National Jellyfish Survey

Warmer weather brings increased numbers of jellyfish to our shores

The UK’s leading marine charity says people visiting the beach this summer should keep their eyes peeled for wobbly visitors who act as a barometer of the seas. After a slow start this year, jellyfish blooms started increasing in June and July as our coastal waters warmed up.

Every summer hundreds of reports of jellyfish sightings are made to the Marine Conservation Society’s (MCS)...