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September 25, 2023
Citing new technical analysis from University of Nevada, Earthjustice sent comments to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC), urging it to exercise precaution when setting bait harvest quotas based on model that does not accurately represent the impacts of a horseshoe crab bait harvest in Delaware Bay. Relying on the result of the model’s intrinsic flaws to justify management decisions would further imperil the rufa red knot, a shorebird listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.