[Smokin' Joe]

When I lived in Maryland, the only time you saw horseshoe crabs was during the mating season. Otherwise, they were offshore doing their thing and rarely sighted.

Offhand, that sounds like another PC reason to me.

Which birds are they blaming the shortage on?

[Gabz]

You would have to ask that question, wouldn't you.

I knew the name when I typed the first message, but it is gone....

But yes, I agree it could be another PC reason, which to me is REALLY assinine, considering the nature of the poultry industry not only in Delaware, but the entire DelMarVa Peninsula.

OTOH, the people blaming the commercial fishermen have long been trying to shut those guys down in Delaware and will resort to any means possible - but that's a topic for another day and another thread.