South Korea: Special warning issued for Nomura jellyfish throughout Jeju waters

A warning level warning for Nomura jellyfish has been issued throughout Jeju waters. The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced on the 5th that it was issuing a caution level special alert as more than one Nomura jellyfish per 100㎡ was discovered throughout Jeju waters. According to the National Institute of Fisheries Science, Nomura's jellyfish are currently appearing in high densities in all Jeju waters, with 1 to 5 individuals/100 m2. It is expected that they will appear in large numbers along the entire South Sea and East Sea coasts from early to mid-July, following the ocean currents. In mid-May, the appearance of 0.9 jellyfish per 100 m2 was confirmed in the northern waters of the East China Sea. This is the largest scale since 2013 (1 object/100㎡). Nomura's lip jellyfish is a jellyfish that originates off the coast of China and flows into Korea from the end of June along ocean currents. It is large (1 to 2 meters in size) and highly toxic, causing damage to fisheries as ...