Millions of jellyfishes wash up on beaches in Chumphon



CHUMPHON: -- Millions of jellyfishes have washed up on numerous beaches along a 20-kilometre long east coast in Chumphon province, casting doubts among local residents and tourists of whether it was any indication of natural catastrophe.

Beaches all the way from Sapree to Thung Wualaen in Chumphon are now covered with millions of the jellyfishes.

Hundreds of local residents and tourists flocked the beaches watching and talking about the mystery of their arrival on shore.

One sea turtle of 3-4 years old was also sighted dead among the huge number of dead jellyfishes.

A village headman Pisit Leeviriyapaibul said the jellyfish is not harmful as it is a specie of ring jellyfish.

It is like a small cube with transparent body and is not poisonous, he said.

He said he has reported the phenomenon to the Fishery Research and Development Centre in the Gulf of Thailand to inspect and collect samples of the jellyfishes for investigation.

Jellyfishes normally live below the sea surface but their influx is believed to be caused by rising water temperatures.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/millions-jellyfishes-wash-beaches-chumphon


-- Thai PBS 2015-02-10

Could be an indicator of subterranean heat changes

Jellyfishes.........? who made that word up?

The word is jellyfish. It's an irregular noun - plural and singular are both the same.

ahem, ... A smack of Jellyfish

Saw the jellyfish but don't know where the hundreds of tourist's and locals were.

Probably looking from the som tam stalls across the road

My wife who worked as a squid boat pilot out from Chumpon when she was in her teens, shrugged and said she had seen it before. She suggested toxic algae following warmer currents. Me, I'm waiting for the locusts, frogs and fire balls.

The word is jellyfish. It's an irregular noun - plural and singular are both the same.

jellyfish |ˈdʒɛlɪfɪʃ| noun (pl. same or jellyfishes)

My wife who worked as a squid boat pilot out from Chumpon when she was in her teens, shrugged and said she had seen it before. She suggested toxic algae following warmer currents. Me, I'm waiting for the locusts, frogs and fire balls.

seen it on the andaman side years ago...millions....

Post removed - no need to highlight previous posts about grammar.