Assertion: horseshoe crab | /r/HasProperty | harvested as bait
Facets:
value: in 2015
type: TEMPORAL
value: for whelk
type: PURPOSE
value: for eel
type: PURPOSE
value: annually
type: TEMPORAL
value: in 1999
type: TEMPORAL
value: for commercial fisheries
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: In 1999 about 3 million horseshoe crabs were harvested annually as bait for commercial fisheries.
text: As horseshoe crabs harvested for bait have outnumbered biomedical counts in recent years (Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, 2016), a reduction in bait harvest is vital for conservation of horseshoe crab populations.
text: In 2015, 583,208 horseshoe crabs were harvested as bait for eel and whelk (Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, 2016), a significant reduction from the millions that were once harvested (Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, 2013).