. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. 1 f i /' .A ABOVE: Nancy Targett, a University of Delaware marine biologist, says local watemien are dependent upon liairesting horseslwe crabs as bah for lucrative fisheries. RIGHT: One female can produce up to 88,000 eggs for several males tofeitilize. The eggs are vulnerable since they are fast food' for shorebirds that stop tofiiel up during their migratory journeys. that stop along the Delaware Bay each spring to fuel up prior to the flight north to Arctic nesting grounds. Some of these birds double a
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. 1 f i /' .A ABOVE: Nancy Targett, a University of Delaware marine biologist, says local watemien are dependent upon liairesting horseslwe crabs as bah for lucrative fisheries. RIGHT: One female can produce up to 88,000 eggs for several males tofeitilize. The eggs are vulnerable since they are fast food' for shorebirds that stop tofiiel up during their migratory journeys. that stop along the Delaware Bay each spring to fuel up prior to the flight north to Arctic nesting grounds. Some of these birds double and even triple their weight by feasting on horseshoe crab eggs," says Bill Hall, marine education specialist for the University of Delaware's Sea Grant Marine Advisory Service. If an egg actually survives long enough to hatch and grow to adulthood, the horseshoe crab may live out a lengthy lifespan of 20 or more years. 28 AUTUMN 2003. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original UNC Sea Grant College Program. [Raleigh, N. C. : UNC Sea Grant College Program]
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