States React to Declining Horseshoe Crab Population TRENTON, New Jersey, April 30, 2003 (ENS) - New Jersey's chief environmental official signed an emergency order today that curtails the state's horseshoe crab harvest, following similar measures taken Friday by Delaware state officials. The states are reacting to declines in the horseshoe crab population and migrating shorebirds, which stop over each spring on Delaware Bay beaches to feed on the fat rich eggs of the horseshoe crab. "Sudden and dramatic declines in horseshoe crab and shorebird populations make clear that prompt action is needed to protect these resources," said New Jersey's...