Cork lake awash with thousands of mauve stinger jellyfish - RTÉ
4 days ago · Dr Doyle says surveys carried out on behalf of the Marine Institute from 2008 to 2018 have found that they are present in large abundances in 8 out of the 11 years but if is a first for Lough Hyne.
Watch: Hundreds of thousands of mauve stinger jellyfish …
1 day ago · Sally Gorman. In a very rare and unusual occurrence, hundreds of thousands of mauve stinger jellyfish have been spotted at a lake in Co Cork. The jellyfish were first discovered in Lough Hyne ...
'Tens of thousands' of stinger jellyfish appear along Irish south
There have been reports of Mauve stingers in smaller numbers in Lough Hyne in the 1930s and in 2014. Sea swimmers have been advised to stay out of the water, as the small bluey purple or mauve ...
Watch: Bizarre scenes on Cork coast as November's rare jellyfish ...
2 days ago · Swarms of the brightly coloured mauve stinger - a pink-purplish sea creature most commonly found in the Gulf of Mexico - have been spotted washed up on many popular Cork beaches in recent days. The jellyfish was first seen at Lough Hyne near Skibbereen last week, however sightings are now coming from across the Rebel County and beyond as ...
Watch: Warning as swarm of rare stinging jellyfish spotted at …
Nov 5, 2024 · A video capturing a swarm of these jellyfish in popular swim spot Lough Hyne has been shared by the Skibbereen Heritage Centre - and while they look stunning, it's advised the public stay well away. The good news is these stings are not believed to be life-threatening, however their venom is known for causing a deep, 'searing' pain to all ...
Ireland's Lough Hyne lake awash with thousands of jellyfish
13 hours ago · DUBLIN, Ireland: Lough Hyne, Ireland's only saltwater lake, has become inundated with hundreds of thousands of mauve stinger jellyfish, prompting warnings for swimmers to avoid the popular spot to prevent painful stings. The massive influx, first noticed last week, is part of a wider jellyfish phenomenon reported this autumn along Ireland's ...
Lough Hyne in west Cork is in trouble and action is needed
Oct 8, 2023 · Just a few kilometres southwest of Skibbereen in West Cork, Lough Hyne is a rare, remarkable thing: a kind of deep sea-lake that, historically, has been a hotbed of biodiversity. It used to be...
Meet the 1,850 animals and plants we found in Cork's Lough Hyne …
Jun 10, 2021 · Lough Hyne is the Republic of Ireland's only marine reserve – a protected area of the ocean – and it supports more than 1,850 species in just half a square kilometre.
Researchers plumb the depths of Lough Hyne mystery
A team led by Professor of Marine Biology James Bell from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand and Professor Rob McAllen from University College Cork has been studying the loss of possibly thousands of sponges from the underwater cliffs inside Lough Hyne (Loch Oighinn).
Inside the Irish lough that offers a window into the deep sea
Jun 9, 2021 · Lough Hyne is the Republic of Ireland's only marine reserve—a protected area of the ocean—and it supports more than 1,850 species in just half a square kilometer.