Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission Requests Your Assistance
This request is aimed at the beach combers and marine wildlife lovers among us, providing you can find a place to anchor after dark. Contact information is in the link below.
Be a citizen-scientist: Help FWC monitor horseshoe crabs spawning on beaches
Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission sent this bulletin at 03/08/2016 01:00 PM EST
For immediate release: March 8, 2016
Media contact: Frank McCloy, 727-502-4789
A ritual dating back millions of years takes place again this spring on Florida beaches. Spring marks horseshoe crabs’ mating season, and biologists with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) want the public’s help identifying spawning sites.
Beachgoers will likely have the best luck spotting mating horseshoe crabs around high tide, just before, during or after a new or full moon. The conditions around the new moon this Wednesday, March 9, and the full moon on March 23 will create ideal opportunities to view the spawning behavior of horseshoe crabs.
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