Tag: jellyfish
KING OF THE JELLYFISH: Monster 40kg behemoth photographed off Alicante coast
BEACH-GOERS in Alicante got a shock when they spotted a giant jellyfish floating just metres from the shore.
The remarkable sight unfolded on Sunday at...
Jellyfish Invasion: Swarms Hit Nerja and Torrox Beaches in Spain
OVER the past weekend, a surge of jellyfish originating from the Granada coast has washed up on the shores of Nerja and Torrox.
The beaches...
Giant Mediterranean jellyfish washes up on beach in Spain’s Tarifa
A SPECIMEN of Rhizostoma pulmo, the largest jellyfish species in the Mediterranean, has washed up on a beach in Tarifa.
The impressive find was made...
LISTED: Beaches in Spain’s Costa del Sol flying yellow jellyfish warning flags
YELLOW and orange warning flags have been flying since yesterday, Friday August 12, along the western coast of Malaga due to the high presence...
Alert for high concentration of jellyfish in Costa del Sol’s Torremolinos and Marbella
AUGUST has started with a jellyfish invasion on the western coast of Malaga.
According to marine conservation experts from the Aula del Mar in Malaga...
Jellyfish alert on several beaches of Costa del Sol, particularly Spain’s Estepona
YELLOW and orange warning flags have been flying all weekend along the western coast of Malaga due to the high presence of jellyfish.
Although the...
Experts warn of high numbers of jellyfish along Spain’s Costa del Sol due to levante winds
EXPERTS foresee a higher concentration of jellyfish on the Costa del Sol this summer due to the currents of the Alboran Sea and a...
Higher than normal number of jellyfish expected along Spain’s Costa del Sol this summer experts warn
MARINE conservation experts from the Aula del Mar in Malaga have said the presence of jellyfish on the Costa del Sol this summer may...
Jellyfish and dead dolphins washed up as beaches bereft of sand threaten Easter tourism on Spain’s Costa Blanca
RECENT STORMS smashing into Costa Blanca have caused sufficient damage to threaten the pending Easter break for the hospitality industry.
With awful timing, it is...
Jellyfish population surge on southern Spanish beaches as rising sea pollution kills predators
MALAGA'S beaches could soon be inundated with record numbers of jellyfish, marine experts have warned.
Climate change, water conditions, the urbanisation of the Mediterranean coast...
EGG-TASTIC! Incredible ‘fried egg jellyfish’ spotted off coast of Spain’s Formentera
The species literally looks like an egg cracked into water and can can up to 35cm in diameter
JELLYFISH PATROL: Fishermen in Spain’s Gandia launch yearly summer campaign to clear unwanted pests from the sea
TEAMS of fishermen are working to clear jellyfish from the sea off the beaches of Gandia (La Safor, Valencia Province).
The yearly contract has once...
Thousands of dangerous jellyfish swarm beaches of Spain’s Costa Blanca
COSTA BLANCA SOUTH has seen thousands of jellyfish washed up on its shores this weekend.
Most were the harmless Velella (or Sea Raft) but hundreds...
Jellyfish flex their tentacles in annual return to Mar Menor beaches in Spain’s Murcia region
PORTUGUESE man o'war jellyfish have been sighted for the first time this year on beaches around La Manga and the Mar Menor in Murcia.
Though...
Lifeguard spots two-metre-long jellyfish swimming among tourists on Spain’s Costa del Sol
The creature was then allowed to move freely, before it returned to deeper waters
Woman in hospital after stung in the face by Portuguese man o’ war on the Costa Blanca
A WOMAN has been stung in the face by a Portuguese man o’ war after she went swimming on the Costa Blanca.
The middle-aged woman...
WATCH: HUGE jellyfish wash up on beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol
Briton Mattie Barnett spotted the floating creatures while walking on Caleta de la Velez beach in Velez-Malaga
Why have jellyfish invaded the Costa del Sol?
Study hopes to reveal why the Costa del Sol has been bombarded with jellyfish this year
What to do if you are stung by a jellyfish in Spain
WITH the news that potentially lethal Man-o-war 'jellyfish' are back on the Costa del Sol, it's important to know what to do and what...
‘Lethal jellyfish’ capable of killing humans spotted on Costa del Sol
BE careful of your step Portuguese man-of-war have landed.
With long purple tentacles, that sting at best and can be fatal at worst, the floating...
Bloom of jellyfish washed up on Mallorca beach following storms
JELLYFISH are invading the beaches of Mallorca as a result of recent storms.
Images of the aquatic creatures, normally found in the Atlantic Ocean, Indian...
Jellyfish warning app launching for Costa del Sol
In recent years jellyfish have become a major problem on the coast's beaches during the summer
British PM David Cameron stung by jellyfish in Lanzarote
The British Prime Minister - on holiday with his family - was heard shouting in pain
Why are Spanish waters awash with stinging jellyfish? Best ask the fishermen
A closer look at overfishing and its consequences. By Claire Wilson
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