Jellyfish invade Hua Hin beach

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Jellyfish invade Hua Hin beach



HUA HIN: -- Tourists and locals alike have been warned not to venture into the sea in Hua Hin as the sea is proliferated with countless jellyfish, many of them poisonous.

The jellyfish has been sighted along the beach for a distance of about ten kilometers from Klai Kangwon palace to Khao Takiab and Suan Son Pradipat. Many of them have been washed ashore and died emitting bad smell.

Health and municipal officials have been mobilized to get rid of the beached jellyfish and to clean up the beach for fear that the rotten creature may cause health hazard and affect tourism.

The effort is expected to take two days to complete.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/jellyfish-invade-hua-hin-beach/


-- Thai PBS 2014-10-02

[whybother]

They were all in Pattaya / Jomtien a couple of weeks ago.

[BwindiBoy]

Unconfirmed reports say the authorities suspect these to be immigrant jelly fish, as Thai jelly fish would never do anything that would damage tourism!!

[pinkpanther99]

Hua Hin immigration are set to announce that any jellyfish which washes up on the beach must carry their passports with them at all times.

[AsterixThai]

In two days all the jellyfish will be arrested

[sirocco]

What buffoonery, that's more than six weeks as jellyfish sail over water and washing up on the beach, by the hundreds.

And that's not true. They do not die on the shore, as they are returned each time to the sea.

And the only ones who have died, those are the ones I pick up, I threw in the bushes at the top of the beach. With the sun, they dry.

I even cut because too heavy to carry, and presto! in prickly pear or frangipani.

I will see today if the work was done.

[sirocco]

Des rapports non confirmés affirment que les autorités soupçonnent qu'il s'agit là de méduses immigrants, comme méduses thaïlandais ne ferait jamais rien qui puisse endommager le tourisme !!

Sure, they are immigrants, and more African because they are mostly dark.

The boats had to drift when crossing to Italy. Ill informed.

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Thousands of sea nettle jellyfish washed up on Hua-Hin beach

BANGKOK, 2 October 2014 (NNT) - Swarms of sea nettle jellyfish have been spotted on the Hua-Hin beach, prompting authorities to take action in cleaning up the beaches. Meanwhile, tourists have been warned to stay out of the water to avoid these stinging jellyfish.

Lined between the Saphan Pla fishing pier and the Khao Takiab area of the beach’s coastline are thousands of sea nettle jellyfish and some Aurelia jellyfish that have been washed ashore.

Following this unusual phenomenon, Hua-Hin Mayor Mr. Noppon Wutthikul has instructed municipality officials to clean up the beach area for tourists’ own safety, as sea nettles have a poisonous sting that could cause serious burns on the skin. As for Aurelia jellyfish, touching them can produce an itching on the skin that may develop into a rash.

Investigations reveal that hordes of jellyfish have been washed up on the beach since yesterday as a result of a change in the wind direction that pushed them to the coastline.

At this point, authorities have put up a warning sign written in Thai, English, and Chinese languages to inform tourists to avoid going into the water.


-- NNT 2014-10-02

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Hua Hin beach visitors warned of potentially dangerous jellyfish



HUA HIN: -- Local authorities are hastily putting up warning signs along the Hua Hin beach today following the sudden appearance of potentially dangerous jellyfish in Hua Hin waters.

The prompt action was taken as local authorities feared that the coming weekend will see large number of tourists and visitors to the beach and might be harmed by these stinging jellyfish if they go swimming in the sea.

Signs in Thai, English and Chinese are being installed to warn tourists not to swim at this period.

The warning came immediately when a large number of these sea nettles were washed ashore, and littered the sand beach for several kilometres long.

The jellyfish appeared in large numbers in the sea from Saphan Pla, the busy local fishing pier, to the adjacent Khao Takiab beach and many of them washed ashore late on Wednesday, said Hua Hin city mayor Nopporn Wutthikul.

Local workers are now clearing masses of these jellyfish from Hua Hin beach after hundreds of thousands of stinging jelly fish were swept into the beach by the tide last night.

The Hua Hin mayor also instructed public health officials to inspect the unusual phenomenon and quickly remove all of the different coloured creatures from the beach for the safety of visitors.

Officials found many of the sea nettles that washed ashore had a high toxicity which could cause serious skin burning. Others with white, blue and pink colours caused a rash or skin irritation.

“It was fortunate that it is Wednesday and the weather wasn’t good so there were no tourists swimming in the sea,” Mr Nopporn said yesterday.

Experts from the Department of Fisheries will examine the sea nettles and the quality of the sea water off the beach, he added.

The jellyfish began to swell in numbers off Hua Hin over the past week, likely as a result of a change in wind direction which pushed them toward the Hua Hin coastline, he said.

Higher water temperatures and the season change from rainy to cool might be reason for this potentially dangerous jelly fish to the Hua Hin waters, said one local resident.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/hua-hin-beach-visitors-warned-potentially-dangerous-jellyfish/


-- Thai PBS 2014-10-02

[Kabula]

Forget getting in the water and walking on the beach!

I hope all the city workers in all beach areas will pick up and dispose of the jelly fish soon.

Edited October 2, 2014 by Kabula

[sirocco]

Of anything, the thoughts of members of the Town Hall! unless the Thais to "immediately" means 6 weeks.

Jellyfish do not arrive in the night from Tuesday to Wednesday. That's 42 days that "they squatting sea and shore.

As for the panels, yesterday morning, they were not installed, or they had to be well hidden.

The photo was taken near the surf school where yesterday morning, two guys in the middle pateaugeaient jellyfish without being moved.

Do not touch a jellyfish, even when on the sand, but with a long hook, and when you perceive the water, it is often too late to avoid a burn, as it has filaments that are between 10 and 30 meters long. That said, it does not send its venom every time.

[dieseldave1951]

there si that famous statement AGAIN "might effect tourism" <deleted>> everything else

[ggt]

Finally...something exciting has happened at Hua Hin...that is...besides sitting for hours with the ex-pats at the chess club...Ya hoo...!