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An American blue crab took over Italian lagoons. Now fishers are looking for new careers
By CNN Newsource at KVIA ABC-7
· July 18, 2026
· 9 min read
By Kasha Patel, Chiara Negrello, CNN
Scardovari, Italy (CNN) — As the sun was rising, two fisherwomen dragged their boat through the Scardovari lagoon in northeastern Italy. Oscarina Soncin stood in one of the largest clam-harvesting sites in Europe — the frigid water lapping against her knees ...
Key takeaway For more than two decades, the duo hauled in more than 4 pounds of clams each morning from the lagoon in the Po River Delta — upending the notion that women were unsuited for such a rigorous job.
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Category: local ·
Published: July 18, 2026 ·
Source: KVIA ABC-7 ·
Reading time: 9 min
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What is this story about? By Kasha Patel, Chiara Negrello, CNN
Scardovari, Italy (CNN) — As the sun was rising, two fisherwomen dragged their boat through the Scardovari lagoon in northeastern Italy. Oscarina Soncin stood in one of the largest clam-harvesting sites in Europe — the frigid water lapping against her knees ...
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