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The bans have helped bring more abundant wildlife populations and healthier coastal ecosystems.

Now New York is poised to join the club. The state legislature recently passed the Horseshoe Crab Protection Act, a bill to ban horseshoe crab harvesting in New York. But to become law, this crucial legislation needs the governor's signature.

Horseshoe crabs support scores of other species on land, in the sea, and in the air — including shorebirds like federally protected red knots.

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