SeaTalk Video - New Horseshoe Crab Model

This is SeaTalk: Ocean News from the University of Delaware.

In the spring, thousands of horseshoe crabs come to Delaware Bay beaches to spawn. In order to keep track of the population of this important animal — which is among the world’s oldest creatures — the Delaware Sea Grant Marine Advisory Service conducts a horseshoe crab census in May and June. To help people learn more about horseshoe crabs, the Delaware Sea Grant College Program has introduced a new full-color, three-dimensional model of the animal, which children or adults can assemble in approximately 15 minutes. To order the horseshoe crab model, or to volunteer for the annual census, call (302) 831-8083. This is SeaTalk, a public service announcement from the University of Delaware, the Delaware Sea Grant College Program, and this station.