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Italian scientists release juvenile octopuses into the Adriatic to control invasive blue crab populations

started August 20, 2026 at 7:46 AM · last changed 7d ago

Summary

Italian researchers launched the "Octo-Blu" project to control an invasive blue crab species that has severely damaged Adriatic fisheries in recent years, especially shellfish production. Since June, approximately 80,000 juvenile octopuses have been released into the sea, with the goal of doubling that number by late August, as the common octopus is considered a powerful natural predator of the crabs.

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Talijanski znanstvenici pokušavaju uzgojem hobotnica suzbiti sve veći broj invazivnih plavih rakova koji su posljednjih godina teško pogodili ribarstvo na Jadranu, a talijanska vlada ranije

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Total — band napeto (40–69)

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