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Experts predict a jellyfish-free summer on the Costa del Sol thanks to ocean currents trapping them out at sea

EXPERTS have predicted a peaceful summer for swimmers on the Costa del Sol after confirming that ocean currents are trapping jellyfish swarms far out at

30 Jul, 2026 @ 12:00

Costa del Sol·Health·Lead

Revealed: Which Costa del Sol beaches are more prone to maddening jellyfish invasions – and why

SWATHES of the Costa del Sol are critically vulnerable to jellyfish infestations, new research has found, in what scientists warn could pose a serious risk

19 Jan, 2026 @ 13:49

Costa del Sol·Environment·Lead·Malaga·Olive Press Travel

Jellyfish alert in Spain as a second Portuguese Man o’ War washes up on the Costa del Sol

ANOTHER Portuguese Man o’ War has been spotted on the beaches of the Costa del Sol. A specimen of the deadly jellyfish washed up on

10 Mar, 2025 @ 17:06

Costa del Sol·Environment·Lead

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Jellyfish warning in southern Spain: Almost 100 swimmers are stung off popular tourist beach

ALMOST 100 swimmers have been stung by jellyfish off a popular tourist beach in southern Spain this week. The sea creatures tend to be more

16 Aug, 2024 @ 21:29

Andalucia·Cadiz·Lead

Malaga beach with ‘glow in the dark’ waves becomes a hit with influencers – but what’s behind the fluorescent phenomenon?

ONLINE influencers are always looking for interesting content that will make its way to your timeline, and if that content happens to be a beautiful,

21 Jul, 2024 @ 12:17

Environment·Lead·Malaga

Jellyfish warning in Spain: Potentially dangerous creatures are arriving earlier and in larger numbers this year, say sealife experts

UNUSUALLY warm weather last month on Spain’s Costa Brava attracted bathers to the sea, earlier than the norm for a dip. But to their surprise,

11 May, 2024 @ 13:04

Lead·Travel News

Hordes of transparent organisms are washing up on Spain’s Costa del Sol: How ‘salps’ can cause a nasty smell and slimy sea water

A HARMLESS jellyfish-like creature called a salp has been washing up on Andalucian beaches in vast quantities, bringing the risk of a sticky, foul-smelling mess.

31 Jan, 2024 @ 16:22

Almeria·Andalucia·Lead·Malaga

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

15 Aug, 2023 @ 16:30

Alicante·Lead

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

1 Aug, 2023 @ 09:15

Lead·Malaga

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

28 Jul, 2023 @ 09:15

Cadiz·Environment·Lead

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 of

13 Aug, 2022 @ 11:15

Environment·Lead·Malaga

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

2 Aug, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·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

11 Jul, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga

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 series

26 Jun, 2022 @ 10:30

Environment·Lead·Malaga

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 be

14 Jun, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga

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

6 Apr, 2022 @ 13:30

Costa Blanca·Lead·Weather

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

8 Feb, 2022 @ 08:45

Environment·Lead·Malaga·Other News

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

7 Sep, 2021 @ 13:04

Balearic Islands·Environment·Ibiza·Lead·Mallorca

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

14 Jul, 2021 @ 14:00

Environment·Lead·Valencia·Valencian Community

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

12 Apr, 2021 @ 12:00

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead

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

31 Mar, 2021 @ 19:35

Mar Menor·Murcia

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

14 Aug, 2019 @ 11:01

Environment·Lead·Malaga

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

3 Jun, 2019 @ 22:37

Costa Blanca·Environment·Lead·Travel News

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

13 May, 2019 @ 15:09

Environment·Lead·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

12 Aug, 2018 @ 13:00

Environment·Lead

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 not

17 Apr, 2018 @ 15:23

Health·Lead

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Experts predict a jellyfish-free summer on the Costa del Sol thanks to ocean currents trapping them out at sea

Revealed: Which Costa del Sol beaches are more prone to maddening jellyfish invasions – and why

Jellyfish alert in Spain as a second Portuguese Man o’ War washes up on the Costa del Sol

Jellyfish warning in southern Spain: Almost 100 swimmers are stung off popular tourist beach

Malaga beach with ‘glow in the dark’ waves becomes a hit with influencers – but what’s behind the fluorescent phenomenon?

Jellyfish warning in Spain: Potentially dangerous creatures are arriving earlier and in larger numbers this year, say sealife experts

Hordes of transparent organisms are washing up on Spain’s Costa del Sol: How ‘salps’ can cause a nasty smell and slimy sea water

KING OF THE JELLYFISH: Monster 40kg behemoth photographed off Alicante coast

Jellyfish Invasion: Swarms Hit Nerja and Torrox Beaches in Spain

Giant Mediterranean jellyfish washes up on beach in Spain’s Tarifa

LISTED: Beaches in Spain’s Costa del Sol flying yellow jellyfish warning flags

Alert for high concentration of jellyfish in Costa del Sol’s Torremolinos and Marbella

Jellyfish alert on several beaches of Costa del Sol, particularly Spain’s Estepona

Experts warn of high numbers of jellyfish along Spain’s Costa del Sol due to levante winds

Higher than normal number of jellyfish expected along Spain’s Costa del Sol this summer experts warn

Jellyfish and dead dolphins washed up as beaches bereft of sand threaten Easter tourism on Spain’s Costa Blanca

Jellyfish population surge on southern Spanish beaches as rising sea pollution kills predators

EGG-TASTIC! Incredible ‘fried egg jellyfish’ spotted off coast of Spain’s Formentera

JELLYFISH PATROL: Fishermen in Spain’s Gandia launch yearly summer campaign to clear unwanted pests from the sea

Thousands of dangerous jellyfish swarm beaches of Spain’s Costa Blanca

Jellyfish flex their tentacles in annual return to Mar Menor beaches in Spain’s Murcia region

Lifeguard spots two-metre-long jellyfish swimming among tourists on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Woman in hospital after stung in the face by Portuguese man o’ war on the Costa Blanca

WATCH: HUGE jellyfish wash up on beach on Spain’s Costa del Sol

Why have jellyfish invaded the Costa del Sol?

What to do if you are stung by a jellyfish in Spain

Man stabbed ‘near the heart’ by his flatmate in upmarket Estepona golf urbanisation dies in hospital

Belgian tourist has gold chain ripped off in Mijas before stolen car chase ends in Torremolinos smash up

Costa del Sol sea temperature nears 29C – the hottest on record since 2015

Revolutionary new skin cancer vaccine proves successful in trials as Spanish scientists hail medical breakthrough

Is summer coming to an end? Thunderstorms, flash foods, powerful gusts and giant hail to lash Spain as cool air mass clashes with lingering heat

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