Opinion
Héctor Barbotta
...and jellyfish, wooden beams and cement, whose owners seem to have forgotten that only structures which can be dismantled are supposed to be built on the sand... Nevertheless, the challenge caused by the pandemic has served to remind us that our
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Héctor Barbotta
...phone app, writes Pilar Martínez. The app contains information such as temperatures, wind direction and speed, wave height and presence of jellyfish or seaweed.
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IGNACIO LILLO
The marine protection organisation Aula del Mar is expecting fewer jellyfish on the shores of the Costa del Sol this summer, after an abnormally high presence last year. Biologist Jesús Bellido explained that 2018 was an unusual year with massive ... and frequent invasions of jellyfish disrupting bathing. In contrast, this season is expected to be "normal" with two or three days of incidents. Bellido explained that the key is not knowing why there are fewer now, but why there were so many last ... summer. "Jellyfish are typically abundant, but the sea currents, the wind and reproductive phenomena can cause aggregations, and when they arrive on the beaches they affect bathers," said Bellido. "It is a very complicated issue and we have little
Sport
JUAN CALDERÓN
...undertaken. The sharks didn't appear, but jellyfish did and he was badly stung. Still, it was worth it. Brazadas Solidarias, the association he founded years ago, raised nearly 10,000 euros for drinking water in schools in Anantapur, to change the lives of
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Ignacio LILLO
They're one of the things beachgoers on the Costa are most scared of, but this year they've hardly been noticed. Unlike last year, swarms of stinging jellyfish along the water's edge have been few and far between. "This is a normal summer; there ... has been just the odd [jellyfish] on certain days but a lot fewer than 2018," said Jesús Bellido, expert at Malaga's Aula del Mar oceanographic centre. He added that August should see the same low numbers. As the water in the Med directly off the ... Costa, known as the Alboran Sea, behaves differently to the main Mediterranean sea basin, the swarms reported further to the east shouldn't get this far. Bathers can download an app in Spanish, Infomedusa, to keep up to date on local jellyfish
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Mónica Pérez
The councillor for Beaches in Marbella, Manuel Cardeña, has announced he will set up special jellyfish-free areas in the water on some beaches this summer. Local data shows that some 80 tonnes of organic debris, mostly jellyfish, was removed from
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B. GUTIÉRREZ / R. APARICIO
The east wind, known as the 'Levante', has been pushing a plague of jellyfish back on to the Costa del Sol this week, after similar incidents earlier his summer. On Wednesday much of the eastern Costa along the Axarquía was affected, with yellow
Gibraltar
Debbie Bartlett
From now on Gibraltar's beaches will fly a purple flag to indicate that jellyfish and/or other dangerous marine life are known to be in the area. If you see a purple flag, it doesn't mean swimming is prohibited if sea conditions are suitable, but
Gibraltar
Debbie Bartlett
jellyfish As a longlasting 'plague' of jellyfish made life miserable for swimmers in southern Spain and Gibraltar, it was announced that a jellyfish warning flag would be flown on Gibraltar''s beaches to warn of their presence. August Incidents at
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FRANCISCO JIMÉNEZ
The owners of beach-based attractions are counting their losses this summer after plagues of jellyfish have disrupted business. As well as being an inconvenience for bathers wanting to take a dip, the swarms of jellyfish brought in with the sea ... Malaga, Torre del Mar and San Pedro Alcántara. Studies needed The Aula del Mar marine conservation organisation has called for an in-depth study to find out more about the dynamics of the jellyfish, how they behave in specific areas and the frequency ... fact that human activity is putting more and more pressure on the seas and oceans. "This is altering the ecosystem and one of the consequences could be that the cycles are shortening or that the annual production of jellyfish is increasing. We don’t