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SPAWNING SURVEY INSTRUCTIONS

Horseshoe Crab Survey Instructions

Instructions, survey times, and associated data sheets for the 2008 Horseshoe crab spawning season

2008 Survey Dates

May 3, 5, 7 (new moon)     May 17, 19, 21 (full moon)

June 1, 3, 5 (new moon)      June 16, 18, 20 (full moon)

Day and night high tides will be surveyed on the above dates

 

 

Spawning Survey Protocol and Data Sheets                                                                                                (Click on links below to download PDF forms)

Spawning Survey Protocol

Spawning survey data sheet

Tag Data Sheet

Recapture Data Sheet

Random Number Table

 

Spawning Survey Times by General Area

(Please verify the time of high tide at your survey beach prior to the first survey as there could be a slight deviation from the tide chart) (Click on the links below to download a PDF file containing the tidal cycle times corresponding to the spawning survey times)

Greenwich/Stamford

Norwalk Area

Fairfield Area

Milford/New Haven Area

Clinton/Westbrook Area

Groton Area

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