A NET to keep out jellyfish has been installed in Pretty Bay, Birzebbuga, in the first trial of its kind in #Malta.
The net covers an area of 747 sq. yards, with each side measuring 82ft and reaching a depth of eight feet.
It has been installed by the Physical Oceanography Unit of the University of Malta, in conjunction with the four-nation Med-Jellyrisk project, the first-ever international attempt (led by Italy, Malta, Spain, and Tunisia) to assess the socio-economic impacts of jellyfish proliferation and implement counter-measures.
Similar nets have been installed on Elba, Lipari, and Lampedusa.
Every summer, two million bathers are stung by jellyfish.
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Picture Credit: "Malta - Birzebbuga - Triq il-Bajja s-Sabiha + Pretty Bay + Gnien Mons. Guzeppi Minuti 03 ies" by Frank Vincentz - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons, http://www.flickr.com/photos/7149027@N07/5787955386">11 Jellies</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/">(license)
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