Horseshoe Crabs

Friends of Taunton Bay takes a special interest in horseshoe crabs, Limulus polyphemus, because Taunton Bay is the northernmost habitat for horseshoe crabs in North American.

About Horseshoe Crabs

Our Research

Horseshoe Crabs’ Decline Recovers Slightly this Year, 2025, p. 4

Lots of Counters, Not Many Horseshoe Crabs, 2024

Report on Ten Year Study of Horseshoe Crabs 2000-2010

Study of Horseshoe Crabs as Indicator of Bay Health, 2002-2005

Summary of Trends: Taunton Bay’s Horseshoe Crabs

Related Lectures:

Horseshoe Crabs on Taunton Bay: An Update by Frank Dorsey, 2022