How a popular spaghetti dish is threatening Italy’s marine ecosystem

Mongabay
Jun 16, 2026, 1:47 pm129 ptsTrending
NAPLES — On a warm, moonlit night in May, Maurizio Simeone sat in an ambush at his desk about 10 kilometers (6 miles) south of Naples, Italy. The marine scientist and director of the Marine Protected Area (MPA) Gaiola Underwater Park was watching the grainy live feed from cameras surveilling the MPA as…

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