Horseshoe Crab Monitoring at Tiana Bayside, May 10

Horseshoe Crab Monitoring at Tiana Bayside, May 10

  • UNDER 14 WITH PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN

Help us count and tag local horseshoe crabs coming to shore to lay eggs! Participate in this NY DEC + CCE Marine citizen science initiative.

By CCE Marine Program's Back to the Bays Initiative

Date and time

Saturday, May 10 · 8:38 - 10:38pm EDT.

Location

Tiana Bayside Facility

89 Dune Road Hampton Bays, NY 11946

Refund Policy

No Refunds

About this event

  • Event lasts 2 hours
  • UNDER 14 WITH PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN
  • Free venue parking

About

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, dm733@cornell.edu. To register for a date at the Tiana Bayside site, please signup here on Eventbrite.


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
  • Familiarize yourself with this Sample Data Sheet (waterproof sheets will be provided)
  • Review Quadrat + Count Protocols (Volunteer coordinator will teach methods)


FREE to participate

We encourage all participants to join our Back to the Bays Stewardship Program and join our community at future Stewardship Sessions throughout the year. Register during Checkout, or visit backtothebays.org/stewardship, for more information.

Tiana Bayside 2025 Season 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

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CCE Marine Program's Back to the Bays Initiative

Cornell Cooperative Extension Marine Program has been “giving back to the bays” since 1985. As regional leaders in all aspects of coastal and marine research and restoration on Long Island, we have been able to make significant progress in enhancing the health of our local waterways. Through the Back to the Bays Initiative we work at the community level with local supporters and stewards to provide meaningful opportunities for involvement in this important work.

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