Read more: Thousands of crabs swarm St Ives beaches as sea temperatures rise ... for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), said blue crabs are thought to have arrived in Italy via shipping ...

Coldiretti believes that this “natural disaster” is a threat to Italy’s entire fishing industry, warning that the blue crab invasion has already led to the loss of jobs and put those ...

But that is the situation in Italy ... that coveted blue crabs — which are currently about three bucks each for the medium-large boiled beauties at Zimmer’s over on St. Anthony Avenue ...

Originally from the bays and estuaries of the North Atlantic coast of the United States, the blue crab has crossed to the Mediterranean — likely hitching a ride in ballast water from cargo ships —and ...

ROME, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Italy on Tuesday appointed a special commissioner to tackle the spread of the blue crab, an aggressive species that is preying on local clams and threatening a lucrative ...