Malta Might See Less Jellyfish This Summer After ‘Massive Blooms’ Spotted All Over The South
Massive blooms of mauve stinger jellyfish were spotted along the southern coast of Malta.
Marine biologist Mark Alan Deidun posted photos of large swarms of the venomous jellyfish, writing “yet another stage in the annual life cycle of the mauve stinger (Pelagia noctiluca)”.
“It seems like the next generation of mauve stinger medusae came of age, with massive blooms of small-diameter jellyfish being reported all along the southern coast of the island of Malta, stretching from Marsaskala all the way to Zurrieq”.
“If these jellyfish are the product of last January’s spawning (egg-laying) exercise, then we might be heading for a Summer bathing season characterised by relatively-low mauve stinger numbers, as this year’s bloom would have run out of steam by then,” Deidun wrote.
However, the biologist did warn that “jellyfish dynamics are anything but predictable” so his forecast may be prone to change.
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