THE Queensland coast has potentially a deadly, dangerous figure breeding in large numbers this summer.

The jellyfish is dominating the sea as far as Moreton Bay with a ship worker becoming a victim in a chain of incidents along the coast.

Dr Lisa Gershwyn told The Age:

“We’re definitely having an irukandji bloom right now, there’s no question. We’ve had at least 15 irukandji stings this season so far, starting December,” Dr Gershwin, the director of the Australian Marine Stinger Advisory Services, said.

“Whether they are actually on the increase in Australia, we don’t know.”

“Overseas there is a lot of data that demonstrates that jellyfish are on the increase globally. Overseas ecosystems, one by one, are flipping to jellyfish dominated ecosystems.

“But we don’t have data in Australia, simply because no one has been researching the question.

Jellyfish are extremely dangerous and many children particularly aren’t aware of this.

Children are the worst victims of the jellyfish because they like touching new things and of course it can be lethal.

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