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This memo describes the 2026 harvest recommendation for Delaware Bay Region horseshoe crabs using the methods from the Adaptive Resource Management (ARM) Framework (ASMFC 2022a).
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The Commission’s Horseshoe Crab Management Board approved bait harvest specifications for horseshoe crabs of Delaware Bay-origin. Taking into consideration the output of the Adaptative Resource Management (ARM) Framework, the Board set an annual harvest limit of 500,000 male horseshoe crabs and zero female Delaware Bay-origin horseshoe crabs for 2026 and 2027. Addendum IX was approved…
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Delaware Bay Ecosystem Technical Committee and Adaptive Resource Management Subcommittee Memo: Delaware Bay Horseshoe Crab Harvest Recommendation for 2026; Horseshoe Crab Adaptive Resource Management Subcommittee & Delaware Bay Ecosystem Technical Committee Meeting Summary September 2025
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Set Delaware Bay Bait Harvest Specifications Final Action, Review Horseshoe Crab and Red Knot Abundance Estimates and Model Results from the Adaptive Resource Management Framework (J. Sweka), Set Specifications for the 2026 Fishing Year or Up to Three Years (C. Starks); Update on Stakeholder Engagement Process Planning for Evaluating ARM Reward, Utility, and Harvest Policy…
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The Commission’s Horseshoe Crab Management Board is initiating a collaborative stakeholder process to inform revisions to the Delaware Bay Horseshoe Crab Adaptive Resource Management (ARM) Framework. Stakeholders that would like to participate in this important conversation on the management of the Delaware Bay horseshoe crab resource are invited to apply. Applications should be submitted here…
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The Adaptive Resource Management (ARM) Subcommittee and the Delaware Bay Ecosystem Technical Committee (DBETC) met via webinar to review the most recent population estimates for horseshoe crabs and red knots, the harvest recommendations from the ARM for the 2026 fishing year and supporting horseshoe crab and red knot data sets. Below are the agenda items…
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Proposals due by 11:59 PM on August 8, 2025
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Proposals due by 11:59 PM on August 8, 2025
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Draft Agenda for the June meeting of the Horseshoe Crab Adaptive Resource Management (ARM) Subcommittee
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The Commission’s Horseshoe Crab Management Board is in process of re-configuring its Advisory Panel (AP). As part of that process, the Board is seeking nominations for non-traditional stakeholders. Examples of such stakeholders include, but are not limited to, environmental organizations, grassroots organizations, and individuals/groups with an interest in shorebirds or horseshoe crab conservation.
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