One week ago, large flocks of jellyfish of various sizes were spotted in the depths of the sea near Cape An Naqoura, carrying them from south to north by flowing water, controlling their speed and direction, so that some of them settle on the shores intended for swimming, along with the sailors, whose suffering begins with the presence of the jellyfish which is harmful to the health of the human body when his body comes in contact with hiding through their threads, invisible to the eye.
The head of the Lebanese diving center, Youssef al-Jundi, confirmed to Al-Akhbar that “large numbers of jellyfish have been seen in the depths of the sea outside Cape Al-Nakoura in the north, as it took almost a week to reach them. . ” coast of Tire, and they still continued their journey northward. It is a source of food for turtles, which must be protected, because they are the only ones who can reduce the damage caused by seafarers. ”
Ali Badr El-Din, Scientific Director of the Tir Beach Nature Reserve, pointed out that the reserve’s scientific team continuously monitors the movement of marine life throughout the year, and revealed a project to install a scientific “sensor ”System to monitor and measure water temperature and benefit from the knowledge of the time when the jellyfish settled on the coast of Tire, and to determine their season each year, so that during the summer, during the bathing, a newsletter for sea lovers has been released. the coast of Lebanon due to its departure to the large who complete their journey north.
He added that “Mediterranean water temperatures provide a suitable breeding ground for jellyfish, warning against stings, encouragement against touching them, and protecting jellyfish-eating turtles, which are the only ecological weapons to combat and mitigate their effects. ” damage. ”
Source: Al-Akhbar
