NMFS Proposes Rule to Protect Horseshoe Crab Stock and Enhance Interstate Fishery Management

Summary

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is proposing a rule to close a 30-nautical-mile radius area around the mouth of Delaware Bay to protect the Atlantic coast stock of horseshoe crabs and support the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's (Commission) Interstate Fishery Management Plan (ISFMP) for horseshoe crab.