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Sunday, June 22, 2025
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Sunday, June 22, 2025
Bathers warned that jellyfish season has started off Israel’s Mediterranean coast
Sue Surkes is The Times of Israel's environment reporter
Jellyfish on the sand at the beach in Tel Aviv on June 20, 2025.(Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
The jellyfish season starts right on time with reports of mainly medium-sized creatures along the central and northern Mediterranean coast.
Marine ecologist and jellyfish researcher Dor Edelist of the University of Haifa in northern Israel says while it’s still comfortable to swim, people should be on the lookout for jellyfish.
He recommends wearing spandex outfits that protect the body from stings.
In case of a sting, he recommends washing the affected area with seawater and treating the sting with aloe vera gel or an ointment for burns.
The jellyfish season usually ends at the beginning of August.
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