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Fish and wildlife officials say Delaware's commercial horseshoe crab fishery is set to close as its quota nears.

Officials say Delaware's commercial horseshoe crab harvest is approaching this year's quota of 154,527 horseshoe crabs, prompting DNREC's Division of Fish & Wildlife to announce that, in accordance with Delaware law and regulations, the horseshoe crab fishery will close at 12:01 a.m., Thursday. Afterward, officials say, it is unlawful in Delaware to harvest horseshoe crabs this year.

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