Octopuses Deployed to Combat Invasive Blue Crabs in Mediterranean
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In the Mediterranean Sea, the population of invasive Atlantic blue crabs has been causing problems for local ecosystems and economies. To counter this, Italian researchers have initiated a project to introduce octopuses as a natural predator. The project involves releasing 500,000 octopuses, with 130,000 already deployed, aiming to restore ecological balance.
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