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Help Massachusetts ban the killing of horseshoe crabs for bait

Did you know that fishers in Massachusetts are allowed to kill and chop up 140,000 horseshoe crabs each year for use as bait for whelk? The unnecessary, reckless practice—it’s done so people could eat conch fritters—severely hinders the species’ ability to recover. The good news is Massachusetts state Rep. Michelle Badger has introduced H. 898, […]

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