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Energy and Environment
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Survey data from 1999-2018 which denotes peak spawning occurrences by day and lunar period, proportion of spawning in May (coinciding with shorebird stopovers), average water temperature, index values for female and male crabs per square meter by beach and baywide, the annual sex ratio, and index of abundance per beach.
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Tags spawning dnrec horeshoe crab beach survey and 1 more
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June 5 2019
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Energy and Environment
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The Atlantic horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) is a keystone species in the Delaware Bay region, supporting multiple ecosystems and industries important to human health and livelihood.
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May 14 2019
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Energy and Environment
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Every year, state, federal, and non-governmental organizations coordinate efforts to conduct a standardized spawning survey at select Delaware Bay beaches.
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Tags science spawning survey volunteer beach and 2 more
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June 22 2019
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2,139

Energy and Environment
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Citizen science drives a large undertaking in understanding the horseshoe crab population, drawing people from all over the country to help with the spawning survey.
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May 14 2019
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2,153

Energy and Environment
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Horseshoe crabs are important for many reasons, including their impacts ecologically, medically, and economically.
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Tags dnrec spawning survey volunteer beach and 2 more
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May 14 2019
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2,343

Energy and Environment
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Every year, billions of pounds of trash end up in the world's oceans, even making their way to areas of the earth that are uninhabited by humans.
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Tags ocean marine debris science beach and 4 more
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May 16 2019
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2,146

Energy and Environment
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Marine debris can be any size from a boat or a dock that washed away in a storm, to a tiny particle that's hard to distinguish from a grain of sand.
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Tags marine debris science pollution beach and 4 more
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May 16 2019
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1,171

Energy and Environment
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Wondering how you can make a difference? There are many ways we can reduce our dependence on plastic and single-use items and help prevent debris from entering the ocean.
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Tags beach ocean plastic pollution science and 4 more
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May 16 2019
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1,227

Energy and Environment
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A map-based application that will show the home states of the volunteers that participated in the annual horseshoe crab surveys. Click play in the application to view the data in the timeline.
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Tags horseshoe crab volunteer map beach and 2 more
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July 17 2018
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Energy and Environment
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Delaware's beaches are a major draw in the summertime for people who live in the surrounding areas for vacation and recreational opportunities.
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Tags water trash dnrec clean beach and 7 more
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May 15 2019
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