Glenn Gauvry- ERDG The point of view in this article is that there is a decline in the numbers of horseshoe crabs, but we cannot be sure if they are endangered or not. He thinks that we should start to manage the resource wisely before it is too late. He thinks that one of the biggest threats to the population is over fishing for bait. His organization pioneered an artificial bait that may prove helpful in this issue. He also works very hard to educate the general public.

Molly Murray - News Journal She is a journalist and tries not to have a point of view. She states the points of view of the major interest groups involved in the Horseshoe Crab issue. She explains the watermen's concerns for over-regulation, the Audubon societies concerns that food for the migrating shorebirds may be dwindling due to over fishing. She discusses the medical benefits of research conducted with HSC blood and discusses the findings of scientist studying the lifecycle and factors influencing the HSC.

Dr. William Hall- Sea Grant Advisory Service-Univ. of Delaware The point of view of this article is that there is a drop in the number of spawning HSC. He discusses some of the stresses on the HSC population including the bait fishery and the migratory shorebird dependence on HSC eggs. He also points out that the effects of any drop in numbers now on the overall health of the population may not be seen for 10 years as that is how long it takes a horseshoe crab to reach maturity.

Dr. Carl Schuster Virginia Institute of Marine Studies The point of view of this article is that there is definitely a decline in the numbers of HSC. He thinks that the decline is directly related of taking female HSC. In the past HSC were caught in large numbers almost to extinction. The population rebounded when the over fishing stopped. The point of view in this article is that taking female HSC can only hurt the population and that fishing should stop until Fisheries Biologists understand the problem better.

Charles Auman and Sharon Hess Thinks that the bait fishery has been over regulated. He needs female HSC as bait for his conch pots. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries has already decreased the numbers of HSC taken and now the Audubon Society and other groups want them to decrease even more. If he has to decrease the number taken for bait more, it may put him out of business.

Grace W. Peirce-Beck- The Audubon Society The author of this article thinks the decline in the HSC population is due mainly to over fishing. They want the number of HSC taken for bait decreased by 75% in order to preserve the number of HSC eggs available of migratory shorebirds to eat on their trip from South America to the Arctic.

Benji Swan Limuli Labs The point of view of this article is that medical researchers should be able to fish for the HSC as they need to. Their argument is the human benefit of the Lysate derived form HSC blood. Lysate is incredibly important for testing intravenous drugs for contamination, tests for meningitis and for testing materials used in prosthetics (replacement body parts). They also cite advances in human vision therapies based upon their research using HSC eyes.

Andy Manus Division of Fish and Wildlife, DNREC The point of view of this article is that of a State agency charged with distributing wildlife resources fairly. They agree that the data says that there has been a drop in the numbers of horseshoe crabs, but there are several groups that use the resource. They have set limits on the number of crabs that can be taken for bait and medical industries so that there will be some for the shorebirds too.