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Jellyfish destroy North's only salmon farm

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  • 22-11-2007 9:27am
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    luckat
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    Like something out of a horror film:

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/7106631.stm

    Jellyfish attack destroys salmon

    A jellyfish invasion has wiped out Northern Ireland's only salmon farm, killing more than 100,000 fish.

    A Northern Salmon spokesman said last week's attack could cost more than £1m.

    Billions of small jellyfish, known as Mauve Stingers, flooded into the cages about a mile into the Irish Sea, off Glenarm Bay and Cushendun.

    The jellyfish covered an area of up to 10 square miles and a depth of 35 feet. Rescuers tried to reach the cages but the density of fish made it impossible.
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    coolwings
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    I wonder if that is a natural jellyfish migration, or ... did they "home in" on the salmon farm cages?


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    luckat
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    Perhaps it was revenge. Don't salmon prey on jellyfish normally? Revenge of the Killer Jellies.


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