Even if you’re terrified of jellyfish, we can all admit there’s a certain haunting beauty about these eternal creatures. And while we’d usually welcome any underwater clips showing them off in their natural habitat, we couldn’t help but cringe at this latest one.

What was meant to be an enchanting video of a flood of fried egg jellyfish in Gozo quickly turned sour as dozens of plastic bags could be seen floating alongside them.

The clip, shot by local marine biologist Alan Deidun, features an entire swarm of the beautiful yellow creatures, but some angles gave viewers a glimpse into the confusing – and terrifyingly dangerous – situation a turtle can find itself in.

Shot at Wied l-G?asri on the sister island, the “peculiar mix” of jellyfish and plastic litter soon drew in thousands of views and concerned comments.

If you spot any species of jellyfish, it would be awesome to contribute to the ever-increasing and constantly-updated database of IOI-KIDS Spot The Jellyfish‘s initiative.

And if you spot a plastic bag, please remove it and let’s help make Malta’s seas cleaner.

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David Grech Urpani

Lovin Malta's Head of Content, Dave has been in journalism for the better half of the last decade. Prefers Instagram, but has been known to doomscroll on TikTok. Loves chicken, women's clothes and Kanye West (most of the time).