Storm Washes Up Huge Number of Horseshoe Crabs in Ocean City | OCNJ Daily

Jan 17, 2024 | Cape May

Meghan Kolk, Conservation Scientist at The Wetlands Institute, was quoted in yesterday evening’s OCNJ Daily story about the horseshoe crabs washed up in the most recent storm. Check it out!
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The latest winter storm churned up more than your typical clamshells, whelks and other marine life. Littering the Ocean City beaches over the weekend were hundreds, if not thousands, of horseshoe crabs in a mass stranding. Horseshoe crabs are sea creatures that have been around for millions of years…

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