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<p class=MsoNormal>Mass Audubon’s Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary is
hosting a free <b>Horseshoe Crab Conference</b>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>The event is scheduled for <b>Saturday, April 17, 9:30
a.m.-3 p.m.</b> and will be held at Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary in South
Wellfleet.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>This year’s conference will highlight the results of
local research. Presentations include “Movement Patterns and spawning
Dynamics of Horseshoe Crabs in Pleasant Bay” by Mary-Jane James-Pirri,
University of Rhode Island; and “Mortality in Female Horseshoe Crabs from
Biomedical Bleeding and Handling: Implications for Fisheries Management”
by Alison Leschen, Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve; and “Results
from Censusing, Tagging, and Juvenile Surveys in Wellfleet Harbor” by Wellfleet
Bay’s Sarah Martinez and Katherine Terkanian.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>The conference will also include a talk by Dr. Dan Gibson who
will provide an overview of horseshoe crab biology and development. And the Division
of Marine Fisheries biologist Vincent Malkoski will give some perspective on
state-wide censusing of horseshoe crabs, as well as provide an overview of the
fishery and current regulations.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Here is a link to the flyer with details. While the conference
is free, pre-registration is encouraged due to limited space.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><a
href="http://www.massaudubon.org/PDF/sanctuaries/wellfleet/horseshoecrabconfflyer2010.pdf">http://www.massaudubon.org/PDF/sanctuaries/wellfleet/horseshoecrabconfflyer2010.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>**********************************************<br>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Melissa
Lowe, Education Coordinator</span> <br>
<span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Mass Audubon's
Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary</span> <br>
<span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>PO Box 236,
South Wellfleet, MA 02663</span> <br>
<span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>mlowe@massaudubon.org</span>
<br>
<span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>508-349-2615,
ext 107</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Protecting
the Nature of Massachusetts</span> <br>
<span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>www.massaudubon.org/wellfleetbay</span>
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