Global Warming Effects

The presence of the mauve stinger jellyfish (Pelagia noctiluca) has been confirmed off the North West coast of Mull. The jellyfish was last seen in the area in 2007 when it caused widespread damage to fish farms through out the area and further afield. The Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust (HWDT) received a report from a local resident that he encountered thousands of the ‘blood red' jellyfish west of Ardmore Point while fishing. HWDT forwarded...