Centro Ecológico Akumal - Local news: Watch for Portuguese Man-of-War

Friday, February 02, 2007

Watch for Portuguese Man-of-War

CEA executive director Paul Sánchez-Navarro reports on Portuguese Man-of-War jelly fish in the Akumal area:

"We've seen only about 5 of the puffy things come ashore, but I thought it might be important to mention, as I have never seen one here in my 3 years here."

The have powerful stinging tentacles and shouldn't be touched in the water or on the shore, where the tentacles can still deliver a sting.

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