| STAKEHOLDERS | FUNDING/REPORTING | PERSPECTIVE |
| Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) | NOAA | Manage fisheries for sustainable harvest and populations |
| Horseshoe crab Management Committee (HCMC) | NOAA, reports to ASMFC | Manage horseshoe crab populations with mandate of protecting them and shorebirds (multi-species approach). Mandate is protection and development of harvest quotas |
| Horseshoe crab Technical Committee (HCTC) | NOAA, reports to HCMC, interacts with STC. | Provide scientific, technical information and recommendations, (mainly on horseshoe crabs) to inform the horseshoe crab Management Committee. Direct and acquire data and construct models as needed |
| Shorebird Technical Committee (STC) | NOAA, reports to HCMC, interacts with HCTC. | Provide scientific data on shorebirds aimed at restoring and protecting shorebirds, particularly the red knot (A US candidate species) |
| US Fish & Wildlife Service | Department of the Interior | Protect all fish and wildlife, including endangered, threatened, and species of special concern. Interested in sufficient stakeholder participation. Responsible for protecting red knots (a threatened species), as well as other shorebirds |
| U.S. Geological Survey | Department of Interior | Main interests in Biology, geography, geology, geospatial, and water. Protection of all fish and wildlife, and in providing sufficient data and expertise to manage populations. Provide expertise on horseshoe crab populations and dynamics |
| Endangered and Nongame Program | New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (Division of Fish and Wildlife) | Protect all wildlife in New Jersey, including endangered, threatened and species of special concern. Manages declining populations, and provides data to aid in management decisions. Interested in the horseshoe crab-shorebird interactions from an ecological perspective |
| Endangered and Nongame Advisory Committee | NJ Endangered and Nongame Program of the NJ Department of Environmental Protection | Advisory to the Program, interested in protecting all wildlife within New Jersey, and in maintenance of healthy ecosystems, including Delaware Bay |