News Forum - Phuket beaches issue jellyfish warning after increase in stings

[Thaiger]

Phuket beaches now have signs warning swimmers of jellyfish after an increase in the number of beachgoers being stung by the marine creatures. According to the Phuket News, officers from the Phuket Marine Resources Conservation Centre and local administrative organisations have been stocking lifeguard stations with extra bottles of vinegar and other medical supplies to …

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[HolyCowCm]

My philosophy is if have too many and not just random luck of the sting, then I am not going in and will go pool side to swim. Has my fair share of stings in my life already.

[Grumpish]

Even some of the more innocuos looking jellyfish can pack a punch. I have scars on one foot that have been there for over 25 years, inflicted  by a plain white jellyfish no more than 6-8" across that I wasn't able to avoid in time while I was getting back onto the boat at the end of a dive off Koh Tao. Vinegar, hot towels - and something that didn't register until after, there was always one of the divemasters with me and talking to me until I was back at the hotel, they had obviously had bad reactions to these jellyfish in the past.