" It's not about scaremongering an end in itself and the regional fisheries councilor did the right thing in asking for immediate answers." This is the reaction of the president of Flag Nord Sardegna, Benedetto Sechi , to the appeal launched in Rome by the councilor Valeria Satta after the confrontation with Minister Lollobrigida on the question of the blue crab . «We cannot afford», he continues «that a strongly infesting alien species like this spreads in a delicate ecosystem like that of Sardinia. Intervening now means trying to avoid having to pick up the pieces later, because the blue crab certainly doesn't wait for the times of the Italian bureaucracy".
The risk is concrete and companies in the sector are in turmoil, asking for reassurance and looking to the institutions to be protected and to protect investments and capital. «The mobilization - according to Sechi - must be punctual and must involve the entire supply chain. It is now known that one of the best forms of elimination of this invasive species is linked to food consumption . Well, let's immediately involve the supply chain, distribution and catering, let's create a market that doesn't exist yet and let's make a common front».
Already months ago in Stintino, during the presentation with Agris of one of the study products on the state of health of the fish stock made by the Northern Sardinia Flag, the problem was raised by an amateur fisherman, hesitant about what to do. The answer then was sudden and prophetic: «Cook it, it's good and you need to get rid of it as soon as possible».