Catch and Release: The Enduring Yet Vulnerable Horseshoe Crab

The unexpected and fascinating interspecies relationship between humans and horseshoe crabs.

Horseshoe crabs are considered both a prehistoric and indicator species. They have not changed in tens of millions of years and provide useful data to scientists who monitor the health of the environment. From the pharmaceutical industry to paleontologists to the fishing industry, the horseshoe crab has made vast, but largely unknown, contributions to human life and our shared ecosystem. Catch and Re...