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Jellyfish invasion of Vembanad lake hampers fishing Updated: Updated: Climate change, pollution can trigger marine species’ bloom: experts Share Article Climate change, pollution can trigger marine species’ bloom: experts Swarms of jellyfish have invaded the inland water bodies of Kochi, making life miserable for fishers. The presence of the marine species has been reported from many parts of Vembanad lake. The jellyfish, which is a passive swimmer, flows along with the current. They get entangled in the stake nets, making fishery impossible during the infestation period, complain fishers. It is during the peak summer months that jellyfishes moves from the sea to freshwater bodies. The animals usually settle down on the ocean floor and coral and rock structures. They also get attached to the sea walls and groynes that are laid in the sea for preventing sea erosion. As the salinity and temperature of the fresh water bodies increase during the peak summer months, they leave

India generalKanya kumariTamil naduCentral marine fisheries research instituteMarch aprilJellyfish invasion of vembanad lake hampers fishingஇந்தியா ஜநரல்கன்யா குமாரிதமிழ் நாடுமைய கடல் மீன்வளம் ஆராய்ச்சி நிறுவனம்அணிவகுப்பு ஏப்ரல்