The government said Tuesday that it
has appointed former Rovigo Prefect Enrico Caterino as its
special commission for the emergency created by the arrival of
the alien clam-eating blue crab species in the Po River delta.
The crabs have wreaked havoc on the clam-farming industries of
Veneto and Emilia-Romagna.
"The blue crab has compromised some economic activities and,
above all, it risks compromising the entire marine ecosystem
unless strategic measures are taken," Agriculture Minister
Francesco Lollobrigida and Environment Minister Gilberto
Pichetto Fratin.
"The commissioner will generate a quantum leap".
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