More than 1 million sea slugs wash onto Phuket beach

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More than 1 million sea slugs wash onto Phuket beach
Kongleaphy Keam

PHUKET: -- Marine experts are attempting to understand why more than a million sea slugs washed up on a Phuket beach this morning.

The name ‘sea slug’ is a common name used specifically for gastropods that are not shell-bearing or appear not to be shell-bearing. Experts believe that the sea slugs found on Kamala Beach are, in fact, sea hares. However, they have yet to determine the exact species.

“Adult sea hares are mostly large, bulky creatures. Juveniles are usually not noticed along the shoreline,” said Kongkiat Kittiwattanawong from the Phuket Marine Biological Center (PMBC). “However, that doesn’t appear to be the case here.”

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-- Phuket Gazette 2016-03-07

[Reigntax]

"Slimy blobs invade Kamala Beach"

I thought the military must have been conducting exercises.

[sebastion]

Im not surprised with all the horrible untreated water that flows out of the beach there. Probably the most heavily polluted beach on Phuket.

[shirtless]

Radiation from Japan , 5 years and the pacific is dying, but keep eating fish.

[Jing Joe]

Im not surprised with all the horrible untreated water that flows out of the beach there. Probably the most heavily polluted beach on Phuket.

Oh for a minute there I thought some enterprising person would see if they were edible.

Could have put a whole new meaning to;- "feedback".

[SOTIRIOS]

...not nice....

[bangkokheat]

coming to you soon, sea slug somtam

[kmj]

And finally thailand is the hub of something, tat will be excited 555

[Mot Dang]

Should have got a bus load of Chinese tourists down there quick smart. Locals would have made a bonanza, 5 baht a pair.

[X pat]

​A word of caution some verities can be poisonous,so leave it to the Japanese to pick the good ones because they are the experts.

[Canuk23]

Im not surprised with all the horrible untreated water that flows out of the beach there. Probably the most heavily polluted beach on Phuket.

I think Patong is the worst last time I was there the water had a orange tint for 3 days, some people were still

swimming disgusting !!! Kamala was cristal clear ...

[SurinBeach]

Surin Beach was crystal clear last week, maybe the really ugly badly located water treatment plant is working well ....

[worgeordie]

The correct name for them is Nudibranch,and if they are been washed

up on the beach like that,in such numbers,the water is polluted,most

likely with heavy metals.

regards Worgeordie

[ThaiFelix]

More than a million......who did the counting?

[Jonmarleesco]

Didn't realise Phuket was home to so many scammers.

[Jonmarleesco]

When I saw 'sea slugs', I immediately pictured fat farang tourists and expats with their gormless grins, red bodies and incessant whining.

Noticeably, you don't post a picture of yourself. Just as well, no doubt.