RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 3 : United Kingdom - Biological Hazard

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Situation Update No. 3 Posted:2010-04-08, 03:17:08 [UTC] Ref.no.: BH-20100408-25614-GBR Situation Update No. 3 On 2010-04-12 at 05:13:37 [UTC] Event: Biological Hazard Location: United Kingdom Coastal areas Situation: Billions of highly venomous jellyfish are swarming into Britain's coastal waters for the first time recently. It is thought to be caused by a recent temperature rise and currents change in the northeast Atlantic sea, according to a study published in the journal Biology Letters Monday. The lethal mauve stingers - Pelagia noctiluca in Latin - are tiny but can cover hundreds of thousands of square miles in one “bloom." They are normally found in the Mediterranean and Caribbean. The creatures can devastate fish farms and in one recent case 100,000 salmon were killed. People bathing in British waters are in no grave danger at present, according to Richard Kirby, a research fellow at the University of Plymouth. Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu