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The horseshoe crabs journey is thought to be "the worlds oldest and largest wildlife migration."

Migratory shorebirds, including the threatened red knot, feast on horseshoe crab eggs to fuel their 9,000-mile migratory flight from Tiera Del Fuego, Chile, where they winter, to the North Pole

The change horseshoe crab populations measurements would use the "best available science," Fish and Wildlife says, while groups fear harm to red knots

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission recently took the first step in making changes to the way annual horseshoe crab harvest limits are determined.

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission will consider changes to how horseshoe crab harvest limits are set Jan. 26.

The red knot, a migratory shorebird, has long fascinated scientists and bird enthusiasts with its epic biannual flights between the southern tip of South America and the Arctic.