Tag: jellyfish
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
Consequences of over fishing sting beachgoers
Jellyfish are over-running the several stretches of the Mediterranean
Phone app to combat jellyfish peril on Costa del Sol
Beachgoers will be able to track the movement of the stinging invertebrates using their mobile
Gelatinous jellyfish
After the closure of several Malaga beaches, the Olive Press looks more closely at the stingy culprits
Jellyfish plague hits the Costa del Sol
The red flag has been flown on a number of beaches along the Costa del Sol prohibiting bathers from entering the water
Two Old Fools and a jellyfish
In the final extract from Victoria Twead’s Chicken, Mules and Two Old Fools she and husband Joe get to grips with the local wildlife…
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A humpback whale who made international headlines after being freed from illegal netting off Mallorca on May 20, has died off the Valencia coast.
The...
