Scientists on alert for return of the jellyfish.

From: Larne Times (Larne, Northern Ireland) | Date: January 24, 2008 | Copyright information

SCIENTISTS are investigating the mauve stinger jellyfish invasion which wiped out Northern Salmon's stocks last year.

Last November's incident in waters off Glenarm and Red Bay was the first major invasion to affect British waters. Researchers fear the stingers could return to the UK coast in the next few years with potentially devastating consequences for marine life, according to a report on the Guardian's website.

Many salmon farms could be at risk from the jellyfish - which are so small they can fit through the mesh of the salmon cages, as was the case in Glenarm and ...

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