of horseshoe crabs as bait or for biomedical purposes in a move applauded by Long Island fishermen and criticized by a ...