NSF Speakers

Dr. Sara P. Grady presented a lecture on the life history, population biology, and fisheries management of the horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus). Horseshoe crabs are over 500 million years old (one of the oldest species still in existence) and recently populations along the East coast seem to have declined, possibly due to overfishing. Sara will present information on the history of the horseshoe crab and man’s interactions with them, their unique biology, which includes a blood compound commonly used for detecting bacteria in IV drugs, and a population model that could be used to inform management decisions about the horseshoe crab fishery. Dr. Grady received her Ph.D. from the Boston University Marine Program in Woods Hole, MA. She currently works as the South Shore Regional Coordinator for the Massachusetts Bays National Estuary Program and is based at the North and South Rivers Watershed Association in Norwell, MA.

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