Jellyfish
Aug 15th 2012 | 10:17 pm
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Jellyfish
Can anyone give an update on the jellyfish situation in Malaga/Rincon de la Victoria area please.
Aug 15th 2012 | 11:49 pm
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Re: Jellyfish
Just wanted to say hi Jeanie will email you later and to say a huge thank you on behalf of Chris and his marathon bike ride.
Aug 16th 2012 | 12:32 am
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Re: Jellyfish
They're usually - in our experience - everywhere at the same time and we were at Benalmadena day before yesterday and saw none......... about 10/12 days ago they were everywhere in large numbers!
Aug 16th 2012 | 1:55 am
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Re: Jellyfish
There where loads washed up on the beach at Isla Canella about 14 days ago 
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Aug 17th 2012 | 6:52 am
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Re: Jellyfish
Thanks for the replies. I decided to play safe and not take the grandchildren to the beach and go to the lakes instead - no jellyish at Ardales (as far as I know 
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I appreciate you coming back with responses. Thanks again.
)I appreciate you coming back with responses. Thanks again.
Aug 17th 2012 | 6:54 am
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We were at Benalmadena (the bit to the East of the marina) for half the day and I found one jellyfish.
Aug 18th 2012 | 3:16 am
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Aug 20th 2012 | 12:03 am
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Diving Saturday in our part will report back, though people in ther sea here, well yesterday, Hope you are having good trip Jeanie 
Aug 20th 2012 | 10:15 am
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To us locals though (Spanish and English) they are and always have been referred to as... The Lakes.
Aug 21st 2012 | 9:52 pm
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Not being pedantic but isn't the dam the means of damming the water for storage and thereby forming a man made lake?
Aug 21st 2012 | 10:09 pm
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According to ecology groups many of the pantanos are polluted. Viñuela is particularly bad as all the developments there have sewage seeping into it.
Aug 21st 2012 | 10:23 pm
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You can also (rarely) get a species of freshwater jellyfish don't know if they exist in Spain and they are tiny so doubt they would harm you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFPkk...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFPkk...eature=related
Aug 22nd 2012 | 12:11 am
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Re: Jellyfish
So precisely what type of jellyfish are causing the problem ?
Is it these creatures ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_man_o'_war
Known as a jellyfish but biologically not so.
I recall large numbers invaded the UK coasts back in the hot summers of the mid 70s.
Is it these creatures ?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_man_o'_war
Known as a jellyfish but biologically not so.
I recall large numbers invaded the UK coasts back in the hot summers of the mid 70s.
