STING IN THE TALE - The tourism potential of Jellyfish

Jellyfish are becoming more numerous but though their stings are painful, researchers are examining their tourism potential, writes Dan Buckley

FROM Ireland to Spain and as far away as Australia and Hawaii, jellyfish are becoming more numerous and more widespread, showing up in places where they have rarely been seen before.

These see-through marauders are stinging swimmers, forcing beaches to close, clogging fishing nets and blocking the cooling water intake of power stations.