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Science 18 August 2000:
Vol. 289. no. 5482, p. 1122
DOI: 10.1126/science.289.5482.1122a
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MARINE CONSERVATION:
Virginia Gets Crabby About Harvest Limits

Erik Stokstad

Virginia is at odds with other Atlantic coastal states over a plan to protect horseshoe crabs. Virginia officials have refused to accept a quota on their harvest, arguing that it's not based on good science. Now, the Department of Commerce has scheduled a moratorium, to go into effect next month, that is aimed at preserving what many believe is a dwindling population.

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