Valencia, Spain
Spain has mobilized beachgoers to rid the Mediterranean coastline of a plague of jellyfish. The Environment Ministry said this week that 200 specially trained volunteers had collected 8 tons of jellyfish so far. “A vigilance network has been created to detect banks of jellyfish and predict their possible arrival on beaches,” the ministry said. Jellyfish populations have been increasing worldwide because of a rise in sea temperatures and a drop in the populations of their predators, including tuna and turtles.
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