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Governor 'Drops the Axe' on Horseshoe Crabs, Vetos Bill That Would Have Ended Commercial Harvest

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Tens of thousands of horseshoe crabs are harvested each year in New York's marshes. Environmental groups say their dwindling numbers must be protected and the New York State Legislature last spring approved a new law that would ban the commercial harvest of the crabs for use as bait or in medical experiments, but Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed the measure this week. DANA SHAW

Tens of thousands of horseshoe crabs are harvested each year in New York's marshes. Environmental groups say their dwindling numbers must be protected and the New York State Legislature last spring approved a new law that would ban the commercial harvest of the crabs for use as bait or in medical experiments, but Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed the measure this week. DANA SHAW

Horseshoe crabs spawn along the shorelines of Long Island's bays each spring and are harvested by the tens of thousands for use as bait and in medical experiments. Governor Kathy Hochul this week vetoed a law approved by the state legislature that would have banned the commercial harvest of the crabs entirely. DANA SHAW

Horseshoe crabs spawn along the shorelines of Long Island's bays each spring and are harvested by the tens of thousands for use as bait and in medical experiments. Governor Kathy Hochul this week vetoed a law approved by the state legislature that would have banned the commercial harvest of the crabs entirely. DANA SHAW

Horseshoe crabs spawn along the shorelines of Long Island's bays each spring and are harvested by the tens of thousands for use as bait and in medical experiments. Governor Kathy Hochul this week vetoed a law approved by the state legislature that would have banned the commercial harvest of the crabs entirely. DANA SHAW

Horseshoe crabs spawn along the shorelines of Long Island's bays each spring and are harvested by the tens of thousands for use as bait and in medical experiments. Governor Kathy Hochul this week vetoed a law approved by the state legislature that would have banned the commercial harvest of the crabs entirely. DANA SHAW

Horseshoe crabs spawn along the shorelines of Long Island's bays each spring and are harvested by the tens of thousands for use as bait and in medical experiments. Governor Kathy Hochul this week vetoed a law approved by the state legislature that would have banned the commercial harvest of the crabs entirely. DANA SHAW

Horseshoe crabs spawn along the shorelines of Long Island's bays each spring and are harvested by the tens of thousands for use as bait and in medical experiments. Governor Kathy Hochul this week vetoed a law approved by the state legislature that would have banned the commercial harvest of the crabs entirely. DANA SHAW

authorMichael Wright on Dec 18, 2024
Governor Kathy Hochul this week vetoed a bill approved earlier this fall by the State Legislature that would have barred the commercial harvest of horseshoe crabs to protect the dwindling,... more

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