Would a horseshoe crab harvest ban save the red knot?

The red knot, which migrates thousands of miles a year, depends on the horseshoe crab eggs in Delaware Bay, which have been diminished by overharvesting. But it's not clear that a ban on the crab harvest would help.
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The red knot, which migrates thousands of miles a year, depends on the horseshoe crab eggs in Delaware Bay, which have been diminished by overharvesting. But it's not clear that a ban on the crab harvest would help.

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