A firefighter swimming in front of a jellyfish off the coast of Tripoli, in North Lebanon (2022). Archive photo, Ibrahim CHALHOUB/AFP
With summer well underway, the jellyfish alert along Lebanon's coast has been raised once again. Each year, videos of these stinging marine creatures flood social media. But so far, their presence has been relatively discreet compared with previous seasons. Miled Fakhry, director of the Marine Studies Center at Lebanon's National Council for Scientific Research (CNRS), explains this recurring phenomenon to L'Orient-Le Jour. On marine life in Lebanon First sharks, now whales: Such marine life off Lebanon is 'nothing abnormal' What species of jellyfish usually invade the Lebanese coast, and what are their characteristics?The Rhopilema nomadica jellyfish, a kind of “giant zooplankton,” usually invade Lebanese waters between July and August. This year, their presence remains moderate and occasional, far from the usual summer...
With summer well underway, the jellyfish alert along Lebanon's coast has been raised once again. Each year, videos of these stinging marine creatures flood social media. But so far, their presence has been relatively discreet compared with previous seasons. Miled Fakhry, director of the Marine Studies Center at Lebanon's National Council for Scientific Research (CNRS), explains this recurring phenomenon to L'Orient-Le Jour. On marine life in Lebanon First sharks, now whales: Such marine life off Lebanon is 'nothing abnormal' What species of jellyfish usually invade the Lebanese coast, and what are their characteristics?The Rhopilema nomadica jellyfish, a kind of “giant zooplankton,” usually invade Lebanese waters between July and August. This year, their presence remains moderate and occasional, far from the usual...
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