Effects of blood extraction on horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus)
Horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus) are caught by commercial fishermen for use as bait in eel and whelk fisheries (Berkson and Shuster, 1999)—fisheries with an annual economic value of $13 to $17 million (Manion et al.1). Horse-shoe crabs are ecologically important, as well (Walls et al., 2002). Mi...
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ftoceandocs:oai:aquadocs.org:1834/30992 2023-05-15T15:04:15+02:00 Effects of blood extraction on horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus) Walls, Elizabeth A. Berkson, Jim 2003 application/pdf 457-459 http://hdl.handle.net/1834/30992 en eng http://fishbull.noaa.gov/1012/22wallsf.pdf 0090-0656 http://hdl.handle.net/1834/30992 http://aquaticcommons.org/id/eprint/15139 403 2014-05-23 00:04:39 15139 United States National Marine Fisheries Service Biology Chemistry Fisheries article TRUE 2003 ftoceandocs 2023-04-06T17:04:18Z Horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus) are caught by commercial fishermen for use as bait in eel and whelk fisheries (Berkson and Shuster, 1999)—fisheries with an annual economic value of $13 to $17 million (Manion et al.1). Horse-shoe crabs are ecologically important, as well (Walls et al., 2002). Migratory shorebirds rely on horseshoe crab eggs for food as they journey from South American wintering grounds to Arctic breeding grounds (Clark, 1996). Horse-shoe crabs are also essential for public health (Berkson and Shuster, 1999). Biomedical companies bleed horse-shoe crabs to extract a chemical used to detect the presence of endotoxins pathogenic to humans in injectable and implantable medical devices (Novitsky, 1984; Mikkelsen, 1988). Bled horseshoe crabs are returned to the wild, subject to the possibility of postbleeding mortality. Recent concerns of overharvesting have led to conflicts among commercial fishermen, environmentalists acting on behalf of the shorebirds, and biomedical companies (Berkson and Shuster, 1999; Walls et al., 2002). Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic IODE-UNESCO: OceanDocs - E-Repository of Ocean Publications Arctic Mikkelsen ENVELOPE(-67.129,-67.129,-68.749,-68.749) |
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Horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus) are caught by commercial fishermen for use as bait in eel and whelk fisheries (Berkson and Shuster, 1999)—fisheries with an annual economic value of $13 to $17 million (Manion et al.1). Horse-shoe crabs are ecologically important, as well (Walls et al., 2002). Migratory shorebirds rely on horseshoe crab eggs for food as they journey from South American wintering grounds to Arctic breeding grounds (Clark, 1996). Horse-shoe crabs are also essential for public health (Berkson and Shuster, 1999). Biomedical companies bleed horse-shoe crabs to extract a chemical used to detect the presence of endotoxins pathogenic to humans in injectable and implantable medical devices (Novitsky, 1984; Mikkelsen, 1988). Bled horseshoe crabs are returned to the wild, subject to the possibility of postbleeding mortality. Recent concerns of overharvesting have led to conflicts among commercial fishermen, environmentalists acting on behalf of the shorebirds, and biomedical companies (Berkson and Shuster, 1999; Walls et al., 2002). |
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Effects of blood extraction on horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus) |
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Effects of blood extraction on horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus) |
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Effects of blood extraction on horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus) |
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Effects of blood extraction on horseshoe crabs (Limulus polyphemus) |
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effects of blood extraction on horseshoe crabs (limulus polyphemus) |
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