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Blue crabs are a delicacy in the U.S., but in Italy, they're quite the pest

NPR
Published August 30, 2026 at 7:02 AM CDT

Blue crabs are a delicacy in the U.S. But across the Atlantic, these crustaceans are wrecking havoc on Italian fisheries. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Laura Gentile with the University of Bologna.

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