Jellyfish invade British waters

Billions of poisonous jellyfish are moving in the waters near the coast of the misty island nation.

Jellyfish Pelagia noctiluca . Photo: academic.ru.

A study published in the journal Biology Letters on April 12 confirms the rise in temperature and change of ocean currents in the northeastern Atlantic, causing poisonous jellyfish to enter British waters. They belong to Pelagia noctiluca - also known as lilac jellyfish because their bodies are purple. Xinhua said this species is quite small in size but in one migration they can cover a sea area of ​​several hundred thousand square kilometers.

Jellyfish Pelagia noctiluca is often seen in the Mediterranean Sea and Caribbean Sea. They can damage fish farms. About 100,000 salmon died of jellyfish Pelagia noctiluca in a recent incident.

Despite this, Richard Kirby, a scientist at Plymouth University, claims that British swimmers are not threatened by poisonous jellyfish at the present time.