Time to go to Italy...
ROME, Aug 2 (Reuters) - A particularly aggressive crab species from the western Atlantic is threatening Italy's role as one of the world's top producers of clams - as well as, potentially, one of its signature pasta dishes.
The "blue crab", originally from the coast of north and south America, has spread across several lagoon-like locations in Italy, preying on local shellfish, fish roe and other aquatic life.
Clam aquafarms in the delta of the Po river valley in northern Italy are particularly hard hit, with a local marine biologist telling Reuters that the crabs have eaten up to 90% of young clams, decimating future production.
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ROME, Aug 2 (Reuters) - A particularly aggressive crab species from the western Atlantic is threatening Italy's role as one of the world's top producers of clams - as well as, potentially, one of its signature pasta dishes.
The "blue crab", originally from the coast of north and south America, has spread across several lagoon-like locations in Italy, preying on local shellfish, fish roe and other aquatic life.
Clam aquafarms in the delta of the Po river valley in northern Italy are particularly hard hit, with a local marine biologist telling Reuters that the crabs have eaten up to 90% of young clams, decimating future production.
Italy's clam industry under threat from blue crab 'invasion'
A particularly aggressive crab species from the western Atlantic is threatening Italy's role as one of the world's top producers of clams - as well as, potentially, one of its signature pasta dishes.
