Jellyfish in Israel – In what season they can be found?

Despite the small size of Israel, it is washed by two seas – Mediterranean and red. However, the beach holidays in the resorts of this country can be overshadowed by the presence of unpleasant inhabitants of these seas – jerseys.

In recent years, jellyfish actively multiply as a result of human activity. Technogenic factors lead to an increase in water temperature in the seas and oceans, and fishing – To reduce the population of sea turtles, tunapets and other large fish, which are the main enemies “Sea nettle”. Once in the Mediterranean Sea, there was no poisonous jellyfish at all – They always lived in the Indian Ocean. But after the opening of the Suez Canal, the warm flow brought jellyfish into the Mediterranean Sea, and since then every year in the summer months, these uninvited guests swim to the shores of sea resorts.

Jellyfish on the Mediterranean Sea

Bathing season on the Mediterranean starts in May. But at the beginning of June, the colony of jellyfish attack the entire Mediterranean coast of the country – from Nagaria to Ashkelon. Most of all these marine inhabitants can be found in the northern resorts – in Haifa, Accitation, Shavea and Nagaria. Significantly less than them becomes by the end of July, and only by mid-August they almost completely disappear from the coastal zones. In the season, the jellyfish swimming in the Mediterranean, it becomes uncomfortable: a strong burning sensory is felt due to the fact that these marine inhabitants produce cutting threads. The coast of Mediterranean resorts of Israel is overwhelmed with transparent white jellyfish species of ropile and corenot, the burns of which can cause a strong allergic reaction and even anaphylactic shock.

For swimming in the Mediterranean Season in the Meduse season, it is recommended to wear closed bathing suits – They protect not only from poisonous marine inhabitants, but also from sunlight. Also at this time, you can not dive without mask or glasses for scuba diving: Burns jellyfish are especially dangerous for the eyes and in some cases can lead to partial loss of vision. And young children can not enter the water completely – the burn of the jellyfish threatens them with a fatal outcome.

Tracking the movement and the degree of cluster jellyfish at the Mediterranean coast of Israel will help the Meduzot monitoring site.co.il. The site is available only in Hebrew, but to figure it out in the interactive map presented on it is easy. Poisonous jellyfish are designated in red, unseated – blue. The icon with three jellyfish shows their large cluster, and with one – comparative small. Red stripes along the coast mean burning water.

Those who were on the Mediterranean coast of Israel in the jellyfish season, this map will help you find beaches, safe for swimming. The site is not loaded from Russian IP, but in Israel you can go to it from a mobile device by connecting to Wi-Fi.

Jellyfish on the Red Sea

On the Red Sea there is only one Israeli resort – Eilat. Unlike Mediterranean resorts, he is rich in the beauty of the underwater world. Water in the Red Sea is cooler than in the Mediterranean, therefore poisonous jellyfish here practically does not happen – Ropiles float from the Indian Ocean immediately in a warmer Mediterranean Sea. In the summer months, the colonies of blue jellyfish, perfectly safe for humans swim in the summer of the Eilat Bay. But in some years, the water temperature in the Red Sea becomes abnormally high, and poisonous jellyfish remain in the Eilat.

Symptoms of burn

Immediately after getting a burn, the victim will feel burning and pain. Painful shock is possible. The affected area quickly begins to blush and covered with a rash. The victim can begin nausea and dizziness, in particularly severe cases – suffocation and cough.

What you need and what you can not do with a burn

After receiving burns of jellyfish, it is best to seek help from the coastal rescuers that are on all the comfortable beaches of Israel. Suffice to say the word “jellyfish” – On Hebrew it sounds the same. If the rescuers did not turn out to be near, eliminate pain and ease the effects of burn will help acidic medium. The affected area of ​​leather needs to be treated with a juice of fresh lemon or tomato, and apple vinegar.

In order not to increase skin irritation and do not increase the burn area, in no case cannot do the following:

rinse the burn with fresh water;

lubricate with cream and oils;

process with alcohol-containing liquids in T. C. iodine and green

Take alcohol.

Where to rest in Israel in the jellyfish season

Those who are planning a beach holiday in Israel, in the meduse season it is better to choose resorts near freshwater reservoirs: Lakes Kinetere, River Jordan and her tributaries, Sakhna. The temperature of the water in these reservoirs is the same as in the Mediterranean Sea. In Eilat, the summer is very hot: the air temperature can reach +40°C, and water temperature in Eilat bay – Not higher +26°WITH. Such a drop of temperatures may be uncomfortable for many vacationers.

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In 2018, the first jellyfish sailed to the shores of the Mediterranean resorts two months earlier than the usual – in April. June 11, jellyfish were noticed by resting all over the coast. However, this year the jellyfish season ended and not started. They did not swim too close to the shore, and in early July and disappeared at all.