(ANSA) - ROME, JAN 22 - Six measures worth 10 million euros to be implemented over the next two years against the alien clam-eating blue crab were announced Wednesday by Enrico Caterino ...

Lupins have a harder shell and are less vulnerable to the highly aggressive blue crab, which has wreaked havoc this year in Italy's main clam growing grounds in Veneto and Emilia-Romagna.

The Italian aquaculture sector is facing bureaucracy, high inflation and an invasive crustacean, but optimism remains.