Tuesday January 6, 2026
Costal Review —
The Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit Monday against the National Marine Fisheries Service for what it calls “failing to make a preliminary decision on whether to protect American horseshoe crabs under the Endangered Species Act.”
The nonprofit is among the more than two-dozen organizations that petitioned the federal agency in February 2024 to protect the ancient species found along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. When a petition is filed, the service is required to publish within 90 days their initial findings if the species warrants protection. The petition was due May 2024.