Threats

Tri-spine horseshoe crab populations had seriously declined due to its over-exploitation as a source of raw material for chitin, the utilization of its blood in the medical and biomedical industries and the use of its meat for food. Coastal Infrastructure reclamation and related activities lead to the destruction or degradation of all lifestyle stage habitats.

Conservation

Tri-spine horseshoe crabs are Class II protected species in the ‘List of endangered and protected species of China’.

Source: IUCN