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20/01/2025
ROB HUTCHINS
A jellyfish species that has been wreaking havoc on Norway’s salmon industry has arrived in Scotland, where it has killed 200,000 individual fish, causing significant environmental harm and prompting urgent action from environmental officials.
The string of pearls Jellyfish (Apolemia uvaria), also known as ‘string jellyfish’ or ‘barbed wire jellyfish’, has struck two Scottish salmon farms (one in Invertote, the other in Muck) resulting in a substantial emergency harvest and marking what is now believed to be the single worst incident involving these jellyfish on a farm in Scotland. ...
String jellyfish are notorious for unleashing a devastating assault on salmon by using their venomous tentacles to inflict burns on the fish’s skin, eyes, and gills. Trapped in pens – described by the campaign group as often “densely packed” – the salmon are unable to escape the stings, leaving them with severe wounds and in “immense stress”.
Injuries such as these render the salmon highly vulnerable to infection and disease that often results in a slow and painful death if left untreated. ...
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ROB HUTCHINS
A jellyfish species that has been wreaking havoc on Norway’s salmon industry has arrived in Scotland, where it has killed 200,000 individual fish, causing significant environmental harm and prompting urgent action from environmental officials.
The string of pearls Jellyfish (Apolemia uvaria), also known as ‘string jellyfish’ or ‘barbed wire jellyfish’, has struck two Scottish salmon farms (one in Invertote, the other in Muck) resulting in a substantial emergency harvest and marking what is now believed to be the single worst incident involving these jellyfish on a farm in Scotland. ...
String jellyfish are notorious for unleashing a devastating assault on salmon by using their venomous tentacles to inflict burns on the fish’s skin, eyes, and gills. Trapped in pens – described by the campaign group as often “densely packed” – the salmon are unable to escape the stings, leaving them with severe wounds and in “immense stress”.
Injuries such as these render the salmon highly vulnerable to infection and disease that often results in a slow and painful death if left untreated. ...
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