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In the shallow waters of the Scardovari lagoon, fishermen catch clams for Italys beloved spaghetti alle vongole, alongside mussels and oysters. But an invader risks putting them out of business. The blue crab, native to the North American Atlantic coast, has been present across the Mediterranean fo ..
In the shallow waters of the Scardovari lagoon, fishermen catch clams for Italy's beloved spaghetti alle vongole, alongside mussels and oysters.This stretch of lagoon is becoming a desert," said Gianluca Travaglia, a 52-year-old farmer of mussels and clams.