Conference to be held in Menorca about jellyfish

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Menorca in September will host a conference bringing together researchers and entrepreneurs, aimed at pooling expertise and initiatives

Xim Fuster Maó

The director general for research, technological development and innovation of Govern, Oliver Pere, has reported that his department is finalizing details for holding a conference on problems generated by jellyfish in the Mediterranean in general and in the Islands in particular, to be held in Menorca at the end of September or early October and will last two days.

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Spanish scientists’ congress on the problem of jellyfish

One of the topics to be covered during the two day meeting will be possible solutions to help reduce the number of jellyfish in economically viable ways

Unpopular. There are numerous complaints from tourists about the creatures every summer

C.M.W. Maó

The Balearic Department of Investigation, Technological Development and Innovation is currently finalising the arrangements for a congress to be held on the problems caused by jellyfish in the Mediterranean area in general and the islands in particular. This meeting will be held in Menorca at the end of September or early in October and will last for two days.

Representatives from IMEDEA and the Oceanographic Institutes in the Balearic Islands, Barcelona, Murcia and Andalucía will be among the scientists sharing their knowledge in specialised fields, such as natural predators, and expounding on the problems caused by jellyfish on the Mediterranean coast. A second session will involve a meeting during which the conclusions reached previously will be divulged and companies will be invited to suggest actions or solutions that could help to reduce the presence of jellyfish.

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