Nomad jellyfish recently swarmed by the thousands.
Jellyfish are swarming in massive numbers in the Mediterranean Sea, close to the port city of Haifa in northern Israel. The sea was"bedazzled with thousands of white dots," according to The Jerusalem Post , which also reported that the swarm extended below the surface to depths of several hundred meters.
This unusually high concentration of jellyfish individuals, also known as a bloom, likely stems from human activities that may include pollution and climate change , NPA representatives said in a statement . "We see great damage from it in many areas, such as ecological competition with the fish for food, economic damage, clogging of desalination plant pumps, cooling of power plants, damage to fishermen, and the public keeping their feet off the beaches because of the burning [from jellyfish stings]," Yahel said.
Jellyfish are a common sight off the coast of Israel during the summer, and large blooms were reported in 2015 and 2017, The Jerusalem Post reported. The University of Haifa maintains a website that tracks jellyfish swarms using reports from open water swimmers, divers, boaters, fishers, surfers, paddlers and kayakers. Its interactive map helps both fishing boats and beachgoers avoid areas of the ocean and beaches where jellyfish swarms have been spotted.
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