Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Blue crabs are, of course, a Maryland favorite. But they’re causing an ecological and economic crisis in Italy.

Journalist Claudia Romeo talks with News4’s Melissa Mollet and Jummy Olabanji about the issue – and how Marylanders may need to show Italians how to make crab cakes.
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