New jellyfish alarm in Mallorca – Life News Süddeutsche.de

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Palma (dpa) – In front of the coast of Majorca, Portuguese galleys were seen after several weeks of rest. The very toxic jellyfish had already caused a sensation on the island of holidays at the end of May. Sometimes a bathing ban had been enacted in Palma Bay and other beaches.

A specimen was found on Sunday, July 1, near Calvia, in southwestern Majorca, Majorcan media reported. strong
Rescuers had to bring several beach swimmers to the beach on Saturday in Portals Vells, at the southern end of the Balearic Islands, after a Portuguese galley likely swam into the sea. ;water. For a short time, the red flag had been hoisted on the beach.

The Portuguese galley (Physalia physalis) is not a jellyfish, but a huge colony of polyps in which each individual assumes a specific task. With a bluish-tinged body and tentacles up to 50 meters long, she is moving in the oceans – and anyone who comes into contact with her is suffering from intense pain. For humans, however, an encounter with the cnidarian animal is rarely fatal.

But it's not just poisonous jellyfish that scare bathers. Even a shark is currently causing excitement. After seeing a big shark near Mallorca, experts argue over whether the animal is really a great white shark. In addition to the Institute of Ocean Sciences in Barcelona, ​​an expert from Balearic University UIB and marine biologist Gabriel Morey have also reported doubts, reports Major Media.

Morey, who, along with other scientists 15 years ago, studies the presence of the great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) published in the Mediterranean off the Balearic Islands, believes that after seeing photo and video equipment that could be a porbeagle, as the "Mallorca Magazine" reported. Other biologists also say

White sharks and herring sharks are very similar. However, porbeagle usually only three to four feet long. The predatory fish observed Thursday by the Alnitak marine research center off the island of Cabrera, south of Mallorca, reportedly was larger.

"The size of the image that we published can not be seen, but the animal measures about five meters." He wrote on Twitter: "We are not tourists who have seen "something" and that bring pictures so that others can join us, "said Fernando López-Mirones, member of the German expedition., let's say what it is, we are part of A scientific expedition. "According to the" Mallorca Gazette ", Alnitak's experts are" 90% sure ".