Jellyfish in Málaga: yellow flag this Sunday at three beaches in the capital

As August kicks off, in the peak of the tourist season, jellyfish continue to appear at various points in Málaga city and province. Accordingly, based on information from the Málaga City Council, a total of three beaches in the capital have a yellow flag for jellyfish concentration this Sunday: El Palo, La Misericordia, and Pedregalejo-Las Acacias. On these beaches, the flag calls for cautious swimming due to the presence of these invertebrates.

Additionally, municipal information highlights a yellow flag - not due to jellyfish - at La Malagueta beach, where caution is also advised for swimmers in the area due to the state of the waves.

Jellyfish in the rest of the province

In the province of Málaga, according to the MedusApp application, users have reported sightings over the weekend of some specimens of the pelagia noctiluca. Specifically, this Sunday, August 3, scattered specimens of these invertebrates have been reported (information updated at 16:00 hours) in Manilva, Estepona, Marbella, La Cala de Mijas, Fuengirola, Benalmádena, Torremolinos, La Cala del Moral, Chilches, Benajarafe, Torre del Mar, Torrox, Nerja, and Maro.

MedusApp is a collaborative mobile application that allows users to report and consult the presence of jellyfish at beaches. The initiative, developed by the Polytechnic University of Valencia and the University of Alicante, uses artificial intelligence for species recognition and functions as a social network for sharing information about sightings of these invertebrates.