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In theory it was going to be a nice gesture, a kind of performance improvised idea with which to give an emotional touch to a holiday in the Mediterranean, but it has ended up becoming a blunder. A few days ago, while eating at a restaurant in Campania (Italy), two American tourists decided to rescue the dozen lobsters that were swimming in the local aquarium. They paid for them. They put them in a basin. They got into a taxi. And they traveled to a Tyrrhenian beach, where they released the crustaceans. Everything was fantastic if it weren’t for one small detail: what they did could be an environmental crime. Now they risk paying a considerable fine. The saying goes that hell is paved with good intentions. In the waters of the Tyrrhenian, Italy, good intentions have caused something else: a illegal release of lobsters. The event occurred a few days ago, when two tourists from Texas (mother and daughter) decided to crown their vacation in Naples with something that at first seemed an altruistic gesture: Pay for a dozen crustaceans condemned to die in a kitchen and then release them into the sea. Altruistic gesture or environmental crime? To understand the story you have to travel to the Mercato Pompeiano restaurant, in Campania, where a few days ago two Americans decided to try the local cuisine. So far nothing strange. The surprise came when they asked the waiter to sell them the dozen lobsters that were swimming in the aquarium, the typical display where customers can choose the seafood they want to be cooked for them. Their intention was not to feast on crustaceans, but to put the animals in a basin to release them into the sea. It was the daughter herself who was in charge of ‘fishing’ them out of the pond with a small net. Then, to the astonishment of the restaurant owners, the two tourists got into a taxi and traveled to the nearby beach of Castellammare di Stabia. Once there, the daughter rolled up her sleeves, approached the coastline where the waves were breaking, and went releasing one by one the lobsters that until recently looked at the diners of the Mercato Pompeiano with tongs held with ribbons. You don’t have to imagine it. The scene can be seen because the tourists themselves were in charge of recording everything in a video that has ended up going viral. In it you can see the daughter with the water up to her ankles, releasing the lobsters, while the mother immortalizes the scene with her cell phone. Some Italian media they need who were accompanied by a guide. “We want to take this memory to the United States. It has been beautiful, we are happy,” explains the mother, proud. The couple even sent a message to the restaurant owner. “Even if they only live a few more days, it was worth it. My mother has always wanted to do this when we saw lobsters in restaurants, but until now it has never been possible.” The video of the release soon spread like wildfire on social networks, where it provoked opposing reactions. There are those who applaud the gesture for its altruism. And there are those who consider it a nonsense with serious environmental consequences. @la.repubblica Have bought all the things that were in the restaurant’s aquarium. Salvandololi from the death and from the destiny indicated by the end of the meals in the menu. Due to Texan tourists arriving at Pompei from Texas, they are very happy to join the spiaggia of Castellammare di Stabia and have not been liberated in the sea. Terminata la missione salvezza hanno sent a message in English to the owner of the ristorante: “Grazie per avercelo permesso, se anche vivranno qualche giorno in più ne è valsa la pena. Mia mamma avrebbe semper voluto farlo quando abbiamo viewed le aragoste nei ristoranti, ma non è stato mai possibile.” Il fuoriprogramma nato quasi percaso, quanto le due Americane touriste hanno gli glistici nuotare nell’acquario accanto al tavolo dove era sedute a mangiare. This is the time to turn on one at a time with the light used in the chambers of the premises, fishing from the aquarium with per insertion in safety. Tutto ripreso con il cellulare dalla mamma: “Vogliamo porre a casa negli Usa il ricordo di questo avvenimento. È stato bello, siamo felici. Abbiamo regalato loro una ultima possibilità.” by Mariella Parmendola ♬ original audio – la.repubblica The reason? To the untrained eye, perhaps all lobsters look the same, but that is not the case. In the recording it can be seen that the lobsters that the tourists released into the waters of the Tyrrhenian are of the species Homarus americanus (American or Canadian), native to the northwest Atlantic and characterized by the brown tones of its shell, very different from the bluish color that usually identifies the European lobster. It is no surprise because the American variety is usually the one used by restaurants in the region. That small detail is important because in practice the Homarus americanus is considered an invasive species in the Mediterranean. Not only that. Animal releases, even if only a dozen specimens, as occurred in Castellammare di Stabia, require studies and careful prior planning. First because introducing species can alter the balance of ecosystems. Second, because it is not unusual for loose specimens to carry parasites or diseases that are lethal to the native fauna. As if the above were not enough, there are experts who warn that the lobsters released by the American tourists probably did not live much longer than they would have lasted in the restaurant’s aquarium. The reason? The water in the pond was probably kept at a lower temperature than that found on the beach of Castellammare di Stabia, so it is not unreasonable that they suffered. a lethal thermal shock. The worst of all is not that both tourists have found themselves involved in a bitter … Read more