Advocates ask NJ to enforce state moratorium on horseshoe crab harvesting

Limuli Laboratories of Cape May County harvests thousands of horseshoe crabs a year for biomedical testing. Environmentalists demand a review.

By: Dana DiFilippo

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: July 30, 2026

Words: 750

Last Updated: 4 days, 10 hours ago

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A nonprofit that advocates for endangered species wants New Jersey environmental officials to declare a Cape May County biomedical company in violation of a longstanding moratorium on harvesting horseshoe crabs.

In a petition filed Tuesday, the Center for Biological Diversity accuses Limuli Laboratories of flouting a 2008 state law that generally prohibits all collection of horseshoe crabs, except for those captured for the purpose of blood-harvesting for biomedical purposes. Horseshoe crabs’ blue …

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