Horseshoe Crab Monitoring at Tiana Bayside, June 8

Horseshoe Crabs have been around for over 450 million years! And we have come to rely on them. Any vaccine or medical implant must be tested with a compound found in horseshoe crab blood to detect the presence of bacteria.

Join us in a state-wide effort to monitor their population and inform policy that will help sustain their population for generations to come.

Back to the Bays, an initiative of CCE Marine Program, oversees the monitoring of horseshoe crabs at the Tiana Bayside site, coordinated by Daniell Morris. To register for a date at the Tiana Bayside site, please signup on Eventbrite, and then visit nyhorseshoecrab.org/tiana-bayside to review the protocols and additional information.

How to prepare:

• Dress for the weather, rain or shine (only thunderstorms may cause cancellations)
• Wear waders or tall boots, or water shoes when water is warm enough
• Extra flashlights and headlamps are helpful
• Instructions, data sheets, clip boards, and tools are provided

Tiana Bayside Schedule

Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Marine Program and Stony Brook University are working with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to coordinate and implement this project.

The intent of this network is to encourage participants to get involved with our annual horseshoe crab monitoring program on various reference beaches throughout New York’s Marine District. Participants assist with the collection of scientific data that is used to assess the status of horseshoe crabs in NY State, and will help determine the management and conservation of this important species throughout the region.

To learn more about this project in general and to register for other locations, visit: www.nyhorseshoecrab.org