Emilia-Romagna mussel farms are issuing an SOS due to a major die-off caused by high temperatures and the resulting critical conditions of marine habitats, which has already decimated the local clam industry.
    The cooperative associations—AGCI Emilia-Romagna, Confcooperative Agroalimentare e Pesca Emilia-Romagna, and Legacoop Emilia-Romagna—have reported the situation to the Region, which has launched an assessment of the extent of the damage and production losses and is reviewing the available support tools.
    The Region is paying close attention, given the already complex situation.
    "We're talking about businesses that have already faced a series of environmental emergencies and critical issues in recent years, from the proliferation of blue crabs, which severely impacted regional shellfish farming, to the mucilage and anoxia phenomena that have affected our seas," explains Alessio Mammi, Regional Councilor for Agriculture and Fisheries.
    "To these challenges, we are now adding the effects of exceptionally high temperatures, which are once again jeopardizing production, business profitability, and their ability to plan investments and ensure job continuity.
    Therefore, based on the findings of the survey, we will evaluate all available intervention options." Scientists say the climate crisis caused by human greenhouse gas emissions is making extreme weather events such as heatwaves, droughts, supercharged storms and flooding more frequent and more intense.
    Although there are many sources of the greenhouse gases that are causing global heating, the main driver is the burning of fossil fuels such as oil, gas and coal, sales of which generate huge profits for the world's energy giants.

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